Categories: Ad Guardian PlusNews

Firefox will hide notification pop-ups

Firefox will hide the annoying notification popups, with the release of Firefox 72, in January 2020. This comes after the experiment Mozilla ran in April to see how users interact with notifications. Also, Mozilla looked at different ways of blocking notifications from being very intrusive.

According to the results, most of the Firefox users (97%) dismissed notifications or blocked websites from showing them. Thus, the engineers decided to hide the notification popup that drops down from the browser’s URL bar, along with Firefox 72. Also, the popup will be hidden, an icon will be added to the URL bar instead. Still, the icon will be animated using a wiggle effect, which might still be annoying, but less than the popup itself. The popup will be displayed only if the user clicks the icon.

The notification popup blocker is already active in the Firefox Nightly, but the stable version is scheduled for January.

Although notifications are used by legitimate websites, they are also used by spammers. Also, cybercriminals lure users to different malware downloads. Still, users have the possibility to unsubscribe from receiving notifications via the settings section of any browser.

Laurentiu Titei

Recent Posts

Best Free VPN Reddit Users Recommend in 2026

Searched Reddit for the best free VPN? With multiple threads and forums where multiple users…

3 hours ago

Bose Headset Drivers Download and Install for Windows

Bose headsets are among the most sought-after devices for gaming, meetings, and recording audio. However,…

1 day ago

Surfshark VPN Complete Review with Pros and Cons 2026

VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a crucial tool for digital protection and security. It…

2 days ago

How to Run a Troubleshooter for PC Issues in Windows

Windows, while being a fast and efficient operating system, occasionally runs into problems like no…

3 days ago

How to Enable the Automatic Device Locking Feature in Windows

If you know how to enable the Windows automatic device locking feature, called Dynamic Lock,…

4 days ago

What Is a VPN vs Proxy: Detailed Comparison

VPNs and proxies are two options you can use to protect your privacy when using…

5 days ago