List of superfluous entries as of Firefox 132

[NewKidOnTheBlock]

I've combed through the BetterFox user.js and found a lot of tweaks that were not needed anymore, since they have become the Firefox Default. Check these out:

user_pref("network.cookie.sameSite.noneRequiresSecure", true);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.quicksuggest.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.quicksuggest.sponsored", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.quicksuggest.nonsponsored", false);
user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit2", false);
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabWallpapers.v2.enabled", true);

These two settings don't exist anymore:

user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", "");
user_pref("browser.tabs.tabmanager.enabled", false);

And here is a third group surrounding prefetching that gets automagically taken care of after you have installed µBlock Origin:

network.dns.disablePrefetch 
network.predictor.enabled
network.predictor.enable-prefetch
network.prefetch-next

[yokoffing]

browser.urlbar.quicksuggest.enabled is still enabled for me in 132.0 (USA). Same for both the sponsored prefs.

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network.dns.disablePrefetch 
network.predictor.enabled
network.predictor.enable-prefetch
network.prefetch-next

These network prefetching prefs help privacy in default Firefox without uBO installed. (Not everyone uses uBO, for whatever reason.)

Off-topic but worth mentioning: With uBO installed, disabling its disable prefetch setting and enabling these prefs doesn't speed things up. I tested this myself many times.

[NewKidOnTheBlock]

user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false); = Default in Firefox 132 and Thunderbird 128.

I've found a logical inconsistency, here:

user.js |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Fastfox.js
If gfx.canvas.accelerated remains switched off (= default state), then doubling the size and number of cached items won't have any effect.

[yokoffing]

user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false);

It's enabled by default in Nightly, but is there as a "just in case" for when they flip it on. I may remove it, but it isn't hurting anything.

gfx.canvas.accelerated

Enabled by default on macOS and Linux. Starting with Firefox v.133, it will also be enabled by default on Windows.

This pref is mentioned on the Common Overrides page. I suggest(ed) users to enable it if their system has a dGPU. Mozilla must have resolved any issues related to Windows integrated GPUs; it was a problem previously.