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2024.02.18.1

**Phoenix now officially supports Flatpaks! 🎉**. Simply install `phoenix-flatpak` rather than `phoenix` or `phoenix-arch` from your package manager. If you prefer, you can also just run the [installation script](https://phoenix.celenity.dev#install) - where Flatpaks have now also been added as an option after selecting your distribution.

The only caveat is that your Firefox Flatpak **must** be installed on the **system** level. We unfortunately don't yet support **user** Flatpaks, but we're hoping to in the near future.

Additionally, Phoenix for **macOS** has significantly improved - most notably: **you are now no longer required to give your Terminal the `App Management` permission to receive updates!**, resulting in a significant security improvement for your system.

**NOTE:** To continue receiving updates, macOS users **must** run the migration script with the command below, depending on your location of Firefox:

**System**:
```sh
bash -c "$(wget -O- https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix/raw/branch/pages/macos/migration/system.sh 2>/dev/null)"
```

**User**:
```sh
bash -c "$(wget -O- https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix/raw/branch/pages/macos/migration/user.sh 2>/dev/null)"
```

After running the migration script, macOS users must **also** run the new installation script:

```sh
bash -c "$(wget -O- https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix/raw/branch/pages/installer_scripts/macos_install.sh 2>/dev/null)"
```

Apologies for any inconvenience caused here... but I hope this major security improvement and step forward for Phoenix will make up for it. ;)
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* Disabled [automatic updates for OpenSearch engines](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/XML/Guides/OpenSearch#supporting_automatic_updates_for_opensearch_plugins) by default due to security & privacy concerns - `browser.search.update` -> `false`

* Disabled timezone spoofing *(`-JSDateTimeUTC`)* for `chipotle.com` to fix order confirmation/estimated arrival times by default

* **DESKTOP**: Specified `type` for preferences configured in policies to ensure that they are always set correctly...

* **DESKTOP**: Specified specific add-on IDs in links for extensions installed from the AMO in our recommendations and policies - *(Credit to [Brace](https://codeberg.org/divested/brace/commit/a3122affe756a610c737071342f5ad550ea0acfc))*

* **SPECIALIZED CONFIGS**: Disabled geolocation, narrator, and tab groups by default - `browser.tabs.groups.enabled`, `geo.provider.use_corelocation`, `geo.provider.use_geoclue`, & `narrate.enabled` -> `false`, `geo.provider.network.url` -> ` `

* Removed various *(mostly regional)* search engines with questionable privacy practices for ESR/Thunderbird *([Dove](https://dove.celenity.dev)* - https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix/commit/fdb894425fc4ac5dcfd0fa284fe289ecd1980266

* Organized and cleaned up more preferences...

* Other minor tweaks, fixes, & adjustments
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Codeberg: See [here](https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix/compare/2025.02.14.1...2024.02.18.1) for more details.

GitLab: See [here](https://gitlab.com/celenity/Phoenix/-/compare/2025.02.14.1...2024.02.18.1) for more details.

GitHub: See [here](https://github.com/celenityy/Phoenix/compare/2025.02.14.1...2024.02.18.1) for more details.
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:)