diff --git a/components/browser/session-storage/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/session/storage/SessionStorage.kt b/components/browser/session-storage/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/session/storage/SessionStorage.kt
index 1649e0084cf..38e765e0e7a 100644
--- a/components/browser/session-storage/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/session/storage/SessionStorage.kt
+++ b/components/browser/session-storage/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/session/storage/SessionStorage.kt
@@ -70,13 +70,18 @@ class SessionStorage(
             return true
         }
 
-        val stateToPersist = if (state.selectedTabId != null && state.selectedTab == null) {
+        // "about:crashparent" is meant for testing purposes only.  If saved/restored then it will
+        // continue to crash the app until data is cleared.  Therefore, we are filtering it out.
+        val updatedTabList = state.tabs.filterNot { it.content.url == "about:crashparent" }
+        val updatedState = state.copy(tabs = updatedTabList)
+
+        val stateToPersist = if (updatedState.selectedTabId != null && updatedState.selectedTab == null) {
             // Needs investigation to figure out and prevent cause:
             // https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/issues/8417
             logger.error("Selected tab ID set, but tab with matching ID not found. Clearing selection.")
-            state.copy(selectedTabId = null)
+            updatedState.copy(selectedTabId = null)
         } else {
-            state
+            updatedState
         }
 
         return synchronized(sessionFileLock) {
diff --git a/components/browser/session-storage/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/session/storage/SessionStorageTest.kt b/components/browser/session-storage/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/session/storage/SessionStorageTest.kt
index e4eddabf574..9fbf9d9c5f9 100644
--- a/components/browser/session-storage/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/session/storage/SessionStorageTest.kt
+++ b/components/browser/session-storage/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/session/storage/SessionStorageTest.kt
@@ -357,6 +357,34 @@ class SessionStorageTest {
         // the first one if all tabs have the same last access value.
         assertEquals("mozilla", browsingSession.selectedTabId)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `WHEN saving state with crash parent tab THEN don't save tab`() {
+        val state = BrowserState(
+            tabs = listOf(
+                createTab(url = "about:crashparent", id = "crash"),
+                createTab(url = "https://getpocket.com", id = "pocket")
+            ),
+            selectedTabId = "crash"
+        )
+
+        val engine = FakeEngine()
+
+        val storage = SessionStorage(testContext, engine)
+        val persisted = storage.save(state)
+        assertTrue(persisted)
+
+        // Read it back
+        val browsingSession = storage.restore()
+        assertNotNull(browsingSession!!)
+
+        assertEquals(1, browsingSession.tabs.size)
+        assertEquals("https://getpocket.com", browsingSession.tabs[0].state.url)
+
+        // Selected tab doesn't exist so we take to most recently accessed one, or
+        // the first one if all tabs have the same last access value.
+        assertEquals("pocket", browsingSession.selectedTabId)
+    }
 }
 
 internal fun TabSessionState.assertSameAs(tab: RecoverableTab) {
diff --git a/components/feature/search/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/components/feature/search/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index eac0d4df6cf..e2ccfb4ee0a 100644
--- a/components/feature/search/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/components/feature/search/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 <!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
    - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
    - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-    package="mozilla.components.feature.search">
-
-    <uses-permission
-        android:name="android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES"
-        tools:ignore="QueryAllPackagesPermission" />
-</manifest>
+<manifest package="mozilla.components.feature.search" />
diff --git a/components/feature/search/src/main/java/mozilla/components/feature/search/widget/AppSearchWidgetProvider.kt b/components/feature/search/src/main/java/mozilla/components/feature/search/widget/AppSearchWidgetProvider.kt
index 0e518df259a..b0a3be263a2 100644
--- a/components/feature/search/src/main/java/mozilla/components/feature/search/widget/AppSearchWidgetProvider.kt
+++ b/components/feature/search/src/main/java/mozilla/components/feature/search/widget/AppSearchWidgetProvider.kt
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import mozilla.components.feature.search.widget.BaseVoiceSearchActivity.Companio
 import mozilla.components.support.utils.PendingIntentUtils
 
 /**
- * It contains all the Gui and behaviour for AppWidgetProvider.
- * Needs to be extended in client app.
+ * An abstract [AppWidgetProvider] that implements core behaviour needed to support a Search Widget
+ * on the launcher.
  */
 abstract class AppSearchWidgetProvider : AppWidgetProvider() {
 
diff --git a/components/feature/search/src/main/java/mozilla/components/feature/search/widget/BaseVoiceSearchActivity.kt b/components/feature/search/src/main/java/mozilla/components/feature/search/widget/BaseVoiceSearchActivity.kt
index 5701180243d..077b38e49ea 100644
--- a/components/feature/search/src/main/java/mozilla/components/feature/search/widget/BaseVoiceSearchActivity.kt
+++ b/components/feature/search/src/main/java/mozilla/components/feature/search/widget/BaseVoiceSearchActivity.kt
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 package mozilla.components.feature.search.widget
 
 import android.app.Activity
+import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.speech.RecognizerIntent
+import android.util.Log
 import androidx.activity.result.ActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.ActivityResultLauncher
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
@@ -26,8 +28,7 @@ abstract class BaseVoiceSearchActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
      */
     private var previousIntent: Intent? = null
 
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    private var activityResultLauncher: ActivityResultLauncher<Intent>? = null
+    private var activityResultLauncher: ActivityResultLauncher<Intent> = getActivityResultLauncher()
 
     override fun onSaveInstanceState(outState: Bundle) {
         super.onSaveInstanceState(outState)
@@ -36,12 +37,6 @@ abstract class BaseVoiceSearchActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
-        activityResultLauncher = getActivityResultLauncher()
-        if (Intent(RecognizerIntent.ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH).resolveActivity(packageManager) == null) {
-            finish()
-            return
-        }
-
         // Retrieve the previous intent from the saved state
         previousIntent = savedInstanceState?.get(PREVIOUS_INTENT) as Intent?
         if (previousIntent.isForSpeechProcessing()) {
@@ -111,7 +106,12 @@ abstract class BaseVoiceSearchActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             )
         }
         onSpeechRecognitionStarted()
-        activityResultLauncher?.launch(intentSpeech)
+        try {
+            activityResultLauncher.launch(intentSpeech)
+        } catch (e: ActivityNotFoundException) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "ActivityNotFoundException " + e.message.toString())
+            finish()
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -128,5 +128,6 @@ abstract class BaseVoiceSearchActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
          * In [BaseVoiceSearchActivity] activity, used to store if the speech processing should start.
          */
         const val SPEECH_PROCESSING = "speech_processing"
+        const val TAG = "BaseVoiceSearchActivity"
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/lib/crash/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml b/components/lib/crash/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
index 99b5534cf2b..87ebf25320a 100644
--- a/components/lib/crash/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
+++ b/components/lib/crash/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
     <!-- Label of notification showing that the crash report service is running. %1$s will be replaced with the name of the organization (e.g. Mozilla). -->
     <string name="mozac_lib_send_crash_report_in_progress">Envoi du rapport de plantage à %1$s</string>
 
+    <!-- Label of notification showing that the crash handling service is gathering the crash data. -->
+    <string name="mozac_lib_gathering_crash_data_in_progress">Collecte des données de plantage</string>
+
     <!-- Label of notification showing that the telemetry service is gathering the crash data. -->
     <string name="mozac_lib_gathering_crash_telemetry_in_progress">Collecte des données de télémétrie du plantage</string>
 
diff --git a/components/lib/crash/src/main/res/values-sl/strings.xml b/components/lib/crash/src/main/res/values-sl/strings.xml
index abc8a5fc324..a0a020d1c41 100644
--- a/components/lib/crash/src/main/res/values-sl/strings.xml
+++ b/components/lib/crash/src/main/res/values-sl/strings.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     <!-- Label of notification showing that the crash report service is running. %1$s will be replaced with the name of the organization (e.g. Mozilla). -->
     <string name="mozac_lib_send_crash_report_in_progress">Pošiljanje poročila o sesutju organizaciji %1$s</string>
 
+    <!-- Label of notification showing that the crash handling service is gathering the crash data. -->
+    <string name="mozac_lib_gathering_crash_data_in_progress">Zbiranje podatkov o sesutju</string>
+
     <!-- Label of notification showing that the telemetry service is gathering the crash data. -->
     <string name="mozac_lib_gathering_crash_telemetry_in_progress">Zbiranje telemetričnih podatkov o sesutju</string>
 
diff --git a/components/tooling/nimbus-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/mozilla/components/tooling/nimbus/NimbusGradlePlugin.groovy b/components/tooling/nimbus-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/mozilla/components/tooling/nimbus/NimbusGradlePlugin.groovy
index dbe0d81e300..d43002e7ad3 100644
--- a/components/tooling/nimbus-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/mozilla/components/tooling/nimbus/NimbusGradlePlugin.groovy
+++ b/components/tooling/nimbus-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/mozilla/components/tooling/nimbus/NimbusGradlePlugin.groovy
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class NimbusPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         // a) this plugin is going to live in the AS repo (eventually)
         // See https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/issues/11422 for tying this
         // to a version that is specified in buildSrc/src/main/java/Dependencies.kt
-        return "93.5.0"
+        return "93.6.0"
     }
 
     // Try one or more hosts to download the given file.