Edit: I figured it out. The problem wasn’t permissions or Firefox itself, but my launcher. I’m using OLauncher, 'cause I rather like it’s text-lookup interface, but as it doesn’t make use of a traditional “home screen” Firefox won’t allow me to create an entry there.

Apparently, it’s a much-desired feature request

I think it may have been renamed to “Install” in previous versions, but neither appear anymore, and I don’t see any permissions denied so I’m assuming that can’t be it.

A screenshot of my Firefox permissions, showing nothing denied

  • Daniel Quinn@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Weirdly, I do have a “special permissions” section in my phone (Fairphone 4, which basically runs stock Android 15), but there’s nothing about adding links to the homescreen in there, just:

    • device admin apps
    • Display over other apps
    • Do not disturb access
    • Media management apps
    • Modify system settings
    • Notification read, reply, and control
    • Change media output
    • Picture-in-picture
    • Premium SMS
    • Unrestricted mobile data
    • Install unknown apps (Firefox has this permission now, still no joy)
    • Alarms and reminders
    • Usage access
    • VR helper services
    • Wi-Fi control
    • Screen turn-on control
    • Full-screen notifications
    • Launch via NFC

    I actually went through all of these, enabling Firefox’s permissions wherever it came up, but still nothing. I’m starting to think that this might be an Android (b)locking rather than a Firefox shortcoming.