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[Solved] Firefox 148: how to completely disable the weather stuff? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/firefox@lemmy.world

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I just updated to Firefox 148. Very happy to see the "AI kill switch" in the settings. One thing that bothers me, though, is the new "Do you want to see the weather for your location?". And even more bothering are the answer alternatives:

"Not now"
"Yes"

well how about adding a "No, never"?

Does anyone know which settings to modify to eliminate this weather stuff altogether? Cheers!

Edit: Searching for "weath" in about:config brings up a set of options, many of which can be set to false. But I'm happy if anyone here has extra tips or advice.

Edit 2: According to some replies, this is something that's been there before v148. Useful tip from a reply: see the "edit" button on the bottom right of Firefox's about:home page.

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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I assume this is appearing on your home screen, i.e. when you open a new otherwise blank tab?

This is accessible via the edit button at the bottom right.

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Yes! – so many thanks, I've never seen that button! 🙏 This is the first time I received this "weather" question. Yet I always start from a blank page.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why is firefox enshittifying when it isn't publically traded

[–] XLE@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago

It's an easy cash grab: They get paid under the table to connect to these services. They're doing it with the weather provider here. They did it with Perplexity AI and Ecosia for search. They probably did it with the providers in the AI sidebar.

For all their blather about choice, Mozilla only presents you with options that align with their pocketbook.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Where do you see this? I recently updated to Firefox 148, I'd already disabled the weather from the Settings screen, and I haven't run into it.

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Probably that's why. I have never seen any weather-related messages or options before, wonder why they appeared only with v148 for me...

[–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Where on the screen was it? Top left or top right, perhaps?

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

The weather question was on the top right (Firefox for desktop, Kubuntu).

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

never seen this. where is it?

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

First time I've seen this too, but apparently it's been there from previous versions. See dual_sport_dork's reply.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 1 month ago

oh i changed the "new tab" page to about:blank in firefox 4. no wonder i haven't seen any of this.