ToDo: diffs FF103-FF104

FF104 is scheduled for release Aug. 23rd

FF104 release notes FF104 for developers FF104 security advisories

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76 diffs ( 49 new, 18 gone, 9 different )

new in v104.0:

• pref(“privacy.partition.always_partition_third_party_non_cookie_storage”, false); 1781818, 1758740 - https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/pull/1527/commits/3c73bc1e56e94d025edb732e34fc169bb5ab3e94
• FYI: the pbmode space is getting interesting
  • pref(“dom.caches.hide_in_pbmode.enabled”, false);
  • pref(“dom.indexedDB.hide_in_pbmode.enabled”, false);
  • pref(“dom.serviceWorkers.hide_in_pbmode.enabled”, true);
• Note top self: RFP
  • pref(“svg.embedder-prefers-color-scheme.content.enabled”, false); 1779457 + 1764354
• FYI: spec, it will ride the train when ready
  • pref(“browser.tabs.remote.coep.credentialless”, false);
  • pref(“dom.origin-trials.coep-credentialless.state”, 0);

removed, renamed or hidden in v104.0:

• pref(“network.cookie.lifetimePolicy”, 0); - 1759665, 1764761
  • effectively deprecated in FF103 - https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/pull/1508/commits/a808065b18ab767513ea75588bbc7e0478dabfa8 - 1681493, 1681495, 1681498

changed in v104.0:

• 0802 pref(“browser.fixup.alternate.enabled”, false); // prev: true - 1679556 - https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/pull/1507/commits/fda46e8dd6aae6a3615a4fb8d15cac38690ba49e
• 0806 pref(“browser.urlbar.dnsResolveSingleWordsAfterSearch”, 0); // prev: 1 - 1735534 - https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/pull/1508/commits/8309cc294b5f39ce2265a8fbdebfc5477028d383
• FYI
  • pref(“browser.contentblocking.features.strict”, “tp,tpPrivate,cm,fp,stp,lvl2,rp,rpTop,ocsp,qps,qpsPBM”);
    • // prev: “tp,tpPrivate,cm,fp,stp,lvl2,rp,rpTop,ocsp,qps”
  • pref(“network.cookie.sameSite.schemeful”, true); // prev: false - 1750972

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==NEW

pref("app.update.background.messaging.targeting.snapshot.intervalSec", 1800);
pref("browser.browser.firefoxView.featureTour", "default, default, true");
pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showRecentSaves", true);
pref("browser.privacySegmentation.windowSeparation.enabled", false);
pref("browser.privatebrowsing.enable-new-indicator", false);
pref("browser.promo.pin.enabled", true);
pref("browser.sessionstore.collect_session_storage", true);
pref("browser.sessionstore.collect_zoom", true);
pref("browser.sessionstore.platform_collection", true);
pref("browser.snapshots.score.IsUserRemoved", -10);
pref("dom.indexedDB.preprocessing", false);
pref("dom.indexedDB.testing", false);
pref("dom.mouse_event.region.enabled", false);
pref("dom.storage_access.forward_declared.enabled", false);
pref("dom.storage_access.forward_declared.lifetime", 900);
pref("extensions.unifiedExtensions.enabled", false);
pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.async-present", true);
pref("javascript.options.experimental.shadow_realms", false);
pref("layout.css.animation-composition.enabled", false);
pref("layout.css.backdrop-filter.force-enabled", false);
pref("layout.css.contain-intrinsic-size.enabled", false);
pref("layout.css.font-loading-api.workers.enabled", false);
pref("media.wmf.media-engine.channel-decoder.enabled", false);
pref("media.wmf.media-engine.video-output.enabled", false);
pref("nimbus.validation.enabled", true);
pref("pdfjs.annotationEditorMode", -1);
pref("pdfjs.forcePageColors", false);
pref("privacy.trackingprotection.emailtracking.data_collection.enabled", true);
pref("privacy.trackingprotection.emailtracking.enabled", false);
pref("privacy.trackingprotection.emailtracking.webapp.domains", "mail.163.com,mail.aol.com,fastmail.com,webmail.gandi.net,mail.google.com,navigator-bs.gmx.com,app.hey.com,horde.org/apps/webmail,hushmail.com,icloud.com/mail,kolabnow.com,laposte.net/accueil,mail.lycos.com,mail.com/mail/,mail.ru,mailfence.com,outlook.live.com,email-postaci.com/,posteo.de,mail.protonmail.com,app.rackspace.com,mail.rediff.com,emailmg.ipage.com,runbox.com,mail.sina.com.cn,tutanota.com,mail.yahoo.com,mail.yandex.com,mail.zimbra.com,zoho.com/mail/");
pref("services.sync.prefs.sync-seen.browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights", false);
pref("services.sync.prefs.sync-seen.browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePocket", false);
pref("services.sync.prefs.sync-seen.general.autoScroll", false);
pref("services.sync.prefs.sync-seen.media.eme.enabled", false);
pref("urlclassifier.features.emailtracking.allowlistTables", "mozstd-trackwhite-digest256");
pref("urlclassifier.features.emailtracking.blocklistTables", "base-email-track-digest256");
pref("urlclassifier.features.emailtracking.datacollection.allowlistTables", "mozstd-trackwhite-digest256");
pref("urlclassifier.features.emailtracking.datacollection.blocklistTables", "base-email-track-digest256,content-email-track-digest256");
pref("webgl.out-of-process.async-present", false);
pref("webgl.out-of-process.async-present.force-sync", true);
pref("webgl.use-canvas-render-thread", true);
pref("widget.non-native-theme.solid-outline-style", false);

==REMOVED, RENAMED or HIDDEN

pref("apz.minimap.enabled", false);
pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.engagementLabelEnabled", false);
pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.lastCardMessage.enabled", false);
pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.loadMore.enabled", false);
pref("browser.snapshots.score.IsUsedRemoved", -10);
pref("canvas.hitregions.enabled", false);
pref("dom.indexedDB.storageOption.enabled", false);
pref("fission.enforceBlocklistedPrefsInSubprocesses.tmp", false);
pref("fission.omitBlocklistedPrefsInSubprocesses.tmp", false);
pref("javascript.options.experimental.array_find_last", false);
pref("javascript.options.wasm_simd", true);
pref("layers.low-precision-buffer", false);
pref("layers.low-precision-resolution", "0.25");
pref("layout.css.outline-style-auto.enabled", true);
pref("pdfjs.annotationEditorEnabled", false);
pref("security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled", true);
pref("services.sync.prefs.sync.network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", true);

==CHANGED

pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.messaging-experiments", "{\"id\":\"messaging-experiments\",\"enabled\":true,\"type\":\"remote-experiments\",\"updateCycleInMs\":3600000}"); // prev: "{\"id\":\"messaging-experiments\",\"enabled\":true,\"type\":\"remote-experiments\",\"messageGroups\":[\"cfr\",\"aboutwelcome\",\"infobar\",\"spotlight\",\"moments-page\",\"pbNewtab\"],\"updateCycleInMs\":3600000}"
pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.lists", "base-track-digest256,mozstd-trackwhite-digest256,google-trackwhite-digest256,content-track-digest256,mozplugin-block-digest256,mozplugin2-block-digest256,ads-track-digest256,social-track-digest256,analytics-track-digest256,base-fingerprinting-track-digest256,content-fingerprinting-track-digest256,base-cryptomining-track-digest256,content-cryptomining-track-digest256,fanboyannoyance-ads-digest256,fanboysocial-ads-digest256,easylist-ads-digest256,easyprivacy-ads-digest256,adguard-ads-digest256,social-tracking-protection-digest256,social-tracking-protection-facebook-digest256,social-tracking-protection-linkedin-digest256,social-tracking-protection-twitter-digest256,base-email-track-digest256,content-email-track-digest256"); // prev: "base-track-digest256,mozstd-trackwhite-digest256,google-trackwhite-digest256,content-track-digest256,mozplugin-block-digest256,mozplugin2-block-digest256,ads-track-digest256,social-track-digest256,analytics-track-digest256,base-fingerprinting-track-digest256,content-fingerprinting-track-digest256,base-cryptomining-track-digest256,content-cryptomining-track-digest256,fanboyannoyance-ads-digest256,fanboysocial-ads-digest256,easylist-ads-digest256,easyprivacy-ads-digest256,adguard-ads-digest256,social-tracking-protection-digest256,social-tracking-protection-facebook-digest256,social-tracking-protection-linkedin-digest256,social-tracking-protection-twitter-digest256"
pref("devtools.responsive.showUserAgentInput", true); // prev: false
pref("dom.fullscreen.modal", true); // prev: false
pref("urlclassifier.disallow_completions", "goog-downloadwhite-digest256,base-track-digest256,mozstd-trackwhite-digest256,content-track-digest256,mozplugin-block-digest256,mozplugin2-block-digest256,goog-passwordwhite-proto,ads-track-digest256,social-track-digest256,analytics-track-digest256,base-fingerprinting-track-digest256,content-fingerprinting-track-digest256,base-cryptomining-track-digest256,content-cryptomining-track-digest256,fanboyannoyance-ads-digest256,fanboysocial-ads-digest256,easylist-ads-digest256,easyprivacy-ads-digest256,adguard-ads-digest256,social-tracking-protection-digest256,social-tracking-protection-facebook-digest256,social-tracking-protection-linkedin-digest256,social-tracking-protection-twitter-digest256,base-email-track-digest256,content-email-track-digest256"); // prev: "goog-downloadwhite-digest256,base-track-digest256,mozstd-trackwhite-digest256,content-track-digest256,mozplugin-block-digest256,mozplugin2-block-digest256,goog-passwordwhite-proto,ads-track-digest256,social-track-digest256,analytics-track-digest256,base-fingerprinting-track-digest256,content-fingerprinting-track-digest256,base-cryptomining-track-digest256,content-cryptomining-track-digest256,fanboyannoyance-ads-digest256,fanboysocial-ads-digest256,easylist-ads-digest256,easyprivacy-ads-digest256,adguard-ads-digest256,social-tracking-protection-digest256,social-tracking-protection-facebook-digest256,social-tracking-protection-linkedin-digest256,social-tracking-protection-twitter-digest256"

[remyabel2]

Always Partitioning Storage - see https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D144731

That’s an extremely info-dense webpage. But nowhere did I find an explanation for what APS actually is.

# Always partition web storage APIs except cookies.

[Jee-Hex]

My nightly added a nightly PB mode shortcut to programs list, IDK when and which I don’t use ( i.e is windows start button > all programs), and I don’t use PB mode, so never noticed anything on the task bar

probably something to do with private_browsing.exe (bug 1761291).