Yes, I updated. After doing so it told me about this feature. No, I also cannot see the tab group creation when right clicking. FF 138.0, Sequoia
Along the same line, the Firefox Labs section of Settings requires the same settings to be enabled. When I enabled it under about:config then opened the settings, the label would briefly appear then disappear. When I went back to about:config, I found the setting was reset to disabled. Again, I can understand why Mozilla would do that.
Yet understanding why is not the same as accepting why. If they want to promote themselves as an open and privacy preserving web browser, they should accept there are some compromises to be made when it comes down to letting users experiment and collecting telemetry.
> All users should expect to see the feature by May 6, 2025. [1]
FWIW, I checked about:config. There's some options in here that seem highly relevant
browser.tabs.groups.enabled false
browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled false
browser.tabs.groups.smart.optin false
browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled true
Changing `browser.tabs.groups.enabled` to `true` enables the feature. Though note that it can still be difficult to align them right such that they group. Presumably `browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled` is the AI feature mentioned in the article. But I have no idea what `browser.tabs.groups.smart.optin` and `browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled` are.