- Firefox’s built-in VPN now lets users choose their preferred server location
- The feature is being rolled out to users in the US, UK, France, Germany, Canada
- Firefox 151 also adds private session reset, stronger protection and more
The latest Firefox update, 151, has added a much-requested feature to its VPN: the ability to choose your preferred server location.
Mozilla launched the free Firefox VPN just two months ago, but already more than a million people have signed up to try it out. However, even for a free service, not having a location selector was a major limitation, so this feature brings the experience closer in line with the best VPN services.
The main difference is that you can now use the VPN to browse region-specific content instead of just using it for privacy. This includes streaming, but it’s worth noting that the 50GB monthly limit will be used up fairly quickly through this kind of heavy usage.
What’s changed in Firefox’s built-in VPN
Firefox’s VPN is built right into the browser, and focuses primarily on the basics of encrypting your browser traffic and masking your IP address.
With the new update, VPN now includes a location menu that lists each of the countries where Mozilla has launched VPN support. For now it is the US, UK, France, Germany and Canada. If you leave the setting at ‘Recommended’, Firefox will choose the location with the best connection (just like it was before the update).
Mozilla has confirmed that more countries are planned for future releases, and the rollout is being staged, so not everyone will see the option right away.
To try it out, open Firefox 151, go into the VPN controls in the browser and look for the new country selector. From there, choose one of the supported regions or stick with the recommended setting.
What’s new in Firefox 151
The VPN upgrade is the headline change, but Mozilla Firefox 151 comes with a handful of other useful additions worth knowing about.
A new one Clear private session button, shaped like a small flame and hidden next to the address bar in private browsing windows, lets you delete cookies, history, logins and other session data with a single click without closing the window.
Improved tracking protection has also been strengthened. Firefox says its updated fingerprint defense reduces the number of users who can be uniquely identified by common tracking techniques by about 14% on average and by about 49% on macOS.
The update also brings AI control tab for mobileboth on iOS and Android. While availability depends on users’ location, these include features like translations, voice search, and the company’s flagship Shake to Summarize, which was named by TIME as one of the best inventions of 2025.
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