How to Fix Firefox Awaiting Location Permission Popup in Windows

Firefox version 150 introduced several improvements and bug fixes, but some users are experiencing a persistent issue: an "Awaiting Location Permission" popup that appears repeatedly on screen, even when location permissions are disabled. If you're encountering this problem, this guide lets you know how to resolve it.

The reason for the 'Awaiting Location Permission, Grant Firefox location permission in system settings' issue is that Firefox now requires Windows location settings to be enabled before websites can access your location. Fortunately, I have found a secret flag in the Firefox browser that disables this. It works on both Windows 11 and Windows 10.

How to Disable  'Awaiting Location Permission’ Popup in Firefox

In Firefox browser (after updating to v150), users getting a popup that appears something like this:

“Awaiting Location Permission
Grant Firefox location permission in system settings.
Cancel”

If you are getting this popup error after updating Firefox browser to 150+, then you can use the below two methods to disable it in Windows 11/10. You can either use a secret Firefox experimental flag or uBlock Origin add-on to fix this issue.

Steps to Fix Firefox "Awaiting Location Permission" Popup in Windows

You can disable Firefox's Windows location tracking on Windows 10/11 using secret flags, despite the latest update enabling it by default.

1. Open the Firefox browser and type about:config in the address bar, then press Enter.

2. Click "Accept the Risk and Continue" to bypass the warning.

 3. Search for geo.prompt.open_system_prefs and set its value to False.

4. Search for geo.provider.ms-windows-location and set its value to False.

 5. Restart your browser. The "Awaiting Location Permission" issue will be resolved immediately.

If Mozilla removes these flags in future updates, there's an alternative method to disable geolocation tracking. This approach requires the uBlock Origin add-on for Firefox.

To use this method, open uBlock Origin's filter settings and add the following filter rule:
google.com##+js(aopr, navigator.geolocation)

Once you've added this filter, the setting will take effect immediately, preventing Google from accessing your browser's geolocation data.

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