Firefox not working right with Monterey

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Firefox not working right with Monterey

I have a brand new Mac Mini that I am not able to get Firefox to play nicely with. Certain websites such as Facebook don't show anything except for a white background. Other websites such as Wunderground don't display graphics such as weather forecasts properly. I have tried both Firefox ESR (91.12.0esr- left over from my old system running El Capitan) and 103.0. Both Facebook and Wunderground work properly with Safari so I'm pretty sure that this is a Firefox issue. Has anybody else encountered this? Does anybody have any work-arounds, aside from ditching Firefox? I have a Debian Linux laptop and a Windows computer at work, that I like to keep bookmarks and passwords in sync with Firefox, which used to run on all three.

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Jul 26, 2022 1:55 PM

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Answer 1

Mal-S

Level 5

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Jul 27, 2022 10:15 AM in response to AntonyFromWatertown

Try Waterfox, it’s based on Firefox and I’ve been using it for several months without issues on my M1 iMac. There is a specific download for Apple Silicon

https://www.waterfox.net/

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Answer 2

jeromyk

Level 4

1,998 points

Jul 26, 2022 2:13 PM in response to AntonyFromWatertown

Hello AntonyFromWatertown,

I've actually not had any issues visiting those websites using Montery or FireFox.

Which version of Montery are you using?

12.5 just released the other day. Have you updated to see if that resolved your issue or not?

Also, FireFox 104 beta just dropped today. I'd try it also, but also disable every extension you have to see if there a potential conflict between those and the websites.

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Answer 3

Jul 26, 2022 5:15 PM in response to jeromyk

I tried 104 beta. It worked, although it didn't have my bookmarks and extensions. I'm going to have to experiment. Meanwhile, oddly enough, 103.0 refused to export bookmarks. I told it to do so multiple times, but the end result was am empty directory. I had to import them from ESR.

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Answer 4

Jul 26, 2022 5:00 PM in response to jeromyk

I updated to Monterey 12.5 just the other day. The Firefox extensions that I have running are: DuckDuckGo Privacy essentials, Pinterest save button, Tin Eye reverse engine search, uBlock Origin, and Video DownloadHelper. As an experiment, I tried disabling all extensions with no improvement, even after rebooting Firefox.

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Ronasara

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Jul 27, 2022 9:37 AM in response to AntonyFromWatertown

Firefox works well for me. I suggest visiting the Firefox support site. You may find good help information there.

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