View articles recommended by Pocket on your Firefox New Tab and homepage

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You can view articles and topics recommended by Pocket on your Firefox for desktop homepage and New Tab page. Pocket is a free service that makes it easy to discover great content that’s personalized to your interests.

Recommended by Pocket storiesPocket Thought-provoking stories on the Firefox New Tab page is a feature currently available in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany, Italy, France and Spain. We're working to bring it to other countries.

To turn Pocket recommendations on or off

  1. Click the cogwheel Fx89Personalize-GearIcon icon in the upper right of your homepage or New Tab page.
  2. Click the switch next to Recommended by PocketRecommended stories to turn it on or off.

What if I can’t see the option to turn Pocket recommendation on?

Warning: These instructions are for experienced Firefox users. Changing settings in the Configuration Editor (about:config) can have serious effects on your browser’s stability, security and performance.
Only proceed if you are comfortable with advanced settings and understand the potential impacts.

  1. Type about:config in the address bar and press EnterReturn.
    A warning page may appear. Click Accept the Risk and Continue to go to the about:config page.
  2. Search for the browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.system.topstories preference.
  3. Click the Toggle Fx71aboutconfig-ToggleButton button next to this preference to change its value to true.

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