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How does one turn off animated GIFs

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I find animated GIFs distracting when reading text.

In past releases of Firefox Android, there was an extension that let me "freeze" them. I can't seem to find that extension on Firefox 92.1.1. Where is it?

I find animated GIFs distracting when reading text. In past releases of Firefox Android, there was an extension that let me "freeze" them. I can't seem to find that extension on Firefox 92.1.1. Where is it?

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In Tools/Options/Advanced/General/Config. editor there is a preference, image.animation_mode, that defaults to normal. Right-click, Modify, and set it to once or none.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Animated_images_in_RSS_feeds_%28Thunderbird%29

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Canny said

In Tools/Options/Advanced/General/Config. editor there is a preference, image.animation_mode, that defaults to normal. Right-click, Modify, and set it to once or none. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Animated_images_in_RSS_feeds_%28Thunderbird%29

I must be incredibly dense… I'm looking high and low for the `Tools` menu option.

I see:

  • Bookmarks
  • History
  • Downloads
  • Add-ons
  • Sign in to synchronise
  • Desktop site (switch)
  • What's New
  • Help
  • Settings

There's no "Tools" section in Settings either.

Last night, before posting this question I also tried entering `about:config` into the browser address… that didn't seem to do anything (unlike Firefox on other platforms).

On Linux, I install the Web Developer add-on, and that has a feature to freeze GIFs. On my phone (Android 4.1, Firefox 68.11.0) , there's a "Toggle animated GIFs" add-on I was able to install. On the tablet… newer Firefox, seems that extension is no longer available.

Stuart Longland trɔe

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Hi

That option is not available in Firefox for Android and neither is that add-on at present. We hope to add support for more add-ons in future updates.

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Seburo said

Hi That option is not available in Firefox for Android and neither is that add-on at present. We hope to add support for more add-ons in future updates.

No problems, is there a Bugzilla bug I can subscribe to to get an idea of when this stuff might hit the package repositories?

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I am trying to find the correct issue for you to follow and will advise when I have the right one for you to track.

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Hi

This is the correct issue to follow and to add comments to:

https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/20736

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Seburo said

Hi This is the correct issue to follow and to add comments to: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/20736

No problems… I've subscribed and will keep an eye out. I had assumed there was some compatibility issue that prevented that particular extension from being offered (others like NoScript are there). Looks like this is a wider issue: it'd be a shame if Firefox dropped its extension capabilities, as it's a feature that really does set it apart from other browsers.

Anyway, here's not the venue. I'll keep an eye on that Github issue and see where that progresses.

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That is great, thank you for your feedback.