{"id":2373,"date":"2016-03-08T15:58:27","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T15:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/futurereleases\/?p=2373"},"modified":"2016-03-08T19:57:21","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T19:57:21","slug":"discontinuing-rarely-used-firefox-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/futurereleases\/2016\/03\/08\/discontinuing-rarely-used-firefox-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Discontinuing Rarely Used Firefox Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re always looking for new ways to improve Firefox. Part of that process sometimes means that we need to remove features that aren\u2019t used very much or support for platforms that are going away. This lets us concentrate our resources on finding new ways to delight Firefox users.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this ongoing process, we are now removing Tab Groups from Firefox for Windows, Mac and Linux. Users who want to keep this functionality can do so through add-ons that offer an identical functionality, explained <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/tab-groups-removal\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Firefox for Android we are ending support for rarely used versions of the Android operating system. We have stopped support for Android OS version 3.0 through 3.2.6 (Honeycomb) and will soon end support for \u00a02.3\u20132.3.7 (Gingerbread). Users can learn about versions of Android Firefox supports <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/will-firefox-work-my-mobile-device\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve tried to minimize any inconvenience for the few users affected by these changes. As always, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/input.mozilla.org\/en-US\/feedback\/firefox\">Feedback Page<\/a> to share your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re always looking for new ways to improve Firefox. 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