Mozilla simply launched the newest Firefox replace (model 129.0) for Home windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. This replace comes with quite a few fixes to safety vulnerabilities, an enhanced Reader View, and revised dealing with of DNS entries. There are additionally safety updates for the 2 ESR (Prolonged Assist Launch) variations of Firefox.

Within the safety report for Firefox 129, Mozilla lists 14 eradicated safety vulnerabilities, which 11 of them categorized as excessive threat. So far as we all know, not one of the safety vulnerabilities have but been exploited in real-world assaults.

For those who haven’t up to date but, you may go to Assist > About Firefox to provoke an replace examine. Or you may obtain the Firefox replace manually and set up it your self.

What’s new in Firefox 129?

Firefox now assumes by default that you simply wish to entry web sites utilizing the encrypted HTTPS protocol when URLs are entered and not using a specified protocol. If an internet site doesn’t assist HTTPS, solely then will Firefox try and entry utilizing unencrypted HTTP.

As well as, DNS over HTTPS (DoH) not needs to be activated for Firefox to resolve HTTPS DNS entries with the DNS resolver in Home windows 11 and Linux (in addition to Android 10 or later).

After which you’ve got Reader View, a long-existing characteristic in Firefox that allows you to learn the textual content on a webpage with all distracting parts eliminated (e.g., ads). Reader View is now customizable with new management parts, corresponding to font varieties, font weights, content material width, line spacing, and extra. You too can choose a colour scheme or design one your self.

For those who hover your cursor over a background tab, Firefox presently solely shows the title of the web page in a tooltip. Over the subsequent few days, Mozilla will regularly roll out a brand new preview perform that exhibits a minimized screenshot of the tab’s web page.

For a full rundown, see Mozilla’s Firefox 129 launch notes.

What about Firefox ESR?

Mozilla will proceed to take care of two ESR (Prolonged Assist Launch) variations—no less than till the subsequent replace, which ought to drop someday close to the start or center of September.

ESR 115 obtained 9 safety vulnerabilities patched on this replace. The top of Firefox ESR 115 will spell the official finish of assist for each Home windows 7 and eight. Nevertheless, as of proper now, there hasn’t been any phrase as to the precise date of ESR 115’s deprecation past “September 2024.”

As for ESR 128, Mozilla patched 12 safety vulnerabilities. These are largely the identical vulnerabilities that had been simply mounted in Firefox 129.

What about Firefox for Android?

In Firefox for Android 129, the identical vulnerabilities have been mounted as within the desktop model. The advance to resolving HTTPS DNS entries, as described above, can also be out there for Android 10 and later. You possibly can obtain further languages for offline translations.

As of now, Mozilla plans to launch Firefox 130, Firefox ESR 128.2, and Firefox ESR 115.15 on September 3, 2024.

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