Disable Pocket Integration in Firefox to Save Memory
Firefox is a great browser and Pocket is a great tool for saving articles for later reading, but if Pocket’s integration with Firefox (currently in beta and Nightly versions) doesn’t impress you, here’s how to disable it and keep it from eating your precious memory.
Unfortunately, this process is not as easy as uninstalling an extension or checking a box in settings. To turn off Pocket integration (or just use an actual addon, whichever you prefer), you need to dive into our old friend, about: config. Here’s how:
- Enter about: config in the address bar of your browser and then press the enter key.
- Please confirm that you will be careful if prompted.
- Search for browser.pocket.enabled.
- Double-click a setting to toggle its state from true to false.
Of course, if you’re using Pocket and looking forward to integrating it with Firefox, you can skip it all and enjoy it – this feature is now available in beta and nightly releases, and will be available in the next major Firefox. release. However, if you want this option to be enabled by default, or if you prefer to save RAM for other purposes, it’s not that hard to disable it.