1185393 - Save to Pocket Add-on On FF39 Toolbar - Remove

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: Pocket, defect)

Description

[David Rankin]

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:39.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/39.0
Build ID: 2015063000

Steps to reproduce:

Updated from FF38 - FF39


Actual results:

The toobar icons were squashed together. The problem is there is now an add-on "save-to-pocket" icon automatically added to the toolbar. Clicking on it we are directed to sign up for yet another NEW ACCOUNT. 

How do I completely disable/remove the pocket icon and backend for it?


Expected results:

There should NOT have been any new unwanted and unwelcomed add-ons added to the toolbar. We are all big boys and girls. If we want an add-on, we know where to find them. 

What we want/need from Mozilla is a secure, light-weight browser that is consistent between versions, renders quickly and functions as a browser, not some slimy front-end to commercial add-on developers. 

Users should not be forced to go digging through about:config on each new release just to turn off and disable all the unwanted and unnecessary **** that some new wet behind the ears dev thinks we all "just can't live without" -- we can, we want to.

Firefox has grown from a lean/powerful browser to a amorphous bloated disk and memory hog.  In addition to removal of pocket api, or as an alternative to, Firefox should provide a lightweight addition that is just what Firefox used to be - a browser. Split the build into two parts, the base browser with all it core functionality and then a Firefox-Applications package for those who want the full install and don't care about dedicating 8-18% of their CPU to an idle browser window. Today's install was a whopping 40497839 compressed bytes for the Firefox package alone. Really.

Comment 1

[Filipus Klutiero]

It appears that Pocket no longer requires to create an account... if you have a Firefox account. That is great.

I am not concerned by drive space requirements. If Mozilla wants to make it really easy for Pocket users, that is great. But I have to agree that pushing Pocket on toolbars by default is extremely doubtful. I now see myself removing both Pocket and Hello buttons in each new profile, both at home and at the office.

I need to confess I never tried Pocket. Perhaps I would get used to using it. And I am one of those who desired a function like Pocket before Pocket even existed. Yet, I very much doubt a large portion of users will use Pocket. And I am not tempted to use a service which relies on a foreign corporation. I do not see many business users using Pocket.

For those who setup Pocket, automatically adding a button to the toolbar is fine. But for those who don't, please do not show that button. Pocket is quite related to bookmarks, why would we need 3 icons for bookmarking by default? In fact, looking at the bookmarks menu, I realize there is already a Pocket entry there. I have to agree with David, we do not need more *by default*. And if you keep it, at least make it super easy to figure what it's for ("Save to Pocket" is a cryptic description unless you know what Pocket is).

And on that, I'm removing the button for an n-th time.

Comment 2

[Filipus Klutiero]

I removed that icon several more times since my comment.

But I also noticed an interesting development from Microsoft, which added a Reading List to its new browser, Microsoft Edge, a feature similar to Pocket: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-take-your-reading-with-you
I think this adds a button by default, but I would need to verify.

Comment 3

[Filipus Klutiero]

Pocket is not an add-on - in fact, ticket 1215694 requests to remove Pocket and make it a built-in addon.

This ticket should have Component set to Pocket.

Comment 4

[Filipus Klutiero]

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1172126#c34 reports that a benevolent observer found multiple vulnerabilities in Pocket. These are now resolved, but this suggests that "encouraging" users to user Pocket will likely cause privacy issues.

Comment 5

[Abe - QA (:Abe_LV)]

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/45.0
Nightly 45.0a1 Build ID:20151207030226
and Firefox 42.0

Thank you for reporting.  Are you still having the same problem in the latest version ?
More information is available here: https://help.getpocket.com/customer/portal/articles/1999054?src=welcome

Comment 6

[Abe - QA (:Abe_LV)]

Closing this as incomplete due to inactivity and lack of response from the reporter. Please feel free to reopen the bug if the issue still reproduces on a current build. Thanks

Comment 7

[Filipus Klutiero]

This reproduces with Firefox 42 or 43.

Abe, do not set resolution INCOMPLETE unless the ticket is actually incomplete.

Comment 8

[Filipus Klutiero]

I have somewhat re-opened this in ticket 1245340. That ticket does not request the full removal of Pocket integration.