Firefox 59.0.3

was codenamed Phoenix
over fifteen years ago
still a great browser

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Firefox Release

April 30, 2018

fixed

  • Fix for compatibility with Windows 10 April 2018 update (Bug 1452619)

59.0.2

Firefox Release

March 26, 2018

fixed

  • Invalid page rendering with hardware acceleration enabled (Bug 1435472)

  • Windows 7 users with touch screens or certain 3rd party desktop applications which interact with Firefox through accessibility services may experience random browser crashes. Known 3rd party applications with issues: StickyPassword, Windows 7 touch screen. (Bug 1424505)

  • Browser keyboard shortcuts (eg copy Ctrl+C) don't work on sites that use those keys with resistFingerprinting enabled (Bug 1433592)

  • High CPU / memory churn caused by third-party software on some computers (Bug 1446280)

  • Users who have configured an "automatic proxy configuration URL" and want to reload their proxy settings from the URL will find the Reload button disabled in the Connection Settings dialog when they select Preferences/Options > Network Proxy > Settings... (Bug 1445991)

  • URL fragment identifiers break Service Worker responses (Bug 1443850)

  • Users trying to cancel a print around the time it completes will continue to get intermittent crashes (Bug 1441598)

  • Broken getUserMedia (audio) on DragonFly, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD. Video chat apps either wouldn't work or be always muted (Bug 1444074)

  • Various security fixes

59.0.1

Firefox Release

March 16, 2018

fixed

59.0

Firefox Release

March 13, 2018

If you’re a regular reader of Firefox release notes (and thank you if you are!) you’re probably aware of just how much we’ve invested in the performance of Firefox Quantum. We launched an entirely new engine in November, made significant improvements to graphics rendering in January, and are continuing to post performance gains and add features with this release. On Firefox for desktop, we’ve improved page load times, added tools to annotate and crop your Firefox Screenshots, and made it easier to arrange your Top Sites on the Firefox Home page. On Firefox for Android, we’ve added support for sites that stream video using the HLS protocol. 

As always, this is made possible by Mozillians around the world, including the new Mozillians who contributed to this release of Firefox.

new

  • Performance enhancements:
    - Faster load times for content on the Firefox Home page
    - Faster page load times by loading either from the networked cache or the cache on the user’s hard drive (Race Cache With Network)
    - Improved graphics rendering using Off-Main-Thread Painting (OMTP) for Mac users (OMTP for Windows was released in Firefox 58)

  • Drag-and-drop to rearrange Top Sites on the Firefox Home page, and customize new windows and tabs in other ways

  • Added features for Firefox Screenshots:
    - Basic annotation lets the user draw on and highlight saved screenshots
    - Recropping to change the viewable area of saved screenshots

  • Enhanced WebExtensions API including better support for decentralized protocols and the ability to dynamically register content scripts

  • Improved Real-Time Communications (RTC) capabilities.
    - Implemented RTP Transceiver to give pages more fine grained control over calls
    - Implemented features to support large scale conferences

  • Added support for W3C specs for pointer events and improved platform integration with added device support for mouse, pen, and touch screen pointer input

  • Added the Ecosia search engine as an option for German Firefox

  • Added the Qwant search engine as an option for French Firefox

  • Added settings in about:preferences to stop websites from asking to send notifications or access your device’s camera, microphone, and location, while still allowing trusted websites to use these features

fixed

changed

  • Firefox Private Browsing Mode will remove path information from referrers to prevent cross-site tracking

unresolved

 

R.W. Sanders