Commit Graph

143 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
celenity
94a01d57d1 fix: update Remote Settings Blocker patch
Also allows users to enable preview collections if desired

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-07-28 03:30:58 +00:00
celenity
a77d9af81b WIP: 153.0
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-07-21 03:39:36 +00:00
celenity
e1485f1bd8 feat: Disable native messaging for non-built-in extensions
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-07-06 02:43:31 +00:00
celenity
ceeae87d00 feat: Patch formatting
Applies consistent formatting and naming to patches

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-07-06 00:50:48 +00:00
celenity
d5af0e1fde feat: Add support for IronFox constants
These are constant values (defined at `ironfox.configure`) which can be used anywhere... specifically:

- In Gecko (via the `IFConstants.sys.mjs` module)
- In `ironfox.cfg` (via the equivalent prefs set at `ironfox.js` and `phoenix-overrides.cfg`)
- In any Kotlin/Java project (via the `org.ironfoxoss.core.IFConstants` components)

So this allows us to define these values in one place, and be able to use them anywhere. It also ensures the values always match across all projects.

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-07-05 04:11:07 +00:00
celenity
bd7d00a249 fix: remove no longer used Accessibility patch category
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-06-30 02:42:58 +00:00
celenity
59ecc415ab feat: Add mechanism to directly override and set the default values of Fenix preferences
This provides support for a mechanism to easily configure and override Fenix UI preferences, similar to how we override Gecko preferences with `ironfox.cfg` - the prefs and values we're setting specifically can be seen at `IFPrefs.kt`

This significantly lowers the burden of maintenance (especially since we also override Nimbus directly as well), as we no longer need to make a patch just to modify a setting value...

(We're also setting the preference keys directly from the R.string values - so if a preference is removed or changed in the future, we'll know, as it'll cause the build to fail)

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-06-27 21:09:06 +00:00
celenity
86a466c051 feat: Disable loading fonts from Google Play Services (or the OEM) - instead, include the necessary fonts locally
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-06-25 01:01:38 +00:00
celenity
6cac2da2a2 fix: Fix, clean-up, and significantly improve Gecko pref handling
This should fix a lot of bugs/issues experienced by users, and should help improve performance as well

Also adds functions (at the IFPrefUtils module) to support and allow for better management of Gecko preferences

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-06-23 09:58:14 +00:00
celenity
20c45043cf fix: missing patch category
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-06-16 04:59:38 +00:00
celenity
5742e99d38 WIP: 152.0
(Also includes some clean-up and tweaks/refinements to the build system)

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-06-16 04:24:09 +00:00
celenity
520cdaf2ad feat: Prevent fingerprinting via the status of EME, by ensuring that when EME is disabled, Firefox acts the same as if EME was blocked or ignored via the permission prompt
(For more details, see the full description at `patches.yaml`)

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-06-12 05:23:12 +00:00
celenity
10b57eac1e WIP: 151.0.2
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-05-26 08:53:24 +00:00
celenity
8dab081fff feat: Override values for settings from Nimbus directly (via our own initial_experiments.json file)
This significantly reduces the time and amount of patches we need, and makes it signiifcantly easier to control/override unwanted behavior

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-05-25 01:52:49 +00:00
celenity
1177b4e1df WIP: 151.0
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-05-15 05:42:28 +00:00
celenity
960f2a2902 fix: refine/split up patches for handling of extension blocking
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-05-11 23:22:36 +00:00
celenity
2138998102 feat: Remove built-in DoH providers that do not have that do not have their addresses signed with DNSSEC and/or do not enforce DNSSEC for domains that support it, + switch the default DoH provider for new users to Mullvad (Base)
This will not override the DNS provider for users who are currently using any of the effected/removed providers, so we would strongly recommend switching to one of the other built-in providers if possible

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-05-06 04:17:46 +00:00
celenity
ffde8de8c7 fix: Split up certain patches, + use cleaner/simpler solutions for certain cases (to improve portability/maintainability)
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-05-04 20:58:35 +00:00
celenity
03982c22ec feat: Add prefs to allow users to bypass detection of DevTools (see https://codeberg.org/librewolf/source/pulls/61 for details)
(Adapted from LibreWolf: https://codeberg.org/librewolf/source/src/branch/main/patches/devtools-bypass.patch)

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-05-04 00:33:30 +00:00
celenity
d96c8f685d feat: Expand protection against fingerprinting/sticking out from Firefox via internal resources
(Also cleans up a few unused assets we added and adds a new branding logo to fix display at `about:translations`)

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-05-03 01:02:22 +00:00
celenity
91ed54c260 feat: bump Rust to 1.95 (Also bumps our uniffi prebuilds accordingly)
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-04-18 04:55:25 +00:00
celenity
2edb5659bd WIP: 150.0
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-04-17 05:22:52 +00:00
celenity
7cf38f97ce v149.0.2
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-04-09 01:34:36 +00:00
celenity
2f00de0001 feat: Prevent exposing branding resources/certain internal assets to websites - adapted from Tor Browser: ecb798d066
also see https://codeberg.org/librewolf/source/pulls/158

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-03-28 07:31:06 +00:00
celenity
17ee1e35b0 fix: use a patch to replace Google Play FIDO of microG, instead of a sed command
technically not necessary, but I'd rather be extra safe to ensure we monitor this and never accidentally ship it

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-03-27 21:23:43 +00:00
celenity
cceab745dd fix: re-enable the OSS licensing task
should now be fixed, because we use `gradle -p mobile/android/fenix` instead of `gradle :fenix`

Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-03-27 21:03:52 +00:00
celenity
e6eb47c322 WIP: v149.0
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-03-23 05:29:31 +00:00
celenity
5738c2b44b fix: disable homepage as new tab by default for now - appear to cause issues opening external files (PDFs)
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-03-11 22:15:02 +00:00
celenity
4d465eaa14 feat: enable homepage as new tab by default
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-03-11 22:15:01 +00:00
celenity
101aee2764 fix: add back fenix-disable-gms-licensing-task patch for now
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-03-11 22:15:01 +00:00
celenity
322d87ff39 fix: remove unnecessary fenix-disable-gms-licensing patch
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-03-11 22:15:01 +00:00
celenity
07f4c8ee29 feat: Remove Search telemetry (Like our previous approach)
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-03-11 22:13:56 +00:00
celenity
cffebca561 v142.0.1
Signed-off-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-03-11 22:13:55 +00:00
celenity
4559d300f1 IronFox v148.0.1
ironfox-oss/IronFox!129
# IronFox 148.0.1
____

## Changes

- Updated to Firefox [`148.0.1`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/148.0.1/releasenotes/).
- Implemented `SHA512sum` validation for external sources/dependencies at build-time to improve security and reproducability.
- [Added missing Gecko(View) assets](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/129/diffs?commit_id=4704ea7c3cb19aad045507aad63f6f9cadcd8ba7) to fix issues and improve display of internal *(`about:`)* pages.
- [Removed `about:restricted`](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/129/diffs?commit_id=55aa1f030173c68bf2a30cbc8d9632bb71dad532) *(used for parental controls/filtering)*.
- [Removed certain unused/unwanted Gecko assets](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/129/diffs?commit_id=d4e4623668776b895c9f06449f9b7cf47050c048).
- Minor tweaks, fixes, and enhancements.

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Approved-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-03-03 07:56:04 +00:00
celenity
1d091878ed IronFox v148.0
ironfox-oss/IronFox!127
# IronFox 148.0
____

## Changes

- Updated to Firefox [`148.0`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/148.0/releasenotes/).
- Updated to Phoenix [`2026.02.23.1`](https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix/releases/tag/2026.02.23.1).
- Minor tweaks, fixes, and enhancements.

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Approved-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-02-26 18:04:16 +00:00
celenity
478782f687 IronFox v147.0.4
ironfox-oss/IronFox!125
# IronFox 147.0.4
____

## Changes

- Updated to Firefox [`147.0.4`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/147.0.4/releasenotes/).
- Updated to Phoenix [`2026.02.16.1`](https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix/releases/tag/2026.02.16.1).
- Updated to microG [`v0.3.13.250932`](https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/releases/tag/v0.3.13.250932).
- Updated to Rust [`1.93.1`](https://releases.rs/docs/1.93.1/).
- Disabled the [Date Decoder *(RDD)* process](https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/dom/ipc/process_model.html#data-decoder-rdd-process) by default, due to potential [memory safety issues](https://codeberg.org/ironfox-oss/IronFox/issues/94).
    - This means that when isolated content process support is enabled, media playback will not work properly for many websites.
    - As a result, we've unfortunately disabled isolated content process support by default for now - but it can still be enabled from secret settings if desired, at the cost of breakage for media playback on certain websites. We hope to enable it again by default in the near future.
- [Enabled canvas randomization for solid colors](e8e5976010).
    - Adapted from [LibreWolf](343645241e) - thanks to [any1here](https://codeberg.org/any1here)! <3
- [Removed the OpenAI backend](ecc15b7d11).
- Various improvements to the overall build process.
- Other minor tweaks, fixes, and enhancements.

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Co-authored-by: Akash Yadav <contact@itsaky.com>
Approved-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-02-17 07:45:17 +00:00
celenity
7436d1abea IronFox v147.0.3
ironfox-oss/IronFox!123
____

## Changes

- Updated to Firefox [`147.0.3`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/147.0.3/releasenotes/).
- Backported a fix for [an upstream bug](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2013976) to ensure that canvas data is properly randomized.
- Fixed [an issue](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/issues/231) that prevented `tel` links from opening the dialer app.
- Various improvements to the build process.
- Other minor tweaks, fixes, and refinements.

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Approved-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-02-05 22:28:55 +00:00
celenity
636a1ca017 IronFox v147.0.2
ironfox-oss/IronFox!121
____

## Changes

- Updated to Firefox [`147.0.2`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/147.0.2/releasenotes/).
- Updated to Rust [`1.93.0`](https://releases.rs/docs/1.93.0/).
- Other minor tweaks, fixes, and enhancements.

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Approved-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-01-27 21:18:49 +00:00
celenity
be520f64b3 IronFox v147.0.0.1
ironfox-oss/IronFox!117
____

## Changes

- [Fixed a bug that caused the Android search widget to appear transparent](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/issues/225).
- [Fixed a bug that prevented the user's real locale from being reflected in certain cases when locale spoofing was disabled](f495970cda).
- [Fixed a crash that occurred upon navigating to certain settings from private browsing](7ac50880c6).
- [Fixed an issue that prevented Gecko preferences from being properly applied for Bundle builds](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/issues/227).
- [Updated certificate pinning entries](86733dcd35).
- Other minor tweaks and fixes.

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Approved-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-01-16 04:01:45 +00:00
celenity
4c342f1f48 IronFox v147.0
ironfox-oss/IronFox!115
____

## Changes

- [Added an OLED theme](7008b9c865).
- Enable content process isolation by default.
    - **NOTE**: This may cause issues with live streaming on certain websites *(such as `rumble.com`)*. If desired, at the cost of security, you can disable content process isolation by navigating to `Settings` -> `About` -> `About IronFox`, tapping the IronFox logo 7 times, navigating back to `Secret settings`, disabling the setting to enable content process isolation, and restarting your browser.
- Created and integrated a new separate [`UnifiedPush-AC`](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/unifiedpush-ac) component to support UnifiedPush functionality.
- Implemented support for Gecko localizations *(ex. for `about:` pages)*.
- [Prevented exposing the browser name and vendor to extensions](8fa2ceaa9c) to improve privacy and resolve compatibility issues with certain extensions.
- Updated to Firefox [`147.0`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/147.0/releasenotes/).
- Other tweaks, enhancements, and refinements.

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Co-authored-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: techaddict <20232669-techaddict@users.noreply.gitlab.com>
Co-authored-by: user <user@localhost.localdomain>
Approved-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2026-01-13 21:21:00 +00:00
celenity
5f80ede13b IronFox v146.0.1
ironfox-oss/IronFox!112
____

## Changes

- [Enabled memory tagging](e24a24e63c) *(via [Android's Arm Memory Tagging Extension](https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/arm-mte))* to improve security for supported devices *(such as the Pixel 8 and newer)*.
- [Fixed an issue with Obtainium app installation](6026d6524f).
- Updated Bundletool to [`1.18.3`](https://github.com/google/bundletool/releases/tag/1.18.3).
- Updated to Firefox [`146.0.1`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/146.0.1/releasenotes/).
- Updated microG to [`v0.3.11.250932`](https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/releases/tag/v0.3.11.250932).
- Updated Rust to [`1.92.0`](https://releases.rs/docs/1.92.0/).
- [Various tweaks, fixes, and refinements - especially to the build process](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/112/diffs).

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Co-authored-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: techaddict <20232669-techaddict@users.noreply.gitlab.com>
Co-authored-by: user <user@localhost.localdomain>
Approved-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2025-12-19 16:16:28 +00:00
celenity
66ca5dc774 IronFox v146.0
ironfox-oss/IronFox!109
____

## Changes

- [Added missing Gecko icons/branding assets](90e371ec7c).
- Added a toggle in settings that forces the browser to *always* use private mode *(similar to Firefox on Desktop)*. The setting is *disabled* by default, and is located at `Settings` -> `IronFox` -> `IronFox settings` -> `Privacy` -> **`Always use private browsing`**.
- [Disabled Mozilla's new `Unified Trust Panel` by default](2eaa0c7c9a), as it prevents users from being able to control the cookie banner blocker on a per-site basis.
- [Enabled Mozilla's new redesign for private browsing mode](43661d10a7) by default.
- Fixed [an issue with `BankID` authentication](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/issues/213) on certain websites *(Thanks to [rajtsic](https://gitlab.com/rajtsic)!)*.
- [Removed Mozilla's new `Clear Key` CDM](f9a0a07793).
- Updated cbindgen to [`0.29.2`](https://docs.rs/crate/cbindgen/0.29.2).
- Updated to Firefox [`146.0`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/146.0/releasenotes/).
- [Various tweaks to improve and refine the build process, as well as other minor changes, tweaks, and fixes](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/109/diffs).

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Co-authored-by: techaddict <20232669-techaddict@users.noreply.gitlab.com>
Co-authored-by: user <user@localhost.localdomain>
Co-authored-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Approved-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2025-12-10 19:08:11 +00:00
celenity
4913304503 IronFox v145.0.2
ironfox-oss/IronFox!105
____

## Changes

- Removed DNS0 from the list of default DNS over HTTPS providers, due to [its unfortunate discontinuation](https://www.dns0.eu/).
- Removed [the Mozilla Ads Client library](https://github.com/mozilla/application-services/tree/main/components/ads-client) from [Application Services](https://github.com/mozilla/application-services).
- Removed the Mullvad Leta search engine, due to [its unfortunate discontinuation](https://mullvad.net/blog/2025/11/6/shutting-down-our-search-proxy-leta) *(Thanks to @techaddict: https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/101! 💜)*.
- Updated to Firefox [`145.0.2`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/145.0.2/releasenotes/).
- Updated to Phoenix [`2025.11.27.1`](https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix/releases/tag/2025.11.27.1).
- [Other minor tweaks, fixes, and refinements](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/105/diffs).

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: techaddict <20232669-techaddict@users.noreply.gitlab.com>
Co-authored-by: user <user@localhost.localdomain>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Co-authored-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Approved-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2025-11-28 15:11:03 +00:00
celenity
995e83b0c8 IronFox v145.0
ironfox-oss/IronFox!100
____

## Changes

- Added a toggle in settings to control the [media autoplay blocking policy](https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/block-autoplay#What_strategy_does_Firefox_use_for_blocking_autoplay?) when JIT is otherwise disabled globally *(set to `Transient` by default)*, located at `Settings` -> `IronFox` -> `IronFox settings` -> **`Media autoplay`**.
- Fixed [an issue](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/issues/199) that prevented certain preferences from persisting across restarts.
- Updated the default version of Rust to [`1.91.0`](https://releases.rs/docs/1.91.0/).
- Updated to Firefox [`145.0`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/145.0/releasenotes/).
- Updated to Phoenix [`2025.11.07.1`](https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix/releases/tag/2025.11.07.1).
- [Other minor tweaks and adjustments](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/100/diffs).

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: LucasMZ <git@lucasmz.dev>
Co-authored-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Approved-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2025-11-11 18:17:55 +00:00
celenity
4b02ef03d9 IronFox v144.0.1
ironfox-oss/IronFox!94
____

## Important

We are currently unable to provide updates to IronFox on **Accrescent**, [due to ongoing client and server issues that Accrescent is facing](https://infosec.exchange/@accrescent/115408303090609483). This impacts **all** apps on Accrescent, and is not just limited to IronFox.

**For the time being, we would highly recommend Accrescent users use our `Nightly` CI builds**. As we now use a separate package ID for these builds, it is possible to install Nightly builds *alongside* your existing, standard install of IronFox. This ensures that you can continue to receive the latest security updates and fixes from us, without losing any existing data. **Once updates resume on Accrescent, you can *(and **should**)* simply switch back to your existing standard install.**

Please see [here](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/blob/dev/docs/FAQ.md#how-can-i-download-nightly-builds) for details on how to install our `Nightly` builds.

## Changes

- [Enabled the display of certain advanced options](bb47aee7e6) at [`about:support`](about:support).
- [Implemented support to block/filter unwanted Remote Settings collections on the Application Services level](33373ec291), similar to [the current Remote Settings Blocker patch](e6c69ef28d/patches/gecko-rs-blocker.patch) *(derived from LibreWolf)* for Gecko. This is necessary due to this Remote Settings instance being separate from Gecko's instance.
- Replaced the `Enable WebGL` settings toggle with a **`Disable WebGL`** toggle that disables WebGL instead, to improve clarity and help avoid confusion.
- Updated to Firefox [`144.0.1`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/144.0.1/releasenotes/).
- [Other minor tweaks and adjustments](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/94/diffs).

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Co-authored-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Approved-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2025-10-22 19:20:53 +00:00
celenity
1432fd78ef IronFox v144.0
ironfox-oss/IronFox!92
____

## Changes

- [Added a separate toggle in settings to enable/disable JIT for **extensions**](48a42e213a) when JIT is otherwise disabled globally *(**Disabled** by default)*, located at `Settings` -> `IronFox` -> `IronFox settings` -> `Security` -> **`Enable JavaScript Just-in-time Compilation (JIT) for extensions`**.
- [Added support for natively enabling/disabling WebGL per-site](5e1acb19a6) via FPP overrides. **It is now recommended to disable the uBlock Origin `Block WebGL` lists** *(The `Block WebGL` lists will be removed from the uBlock Origin config entirely in the near future, but we're keeping them for now to ex. give users time to update)*. See [Notes](#notes) below for details, such as how you can manually allow desired websites to use WebGL.
- [Added a toggle in settings to enable or disable our default WebGL overrides](c9298799ee) *(**Enabled** by default)*, located at `Settings` -> `IronFox` -> `IronFox settings` -> `Privacy` -> **`Enable WebGL overrides from IronFox`**. When WebGL is enabled, this setting enables WebGL by default for certain websites, to reduce breakage/unexpected behavior. Note that this list is **NOT** fetched/updated remotely.
- [Added a toggle in settings to enable or disable spoofing the timezone to `UTC-0`](c8cb5064e4) *(**Disabled** by default)*, located at `Settings` -> `IronFox` -> `IronFox settings` -> `Privacy` -> **`Spoof timezone to UTC-0`**.
- [Added a toggle in settings to enable or disable our default timezone overrides](c8cb5064e4) *(**Enabled** by default)*, located at `Settings` -> `IronFox` -> `IronFox settings` -> `Privacy` -> **`Enable timezone spoofing overrides from IronFox`**. When timezone spoofing is enabled, this setting disables timezone spoofing by default for certain websites, to reduce breakage/unexpected behavior. Note that this list is **NOT** fetched/updated remotely.
- [Added a toggle in settings to enable or disable *Mozilla's* default fingerprinting protection overrides](64e3706be8) to reduce website breakage *(**Enabled** by default)*, located at `Settings` -> `IronFox` -> `IronFox settings` -> `Privacy` -> **`Enable fingerprinting protection overrides from Mozilla`**. Note that this list **IS** fetched/updated remotely.
- [Added a toggle in settings to enable or disable *our* default fingerprinting protection overrides](64e3706be8) to reduce website breakage *(**Enabled** by default)*, located at `Settings` -> `IronFox` -> `IronFox settings` -> `Privacy` -> **`Enable fingerprinting protection overrides from IronFox`**. This toggle does **not** disable fingerprinting protection overrides that we set to **harden** protection for certain websites. Note that this list is **NOT** fetched/updated remotely.
- [Implemented](522770b2dc) [Phoenix's extension blocklist](https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix/src/branch/pages/build/policies/blocklist.json) to block malicious/phishing/sketchy extensions.
- [Locked Gecko preferences controlled by UI settings](bc9df5c52c) *(See [details](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/blob/dev/docs/FAQ.md#why-are-certain-preferences-locked))*.
- [Prevented the JIT toggle from controlling `javascript.options.main_process_disable_jit`](8171a4da48), as this pref is not required for JIT to function, and is preferable to leave on - even when JIT is enabled, to improve security.
- Updated to Firefox [`144.0`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/144.0/releasenotes/).
- Updated microG to [`v0.3.10.250932`](https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/releases/tag/v0.3.10.250932).
- Updated Phoenix to [`2025.10.12.1`](https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix/releases/tag/2025.10.12.1).
- [Other minor tweaks, adjustments, and enhancements](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/92/diffs).

## Notes

You can manually allow websites to use WebGL with the `privacy.fingerprintingProtection.granularOverrides` preference at `about:config`. For instance, if I want to allow **`example.com`** to use WebGL, I would set the value of `privacy.fingerprintingProtection.granularOverrides` to:

```sh
[{"firstPartyDomain":"example.com","overrides":"-DisableWebGL"}]
```

If I *also* wanted to allow `example2.com`, I'd set the value to:

```sh
[{"firstPartyDomain":"example.com","overrides":"-DisableWebGL"},{"firstPartyDomain":"example2.com","overrides":"-DisableWebGL"}]
```

**[Please report websites that require WebGL to us if possible](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/issues)**, so that we can investigate and potentially add them to the default WebGL overrides list.

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Co-authored-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Approved-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2025-10-16 04:14:42 +00:00
celenity
51fe5549c2 IronFox v143.0.3
ironfox-oss/IronFox!85
____

## Changes

- Enabled [display of built-in add-ons at the `Extensions` fragment](2f382311f9) *(As a result, users can now easily see/control built-in extensions, and disable them if desired)*.
- Ensured that [Android's `Credential Manager` API is always prioritized over Google Play Services/microG on supported devices](9c6bd05707).
- [Exposed `about:translations` at `about:about`](94b73a9ffc).
- [Implemented enterprise policies](304c4e088c) to control various features/functionality in Gecko.
- Rebased onto Firefox [`143.0.3`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/143.0.3/releasenotes/).
- Removed [the `Mozilla Ad Routing Service` *(`MARS`)* library](b88a4db302).
- Removed [privileged add-on signing status from external Mozilla add-ons](76a6e95f32).
- Updated the default Rust version to [`1.90.0`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/releases.html#version-190-2025-09-18).
- [Updated the setting to enable/disable installation of add-ons](4dc340b4aa) to leverage policies - making it more effective/comprehensive, and improved UX by displaying a pop-up when a user attempts to install an add-on while the setting is disabled.
- [Other minor tweaks and adjustments](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/85/diffs).

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Co-authored-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Approved-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2025-10-01 13:16:45 +00:00
celenity
1dcb479bbe IronFox v143.0.2
ironfox-oss/IronFox!82
____

## Changes

- Rebased onto Firefox [`143.0.2`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/143.0.2/releasenotes/).
- [Added a toggle to enable or disable collections](235eb6e018), **enabled** by default, located at `Settings` -> `IronFox` -> `IronFox settings` -> `Miscellaneous` -> `Enable collections`.
- [Added a toggle to enable or disable `Firefox Translations`](0b96f35fb0), **enabled** by default, located at `Settings` -> `IronFox` -> `IronFox settings` -> `Miscellaneous` -> `Enable Firefox Translations` *(Related Gecko preferences: `browser.translations.enable`, `browser.translations.simulateUnsupportedEngine`)*.
- [Disabled speculative connections](3456e56222).
- [Enabled alternate app icon selection](ee2c38ab26).
- [Other minor tweaks and adjustments](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/82/diffs).

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Co-authored-by: LucasMZ <git@lucasmz.dev>
Approved-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2025-09-25 06:33:58 +00:00
celenity
594372f418 IronFox v143.0
ironfox-oss/IronFox!80
____

## Changes

- [Fixed an issue that caused the browser to always attempt to install uBlock Origin, even if deselected on the onboarding](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/issues/180).
- [Fixed and added back the `Debug Drawer` secret setting](c6e1c4cd68).
- [Glean](https://github.com/mozilla/glean) is now built with [Tor Browser's no-op UniFFI binding generator](766e179979).
- Prevented the browser from initializing the [Nimbus *(Experimentation)* library](https://experimenter.info/getting-started/engineers/getting-started-for-android-engineers/).
- Rebased onto Application Services [`v143.0`](https://github.com/mozilla/application-services/releases/tag/v143.0).
- Rebased onto Firefox [`143.0`](https://firefox.com/firefox/android/143.0/releasenotes/).
- Rebased onto Glean [`v64.5.5`](https://github.com/mozilla/glean/releases/tag/v64.5.5).
- Removed additional unwanted/unnecessary components used for data collection and marketing.
- Removed [Glean](https://github.com/mozilla/glean) from Mozilla's [Android Components](https://searchfox.org/firefox-main/source/mobile/android/android-components/README.md).
- Removed [Glean](https://github.com/mozilla/glean) from [Application Services](https://github.com/mozilla/application-services).
- Removed the `Enable disk cache for secure webpages` UI setting toggle. Note that the `Enable disk cache` toggle is a master-switch, it disables disk cache for *both* insecure *and* secure websites, and it remains off by default.
- Removed the `Hard-fail OCSP revocation checks` UI setting toggle, as we no longer enable or use OCSP by default, in favor of CRLite *([See details](e599bd459e))*.
- Removed [Nimbus](https://experimenter.info/getting-started/engineers/getting-started-for-android-engineers/) from the [`engine-gecko` Android component](https://searchfox.org/firefox-main/source/mobile/android/android-components/components/browser/engine-gecko/README.md).
- [Stubbed `PlayStoreReviewPromptController`, and removed the now-unnecessary microG `Tasks` library](52791d3500).
- Updated the default Rust version [for **Gecko** and **Glean**](ec6ee31f83) to [`1.89.0`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/releases.html#version-1890-2025-08-07).
- Updated Phoenix to [`2025.09.07.1`](https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix/releases/tag/2025.09.07.1).
- [Other tweaks, refinements, and minor enhancements](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/80/diffs).

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Weblate <hosted@weblate.org>
Co-authored-by: LucasMZ <git@lucasmz.dev>
Co-authored-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Approved-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Merged-by: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
2025-09-17 13:46:08 +00:00
celenity
baa773377e IronFox v142.0.1
ironfox-oss/IronFox!73
____

## Changes

- [Fixed an issue that prevented `Collections` from displaying on the browser homepage for some users](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/issues/162).
- [Fixed an issue that prevented the `Request English versions of webpages` toggle from reflecting its proper value when set from the onboarding](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/issues/160).
- [Reduced dependencies on the `Glean` *(telemetry)* library](5bf21d12d1).
- Rebased onto Firefox [`142.0.1`](https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/android/142.0.1/releasenotes/).
- [Stubbed additional `metrics` components](a37897edc6/patches/fenix-overlay/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics).
- [Updated Rust for `Application Services`](917decfb45) to [`1.89.0`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/releases.html#version-1890-2025-08-07).
- [Other minor tweaks and adjustments](https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/merge_requests/73/diffs).

MR-author: celenity <celenity@celenity.dev>
Co-authored-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Approved-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
Merged-by: Akash Yadav <itsaky01@gmail.com>
2025-08-30 15:52:12 +05:30