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New users to Firefox are given a set of tiles, default tiles, as suggestions for sites of interest until they generate their own history tiles based off their browsing experience. The list of default tiles given to new users is built from popular tiles and other tiles Mozilla chooses. | New users to Firefox are given a set of tiles, default tiles, as suggestions for sites of interest until they generate their own history tiles based off their browsing experience. The list of default tiles given to new users is built from popular tiles and other tiles Mozilla chooses. | ||
Firefox periodically downloads a list of tiles to use as default tiles, based on basic information such as the user locale and geographic location (determined by IP address). As the user gains browsing history, the default tiles will be mixed and replaced by History Tiles. | Firefox periodically downloads a list of tiles to use as default tiles, based on basic information such as the user locale and geographic location (determined by IP address). As the user gains browsing history, the default tiles will be mixed and replaced by History Tiles. ''[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=972913 Feature bug and dependent code changes]'' | ||
=== Suggested Tiles === | |||
For users with certain top sites in their new tab page, Firefox may suggest a new tile for users to visit. The suggestion will explain why it's being shown, e.g., "Suggested for wiki.mozilla.org visitors." These suggestions will only be shown a fixed number of times before they're automatically removed. ''[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1120311 Feature bug and dependent code changes]'' | |||
=== Enhanced Tiles === | === Enhanced Tiles === | ||
For users with existing tiles (history tiles) in their new tab page, Firefox may substitute a better image for the screenshot generated by default. The enhanced tile would not be displayed to a user unless that website would already have appeared on their new tab page, based on their browsing history. The improved image is supplied by the site or partner and can include a logo plus a rollover image. | For users with existing tiles (history tiles) in their new tab page, Firefox may substitute a better image for the screenshot generated by default. The enhanced tile would not be displayed to a user unless that website would already have appeared on their new tab page, based on their browsing history. The improved image is supplied by the site or partner and can include a logo plus a rollover image. ''[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1030832 Feature bug and dependent code changes]'' | ||
=== How to control Tiles? === | === How to control Tiles? === | ||