Linux audio streams are supposed to be suspended on idle to allow the hardware sink to power-off for power efficiency. However, Firefox expect the callers of AudioContext to explicitly suspend the context, which most developers don't bother. The author developed an extension to automate this. Now it explains why Firefox always shows up in pavucontrol's "playback" tab. TIL powerstat.

This trick has greatly increased the browser usability on my phone.

You may also be interested in:

• how to enforce on desktop mode: https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/p38p6t/guide_how_to_always_use_desktop_view_in_firefox/
  • you can use any UA switchers, which can come in handy by providing per-domain settings
• how to force allow pinch to zoom: https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/igijal/pinch_to_zoom_broken_in_latest_firefox_android/

An interesting idea to curate a list of filters for non-ad/tracking-blocking purposes.

This article explained what may break with Firefox first-party isolation option on (privacy.firstparty.isolate) and potential solutions.

It explained why some of my extensions fail to log in.

<blockquote>These are our current web browser recommendations and some tweaks you can use to preserve your privacy.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Fingerprint collecting platform</blockquote>