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Half my add-on extensions have become inactive, and I can't activate them again.

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About half my add-on extentions have becom disabled, and the "enable" option is greyed out and no longer works to enable my addons. I can add new extentions. But I can't re-enable my old ones.

Any help would be appreciated!

About half my add-on extentions have becom disabled, and the "enable" option is greyed out and no longer works to enable my addons. I can add new extentions. But I can't re-enable my old ones. Any help would be appreciated!

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Is your question about Firefox for Android, or Desktop Firefox?

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I'm using Firefox for Android Beta 57.0.

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As of Firefox 57 (Desktop version) only webextensions will be supported. I'm not exactly sure, but I believe legacy extensions won't be disabled in Firefox for Android, as long as they are still compatible, Most likely your disabled extensions aren't compatible anymore. https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/09/28/webextensions-in-firefox-57/

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I'm using the Android version of Firefox Beta, But it appears that several of the extentions that make FF much easier to use became incompatible when Firefox was "upgraded."

I can no longer use Noscript, Restart, HTTPS Everywhere, Last Pass, Toggle Javascript, etc., etc., so it's a downgrade from my perspective!

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You should check with the extension authors if/when their extension will be available as a webextension. E.g. for NoScript that should be the case by the time FF57 is released. By using a beta, you should be aware that things can break. If you don't like that, use the release version.

Also see https://arewewebextensionsyet.com/

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Firefox for Android just updated to 57. Totally different look and, not only do most of my add-ons not work, I can't even find them when I search the add-ons site. The two I miss most are phony and quit now. I hate not having them and I hate the new look. As far as I'm concerned, this is the worst update in a long time.