Update on Firefox Support for Windows XP and Vista
In approximately March, 2017, Windows XP and Vista users will automatically be moved to the Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR). Firefox is one of the few browsers that continues to … Read more
Update on Multi-Process Firefox
About four months ago, we launched multi-process Firefox to a small group of Firefox 48 users. Shortly after the carefully measured roll-out, we increased to approximately 50% of our user … Read more
What’s Next for Multi-process Firefox
By Asa Dotzler and Brad Lassey Electrolysis is the project name for Mozilla’s efforts to split Firefox into multiple processes to improve responsiveness, stability, and security. The first phase of … Read more
Reducing Adobe Flash Usage in Firefox
Browser plugins, especially Flash, have enabled some of our favorite experiences on the Web, including videos and interactive content. But plugins often introduce stability, performance, and security issues for browsers. … Read more
Update on Firefox support for OS X
Mozilla will end support for Firefox on OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 in August, 2016. At that time, Firefox will continue to function on these platforms but will no … Read more
What’s New in Firefox Beta
Today’s beta release of Firefox features a tool to view the open tabs that are synced across your desktop and mobile instances of Firefox. Updates to Firefox for Android focus … Read more
Firefox is the default browser for Linux users on Ubuntu, new snap format coming soon
At Mozilla, we strive to offer users a great experience based on transparency, choice and trust, and to make Firefox available across many platforms, devices and operating systems. Today, Mozilla … Read more
Mozilla To Test Widevine CDM in Firefox Nightly To Facilitate Video Watching Online
Update, June 7, 2016: Support for Widevine video CDM is now available in the general Firefox browser release. Update, April 27, 2016: Today, we will expand support of Widevine to … Read more
Shipping Some Firefox Features Outside of the Release Cycle
Four years ago, we updated the Firefox release process to the Train Model to move at the speed of the Web. More recently we improved the process further. We are … Read more
Viewing Cached Tabs Offline Ready for Testing in Firefox for Android Beta
We are testing a feature in Firefox for Android Beta that will display some Web pages even when you’re offline. If you’ve recently visited a site and it is still … Read more
Discontinuing Rarely Used Firefox Features
We’re always looking for new ways to improve Firefox. Part of that process sometimes means that we need to remove features that aren’t used very much or support for platforms … Read more
Update on Connected Devices Innovation Process: Four Projects Move Forward
The Internet of Things is changing the world around us, with new use cases, experiences and technologies emerging every day. As we continue to experiment in this space, we wanted … Read more