Show HN: Disable now useless “What's new” page in Firefox

4 points by Tepix 4y ago ↗ HN

Firefox 99 started serving a "What's New" page that is an ad for Pocket instead of listing what's new in the browser.

Another disappointment.

Here's how to disable the now useless "What's new page":

1. Go to about:config

2. Change the value of "browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone" to "ignore".

Bingo! One less page with ads.

Thanks for nothing, Mozilla.

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This sort of thing is not what Show HN is for. I'd remove that from the title if you're able to.

Tepix 4y ago ↗

Good point. Alas, i can no longer edit it.

You can personalize new tab page (upper right corner wheel button) and uncheck:

- Sponsored shortcuts

- Recommended by Pocket

Tepix 4y ago ↗

Thanks. The "new tab" wasn't the problem, i had it configured properly already.