According to reports, Mozilla is getting ready to add a chatbot that uses artificial intelligence into its Firefox browser. At present, the company is weighing up its options between OpenAI/ChatGPT and Google/Bard, and has not yet made a decision on which technology to choose.
Category: Firefox
Firefox 113 stable significantly improves PiP mode and AV1 support
Mozilla has updated the stable branch of Firefox with version 113. The release is notable for Picture-in-Picture enhancements. Also, AV1 format implementation now supports animations (AVIS). Another interesting change is the improved password generator that now adds special characters by default. And much more.
Firefox 112 allows you to close tabs with middle-click in tab list, adds password reveal, and more
Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, has released two new versions of the browser - Firefox 112 Stable and Firefox 102.10 ESR. These new versions will bring new features, updates, and fixes to enhance the user experience and address security issues.
Firefox will support Windows 7 and 8.1 until 2024 via the ESR channel
Mozilla is about support for Firefox on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 until at least Q3 of 2024. This will ensure that users of these operating systems can continue to benefit from security updates and bug fixes for Firefox, which are essential for maintaining security and functionality.
Firefox 111 is out with email input mask support in Firefox Relay
Firefox 111 stable is out with several improvements. It is a minor release so it doesn’t bring with it drastic changes. On Desktop, you will find input mask support for temporary email addresses in Firefox Relay. On Android, Firefox 111 includes a built-in PDF viewer. There are also plenty of changes for developers. Besides, it includes fixes for 20 vulnerabilities, with 14 of them having high impact.
Firefox 110 is out, here are the changes
Mozilla has updated the stable branches of the Firefox browser with new releases. The Stable channel now hosts Firefox 110, and Firefox ESR is now at version 102.8.0. Firefox 111 has entered beta and will be released on March 14.
Mozilla has silently removed the Bypass Paywalls Clean add-on from AMO
Without a notification in advance, Mozilla has removed the popular Bypass Paywalls Clean extension for Firefox from the addons.mozilla.org (AMO) catalog. As per extension's developer, the removal happened due to a DMCA claim. This makes impossible to restore the add-on in AMO in the future.
Cloudflare: Firefox has 5.9% share on the browser market
According to Cloudflare Radar, Firefox's share rose to 5.9%, showing an increase of 0.1% in the last 7 days and 0.11% in a month. The share of Chrome is 30.3%, Chrome Mobile - 26.7%, Mobile Safari - 11.1%, Chrome Mobile Webview - 6.1%, Edge - 4.7%, Facebook - 3.4%, Safari - 3.4%. These values are much different from Statcounter, which currently shows Firefox's share is declining to 3%.
Firefox 109.0.1 fixes Font Rendering you may have started to hate
Mozilla Firefox has got an update to version 109.0.1. It comes with several fixes for the browser on several platforms, including Windows and Mac. For the Windows version of Firefox, developers have restored pre-Firefox 109 font rendering. The new DirectWrite method introduced in Firefox 109 made fonts look much thicker. Firefox 109.0.1 restores them back to normal.: :
Firefox 109 released with Manifest V3 support, Firefox View improvements, and more
The Mozilla team has released the Firefox 109 web browser, along with a long-term branch update to version 102.7.0. Firefox 110 enters Beta, and is scheduled for release on February 14. Firefox 109 is notable for supporting the third version of the Chrome add-on manifest, a refined look of the Firefox View page, and more. Also, it drops Colorways from themes.
