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Woo hoo! 🎉 🎉
blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2024/04/19/f...
#FirefoxNightly #MobileConfigFirefox #Firefox

April 19, 2024 at 7:29 PM

LINux on MOBile

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New post:
MCF10: The Bug and the Bugfix
linmob.net/mcf10-the-bu...
#MobileConfigFirefox #Firefox #LinuxMobile

April 2, 2024 at 9:23 PM

LINux on MOBile

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New mobile-config-firefox release: https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/mobile-config-firefox/-/tags/5.3.0

Thanks @ollieparanoid for tagging a release!

#mobileconfigfirefox #firefox

5.3.0 · Tags · postmarketOS / mobile-config-firefox · GitLab

Mobile and privacy friendly configuration for Firefox (distro-independent)

gitlab.postmarketos.org

June 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM

LINux on MOBile

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New blog post:

MCF13: Continuing
https://linmob.net/mcf13-continuing/

#MobileConfigFirefox #LinuxMobile #Firefox

MCF13: Continuing

Yesterday, I finally did spend some time on mobile-config-firefox again.

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April 17, 2024 at 8:26 PM

LINux on MOBile

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Weekly GNU-like #mobilelinux Update (25/2026): Alpen Avocado and a flip phone by Commodore

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-25-2026/

#linux #linuxmobile #phosh #sailfishos #ubuntutouch #danctnix #postmarketos #commodorecallback #mobileconfigfirefox

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (25/2026): Alpen Avocado and a flip phone by Commodore

LINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.

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June 22, 2026 at 11:18 PM

LINux on MOBile

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Today, @ollieparanoid tagged #mobileconfigfirefox 5.1.0:

For details, see the announcement on gitlab:
https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/mobile-config-firefox/-/tags/5.1.0

The highlight with this release is, that we can ship different CSS for release (currently 146.*) and ESR […]

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December 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM

LINux on MOBile

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Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (46/2024): #Phosh 0.43.0, #Droidian 100 and other numbers

linmob.net/weekly-updat...

#LinuxMobile #postmarketOS #UbuntuTouch #pmbootstrap #mobileConfigFIrefox #Mobian #Linux #SailfishOS

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (46/2024): Phosh 0.43.0, Droidian 100 and other numbers

More numbers: 3.0.0 matches pmbootstrap, 0.4 matches a lockscreen for Sxmo, 4.4.0 is a new release of mobile-config-firefox, 24.12 will be the next KDE Gear, and 153 is the new Ubuntu Touch Q&A. In no...

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November 17, 2024 at 10:47 PM

LINux on MOBile

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New blog post: MFC03: Overdue failures linmob.net/mfc03-overdu...
#MobileConfigFirefox #Firefox #LinuxMobile

March 17, 2024 at 10:03 AM

LINux on MOBile

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Weekly GNU-like #mobilelinux Update (50/2025): No December Lull

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-50-2025/

#linuxmobile #jolla #ubuntutouch #postmarketos #mobileconfigfirefox #dawndrums #mntreformtouch #hardwareci #mobian #droidian

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (50/2025): No December Lull

LINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.

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December 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM

LINux on MOBile

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New post:
MCF11: Private Browsing Struggles
linmob.net/mcf11-privat...
#MobileConfigFirefox #Firefox #LinuxMobile

April 5, 2024 at 7:53 PM

LINux on MOBile

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Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (14/2025): Wallpapered Lockscreens

linmob.net/weekly-updat...

#LinuxMobile #Phosh #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #Amazfish #FuriLabsFLX1 #PinePhone #GTK4 #MobileConfigFirefox #Librem5

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April 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM

LINux on MOBile

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New blog post: MCF06: Some progress and a call for feedback
linmob.net/mcf06-some-p...
#MobileConfigFirefox #Firefox #LinuxMobile #PinePhone #Librem5

March 23, 2024 at 11:17 AM

LINux on MOBile

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New post:

MCF12: Scarce Time, Even at Night(ly)

linmob.net/mcf12-scarce...

#MobileConfigFirefox #FirefoxNightly #aarch64 #LinuxMobile #Snap

MCF12: Scarce Time, Even at Night(ly)

There's not been much progress since my last post. Other things cluttered my agenda, and ... I also need my sleep lately, so I could not make up for day-time by using night-time.

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April 12, 2024 at 5:42 PM

LINux on MOBile

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New blog post:

MCF09: A Release! A Release!

linmob.net/mcf09-a-rele...

#MobileConfigFirefox #LinuxMobile #Firefox

MCF09: A Release! A Release!

Another Merge Request got merged, and ollieparanoid tagged a release!

linmob.net

March 30, 2024 at 9:47 AM

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I just tagged a new #mobileconfigfirefox https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/mobile-config-firefox/-/tags/4.6.1.

If you long for major improvements, don't get your hopes up - this release ships what we've in master had since mid April, making the urlbar experience a tad less bad on ESR […]

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September 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM

LINux on MOBile

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New blog post:
MCF17: Getting back into userChrome
linmob.net/mcf17-gettin...
#MobileConfigFirefox #LinuxMobile

MCF17: Getting back into userChrome

Before I started contributing to mobile-config-firefox, I always believed that, aside from bigger, codenamed UI redesigns, Firefox's UI code would not change much at all. These days I know better. Due...

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March 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM

LINux on MOBile

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Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (14/2026): NFC on mainline

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#LinuxMobile #postmarketOS #Phosh #NFC #Mainlining #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #PlasmaMobile #MobileConfigFirefox #OnePlus6 #Snapdragon845 #PinePhone #Librem5 #FuriLabsFLX1

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (14/2026): NFC on mainline

This past week: Phosh 0.54.0 released, mobile-config-firefox 5.2.0 adds vertical tabs support (may become default in future), postmarketOS Duranium gains system extensions support, Ubuntu Touch Q&A an...

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April 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM

LINux on MOBile

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New blog post: MCF20: Flatpak support, sorta, kinda

https://linmob.net/mcf20-flatpak-support-sorta-kinda/

#mobileconfigfirefox #firefox #flatpak #nova #linuxmobile #mobilelinux

MCF20: Flatpak support, sorta, kinda

LINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.

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September 16, 2026 at 7:09 AM

LINux on MOBile

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[Firefox 149 split tabs on mobile]

Here's the new split tab feature in Firefox 149.
What do you think, is this useful or should it be hidden by default on mobile?

(There's no option to split the tabs top/bottom.)

#mobileconfigfirefox #firefox