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This changelog will be used from now on to document changes in a precise manner, with a list of changes for each setting version. Setting versions are documented using the pref librewolf.cfg.version, available in about:config.

2.0

References:

web content can no longer access the battery api.
http alternative services are isolated by network partitioning and FPI and they are unchanged even in tor browser. from a security standpoint, the alternate service will need to provide the certificate of the origin in order to be considered trusthworthy.
let the user decide what to manually clear, including the timespan.
drm prefs have been trimmed as a quality of life improvement. the end result is the same, with less hassle for users who want to access drm-protected content.
DNT header has been proved to not work and it is used to fingerprint.
VR access is behind a prompt and, despite being unlikely, it could be fingerprinted. with all this on the table it's just not worth and overkill.
vibrator API is so nieche that even tor does not change it. best to trim where possible.
extensions.getAddons.link.url" is showed only when no extension is installed and it's not a bad suggestion to get addons from addons.mozilla.org so we can remove it.
browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.* are all controlled by the prefs already in the .cfg, which is the same approach taken by tor browser.
graphite is no longer as concerning and blocking it is likely fingerprintable.
the pdf prefs and the bookmark backup are not really relevant to librewolf.
as reported here the shared memory pref is no longer needed, so we can switch it back to default.
new tab page section now includes a new design and no longer an empty page. all the unnecessary preferences have been removed and users can also customize as the most essential ones have been unlocked.
UI bug in tracking protection section is fixed.
a bunch of dead links are fixed.
for screensharing see testing provided at this link
disable new firefox suggests feature

Notes Recent changes in the category MISC > set librewolf support and releases urls require to create a couple header for the landing page.

Removed preferences

defaultPref("general.warnOnAboutConfig", false); // deprecated
defaultPref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
lockPref("network.http.altsvc.enabled", false);
lockPref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false);
lockPref("signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff", false); // we do not suggest lockwise in the first place
defaultPref("signon.management.page.breach-alerts.enabled", false); // no harm for lockwise users
defaultPref("signon.management.page.breachAlertUrl", ""); // no harm for lockwise users
defaultPref("privacy.history.custom", true); // redundant
defaultPref("privacy.cpd.cookies", false);
defaultPref("privacy.cpd.offlineApps", false); // default
defaultPref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
defaultPref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible", false);
defaultPref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false);
defaultPref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", true);
defaultPref("dom.vr.enabled", false);
defaultPref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false);
defaultPref("dom.push.connection.enabled", false); // redundant
defaultPref("dom.security.https_only_mode_pbm", true); // redundant
defaultPref("security.tls.version.fallback-limit", 3); // default is for, no need to enforce further
lockPref("extensions.webextensions.identity.redirectDomain", ""); // outdated and unchanged even in tor
defaultPref("extensions.getAddons.link.url", ""); // https://addons.mozilla.org/%LOCALE%/firefox/
defaultPref("extensions.getAddons.get.url", ""); // redundant
lockPref("extensions.getAddons.discovery.api_url", ""); // redundant
lockPref("webextensions.storage.sync.serverURL", ""); // sync not supported
lockPref("extensions.webservice.discoverURL", ""); // deprecated
defaultPref("xpinstall.signatures.devInfoURL", ""); // link to wiki page
lockPref("app.normandy.user_id", ""); // redundant
lockPref("app.normandy.shieldLearnMoreUrl", ""); // redundant
lockPref("security.mixed_content.block_active_content", true); // default
defaultPref("security.insecure_connection_text.pbmode.enabled", true); // redundant
lockPref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous", false);
lockPref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host", false);
lockPref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false); // consider removing
defaultPref("pdfjs.previousHandler.alwaysAskBeforeHandling", true);
defaultPref("pdfjs.enabledCache.state", false);
lockPref("remote.enabled", false); // removed in FF90
lockPref("browser.shell.didSkipDefaultBrowserCheckOnFirstRun", true); // redundant
defaultPref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2);
defaultPref("devtools.performance.recording.ui-base-url", "http://localhost:55555"); // unharmful
defaultPref("devtools.devices.url", ""); // unharmful
lockPref("media.decoder-doctor.new-issue-endpoint", ""); // redundant
lockPref("identity.sync.tokenserver.uri", ""); // redundant
defaultPref("accessibility.support.url", ""); // redundant
lockPref("browser.dictionaries.download.url", ""); // dictionaries are hidden already
lockPref("browser.uitour.themeOrigin", ""); // redundant
lockPref("toolkit.datacollection.infoURL", ""); // redundant
lockPref("identity.mobilepromo.android", ""); // redundant
lockPref("identity.mobilepromo.ios", ""); // redundant
defaultPref("identity.sendtabpromo.url", ""); // redundant
lockPref("datareporting.healthreport.infoURL", ""); // redundant
lockPref("browser.chrome.errorReporter.infoURL", ""); // redundant
lockPref("datareporting.policy.firstRunURL", ""); // redundant
lockPref("javascript.options.shared_memory", false);
lockPref("app.update.staging.enabled", false); // not relevant
lockPref("app.update.lastUpdateTime.telemetry_modules_ping", 0); // redundant
lockPref("network.connectivity-service.IPv6.url", "http://0.0.0.0"); // redundant
lockPref("network.connectivity-service.IPv4.url", "http://0.0.0.0"); // redundant
lockPref("network.connectivity-service.DNSv6.domain", ""); // redundant
lockPref("network.connectivity-service.DNSv4.domain", ""); // redundant
lockPref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); // default
lockPref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit2", false); // default
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.newtabinit", false);
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.places", false);
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.systemtick", false);
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.system.topsites", false);
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.messaging-experiments", "");
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.message-groups", "");
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.cfr-fxa", "");
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.cfr", "");
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.whats-new-panel", "{\"id\":\"whats-new-panel\",\"enabled\":false}");
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.devtoolsEnableds", true);
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry.structuredIngestion.endpoint", "");
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.topSiteSearchShortcuts", false);
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar", false);
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.topSiteSearchShortcuts.searchEngines", "");
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.topSiteSearchShortcuts.havePinned", "");
defaultPref("dom.push.userAgentID", ""); // push notifications are already disabled
lockPref("services.settings.server", ""); // redundant with patches
lockPref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", ""); // deprecated
defaultPref("media.getusermedia.browser.enabled", false);
defaultPref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false);
defaultPref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false);
defaultPref("dom.storage.next_gen", true); // default from v92.0

Added preferences

defaultPref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false); // force user interaction on downloads, by always asking location
// defaultPref("security.remote_settings.crlite_filters.enabled", true);
// defaultPref("security.pki.crlite_mode", 2);
pref("browser.urlbar.quicksuggest.scenario", ""); // disable firefox suggests and hide its UI

Commented prefs

// pref("network.trr.mode", 2); // previously uncommented defaultPref with value 5 
// pref("network.trr.uri", "https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query"); // previously uncommented defaultPref with empty value

Changed preferences

previously empty, set to proper value

defaultPref("network.trr.confirmationNS", "skip");
defaultPref("browser.search.searchEnginesURL", "https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/settings/-/wikis/support#search");
defaultPref("browser.geolocation.warning.infoURL", "https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/settings/-/wikis/support#location");
defaultPref("app.feedback.baseURL", "https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/settings/-/wikis/support");
defaultPref("app.releaseNotesURL", "https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/browser");
defaultPref("app.releaseNotesURL.aboutDialog", "https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/browser");

Unlocked preferences

defaultPref("signon.rememberSignons", false);
defaultPref("signon.autofillForms", false);
defaultPref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false);
defaultPref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
defaultPref("browser.contentblocking.report.lockwise.enabled", false);
defaultPref("browser.contentblocking.report.monitor.enabled", false);
defaultPref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
defaultPref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken",	true);
defaultPref("browser.startup.blankWindow", false);
defaultPref("extensions.htmlaboutaddons.recommendations.enabled", false);
defaultPref("extensions.systemAddon.update.enabled", false);
defaultPref("extensions.systemAddon.update.url", "");
defaultPref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true);
defaultPref("security.insecure_connection_text.enabled", true);
defaultPref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false);
defaultPref("browser.shell.shortcutFavicons", false);
defaultPref("network.gio.supported-protocols", "");
defaultPref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
defaultPref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false);
defaultPref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false);
defaultPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true);
defaultPref("browser.privatebrowsing.forceMediaMemoryCache", true);
defaultPref("app.update.url.details", "https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/browser");
defaultPref("app.update.url.manual", "https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/browser");
defaultPref("network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store", false);
defaultPref("browser.newtab.preload", false);
defaultPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includeDownloads", false);
defaultPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includeVisited", false);
defaultPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.topsites", false);
defaultPref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false);

1.6

target commit:

base librewolf version: 91.x

References:

reasoning on webgl2 from arkenfox's maintainer, basically disabling webgl is enough for those who don't need it. users who want it have one less pref to change.

Removed preferences

defaultPref("dom.targetBlankNoOpener.enabled", true); // default since v79.0
defaultPref("webgl.enable-webgl2", false);
lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.highlights", false); // default

1.5

target commit: 23d1bff4f4

base librewolf version: 91.x

References:

comment from arkenfox's maintainer regarding tls version pref
mozilla update service
extension firewall has been revisited

Removed preferences

lockPref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700); // default 1000, no need to enforce this

Added preferences

defaultPref("app.update.background.scheduling.enabled", false); // Win specific update service
defaultPref("security.tls.version.enable-deprecated", false); // default but helps resetting the preference
// defaultPref("extensions.webextensions.base-content-security-policy.v3", "default-src 'none'; script-src 'none'; object-src 'none';");

Changed preferences

// defaultPref("extensions.webextensions.base-content-security-policy", "default-src 'none'; script-src 'none'; object-src 'none';");

1.4

target commit: 2e21db4c30

base librewolf version: 90.x

Removed preferences

lockPref("security.tls.version.enable-deprecated", false); // default

1.3

target commit: 60e75e30c6

base librewolf version: 90.x

Added preferences

defaultPref("network.http.windows-sso.enabled", false);

Removed preferences

lockPref("browser.cache.offline.storage.enable", false); // pref does not exist anymore as it became default behavior

1.2

target commit: 294724fae3

base librewolf version: 89.x

References:

issue #65 from settings
issue #22 from common

Removed preferences

defaultPref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
defaultPref("media.navigator.enabled", false);

Changed preferences

defaultPref("app.support.baseURL", "https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/settings/-/wikis/support#");

1.1

target commit: cf0a2cc88a

base librewolf version: 89.x

References:

issue #54 from settings
merge request #5 from common

Removed preferences

defaultPref("security.OCSP.require", false); // default value
defaultPref("extensions.update.url", "");
defaultPref("extensions.update.background.url", "");
defaultPref("extensions.getAddons.search.browseURL", "");

Changed preferences

defaultPref("geo.provider.network.url", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%");

Added preferences

lockPref("privacy.override_rfp_for_color_scheme", false);

1.0

target commit: 2b8dc4ac6d

base librewolf version: 89.x

This is the initial release from which we start tagging and versioning settings.

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2.0

Removed preferences

Added preferences

Commented prefs

Changed preferences

Unlocked preferences

1.6

Removed preferences

1.5

Removed preferences

Added preferences

Changed preferences

1.4

Removed preferences

1.3

Added preferences

Removed preferences

1.2

Removed preferences

Changed preferences

1.1

Removed preferences

Changed preferences

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1.0

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