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What the hell did they do to the menu in Firefox for Android 148? They
went from a small, accessible menu to a gigantic monster.

<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/explore-firefox-android-menu>
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s|b wrote:

Crosspost between alt.comp.software.firefox and comp.mobile.android.

What the hell did they do to the menu in Firefox for Android 148? They
went from a small, accessible menu to a gigantic monster.

I think the change was in v147, I find it ok on a tablet, haven't really
taken much notice on phone
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On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:43:49 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:

I think the change was in v147, I find it ok on a tablet, haven't really taken much notice on phone

Apparently this started in 141, but yesterday was the first time I
noticed the change (and I use Fx daily). I don't like it at all; my
thumb isn't long enough to operate it.
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Andy Burns wrote:

s|b wrote:

Crosspost between alt.comp.software.firefox and comp.mobile.android.

What the hell did they do to the menu in Firefox for Android 148? They
went from a small, accessible menu to a gigantic monster.

I think the change was in v147, I find it ok on a tablet, haven't really taken much notice on phone

Me neither. As far as I can tell, it wasn't a major paradigm shift.

But of course, other peoples' MMV.
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s|b wrote:

Crosspost between alt.comp.software.firefox and comp.mobile.android.

What the hell did they do to the menu in Firefox for Android 148? They
went from a small, accessible menu to a gigantic monster.

<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/explore-firefox-android-menu>

So maybe give Fennec a try to see, if it better fits your needs: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/
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On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:09:04 -0800, John C. wrote:

Me neither. As far as I can tell, it wasn't a major paradigm shift.

But of course, other peoples' MMV.

Et tu, John?

You're always the first to cry wolf when they change stuff, but you're
OK with this... monster?
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On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 13:27:04 +0100, s|b wrote:

Crosspost between alt.comp.software.firefox and comp.mobile.android.

What the hell did they do to the menu in Firefox for Android 148? They
went from a small, accessible menu to a gigantic monster.

<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/explore-firefox-android-menu>

Got it back, for now, tnx to Reddit: <https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1r36l47/ive_got_a_new_ui_on_firefox_for_android_which_im/>

| Settings | About | Firefox.
|
| Tap the logo multiple times until the developers settings are enabled.
|
| Go to Settings | Secret Settings
|
| There, toggle off : Toolbar Customization, Redesigned Toolbar, Composable Toolbar, and at the bottom, Tab Manager Enhancements ..
|
| Kill and restart Firefox.
|
| Edit: For some, settings take effect immediately without the need to kill and restart Firefox.

According to Mozilla, it can't be done. Liars.

<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/explore-firefox-android-menu#w_can-i-switch-back-to-the-old-menu-design>
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s|b, 2026-02-28 13:27:

Crosspost between alt.comp.software.firefox and comp.mobile.android.

What the hell did they do to the menu in Firefox for Android 148? They
went from a small, accessible menu to a gigantic monster.

<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/explore-firefox-android-menu>

Well - a *small* menu is *not* accessible on touch screens.
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On 2/28/26 7:27 AM, s|b wrote:

Crosspost between alt.comp.software.firefox and comp.mobile.android.

What the hell did they do to the menu in Firefox for Android 148? They
went from a small, accessible menu to a gigantic monster.

<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/explore-firefox-android-menu>

Interesting.
I looked at that reddit page and tried the changes but I don't see any difference.
Besides, I find it quite usable. Not gaudy or big.

And I do have 148 per the play store. Google Pixel 6a
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Andy Burns wrote:

s|b wrote:

Crosspost between alt.comp.software.firefox and comp.mobile.android.

What the hell did they do to the menu in Firefox for Android 148? They
went from a small, accessible menu to a gigantic monster.

I think the change was in v147, I find it ok on a tablet, haven't really taken much notice on phone

Yeah, the change happened a couple of weeks ago and it fell under the
typical Firefox "it wasn't broke so they fixed it" behaviour. Not the
first time that they have disrupted features that I use in the Android
FF, and it is the main reason there have been several forks in the PC
version.
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s|b wrote:

On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 13:27:04 +0100, s|b wrote:

Crosspost between alt.comp.software.firefox and comp.mobile.android.

What the hell did they do to the menu in Firefox for Android 148? They
went from a small, accessible menu to a gigantic monster.

<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/explore-firefox-android-menu>

Got it back, for now, tnx to Reddit: <https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1r36l47/ive_got_a_new_ui_on_firefox_for_android_which_im/>

| Settings | About | Firefox.
|
| Tap the logo multiple times until the developers settings are enabled.
|
| Go to Settings | Secret Settings
|
| There, toggle off : Toolbar Customization, Redesigned Toolbar, Composable Toolbar, and at the bottom, Tab Manager Enhancements ..
|
| Kill and restart Firefox.
|
| Edit: For some, settings take effect immediately without the need to kill and restart Firefox.

According to Mozilla, it can't be done. Liars.

<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/explore-firefox-android-menu#w_can-i-switch-back-to-the-old-menu-design>

I followed that procedure and so far it has not made any difference.
Just for giggles, I've powered my phone off and will start it up again
in a couple of minutes (I'm not that good at multitasking).
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Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> Wrote in message:

s|b wrote:

Crosspost between alt.comp.software.firefox and comp.mobile.android.

What the hell did they do to the menu in Firefox for Android 148? They
went from a small, accessible menu to a gigantic monster.

I think the change was in v147, I find it ok on a tablet, haven't really taken much notice on phone

I use the Beta version and this menu change happened some some
months ago. It was slightly irritating at first but I soon got
used to it. But this is a tablet too - I haven't seen it on a
phone.

I changed to Beta to get a proper tab-bar on top, like on desktop.
Has that arrived on Release yet? Fenix was always designed
primarily for phones.
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On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:41:36 +0100, Arno Welzel wrote:

Well - a *small* menu is *not* accessible on touch screens.

It /is/ on my Pixel 10's touch screen.
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On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:08:08 -0500, Alan K. wrote:

Interesting.
I looked at that reddit page and tried the changes but I don't see any difference.
Besides, I find it quite usable. Not gaudy or big.

And I do have 148 per the play store. Google Pixel 6a

148 on a Pixel 10. After the changes I got the old menu back:

<https://i.postimg.cc/sDrgXjTn/share-1387536287368601201.png>

I hope it's a keeper, because I really don't like the new menu.
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On Sun, 1 Mar 2026 10:39:36 +0100, R Daneel Olivaw wrote:

I followed that procedure and so far it has not made any difference.
Just for giggles, I've powered my phone off and will start it up again
in a couple of minutes (I'm not that good at multitasking).

I rebooted my phone /and/ I then manually killed Firefox.
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On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:08:08 -0500, Alan K. wrote:

Interesting.
I looked at that reddit page and tried the changes but I don't see any difference.
Besides, I find it quite usable. Not gaudy or big.

And I do have 148 per the play store. Google Pixel 6a

Forgot to tell: after I made the change in Secret Settings I rebooted my
phone and then manually killed Firefox.
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s|b wrote:

but you're OK with this... monster?

When I'm in portrait mode on the tablet, and I "unfurl" the More and Extensions sections, it does take pretty much the whole screen
(9.1" 1440x2304).
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On Sun, 1 Mar 2026 13:16:18 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:

When I'm in portrait mode on the tablet, and I "unfurl" the More and Extensions sections, it does take pretty much the whole screen
(9.1" 1440x2304).

Now imagine this on a smartphone.
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s|b, 2026-03-01 13:47:

On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:41:36 +0100, Arno Welzel wrote:

Well - a *small* menu is *not* accessible on touch screens.

It /is/ on my Pixel 10's touch screen.

Not everybody has a Pixel 10. There are also devices with smaller screens.
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On 26/02/28 07:13 AM, s|b wrote:

On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:09:04 -0800, John C. wrote:

Me neither. As far as I can tell, it wasn't a major paradigm shift.

But of course, other peoples' MMV.

Et tu, John?

You're always the first to cry wolf when they change stuff, but you're
OK with this... monster?

I started using an Android phone only this year, so it may be that for
me the change wasn't that drastic.

I do know that yesterday or the day before, there was a change on my
Samsung phone that makes it impossible to go back to an earlier version
of an "app". *That* sucks.
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John C. <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:

[Thread drift:]

I do know that yesterday or the day before, there was a change on my
Samsung phone that makes it impossible to go back to an earlier version
of an "app". *That* sucks.

It it's an add-on (i.e. not pre-installed) non-paid app, you can
probably 'sideload' an older version from one of the many third-party app-stores. I mainly use(d) apkpure.com.

If this concerns one specific app, then please give the 'id=...'
identifier (or full URL) of the apps entry on the Google Play website.
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:09:58 +0100, s|b wrote:

On Sun, 1 Mar 2026 13:16:18 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:

When I'm in portrait mode on the tablet, and I "unfurl" the More
and Extensions sections, it does take pretty much the whole screen
(9.1" 1440x2304).

Now imagine this on a smartphone.

Remember that it was the Android ecosystem that created the rCLphabletrCY concept ...
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