Available Firefox 81.
- In Linux, issues with DMABuf and hardware video playback acceleration have been fixed, while in macOShardware acceleration for VP9 video format has been improved. On devices with Adreno 5xx GPUs (except 505 and 506) implemented multimedia keys included WebRender.
- Support for (hardware playback control buttons on keyboards and headsets). It works , even when the browser window is not in focus or the session is locked.For users in the USA and Canada, it includes
- saving and autofilling forms containing credit card information (users from other countries can enable this using the settings dom.payments.defaults.saveCreditCard and extensions.formautofill.creditCards, and for synchronization — services.sync.engine.creditcards). Some textures, shadows, gradients, and animations have been removed from the PDF viewer interface. The button sizes have been increased.
- The new interface better matches the browser interface. Support for AcroForm (form filling will be included later, activated via the setting pdfjs.renderInteractiveForms) has been added. A new preset theme has been added —
- Alpenglow In the settings interface, it has been added.
- that one of the installed add-ons manages the saving of credentials. the warning A suggestion to try out
- Mozilla VPN has been added to the page that opens when starting a private session. Firefox users from Austria, Belgium, and Switzerland using the German locale will receive recommendations from Pocket on the new tab page..
- The number of privacy and security settings that are subject to synchronization has been expanded.
- Files with .xml, .svg, and .webp extensions will open directly in the browser when opened from the download manager.
- After importing bookmarks from other browsers, the bookmarks bar will be automatically displayed.
- Installed language packs now update simultaneously with the browser (otherwise, users used to receive the default language interface after updating the browser).
- HTML5 multimedia controls are now more accessible to people with disabilities:
- Controls remain accessible to screen readers, even if they are temporarily hidden.
- Values for elapsed time and total time are available for screen readers.
- Various unlabeled elements have now received labels.
- Screen readers no longer report progress without explicit user request.
- Screen readers no longer report progress without an explicit request from the user.
- The link to Firefox Send has been removed from the account menu (this service was closed).
- Uploading files from isolated frames is prohibited. To allow it, you should set the attribute sandbox to allow-downloads or allow-downloads-without-user-activation.
- HTML: support for the non-standard attribute mozallowfullscreen for <iframe>has been removed. Instead, use allow="fullscreen."
- CSS:
- Support for the non-standard ::-moz-focus-outer pseudo-element.
- overflow:-moz-hidden-unscrollable has been renamed to overflow:clip.
- HTTP: headers inline will be ignored if the attribute can now include file names with spaces without being enclosed in quotes.
- Notification
- File Constructor no longer replaces slashes in file names with colons.
- Worker and SharedWorker no longer executes JavaScript scripts with incorrect MIME types.
- Developer tools:
- TypeScript files are now correctly identified in the debugger and marked with appropriate icons, making it easier to find these files in the list.
- JSON HTTP responses with XSSI prevention characters are parsed correctly, and the JSON data is presented in a tree interface. Added the ability to pause
- the first script operation (when developers want to debug side effects caused by script execution or timers). Improved
- color perception disorder simulation. The simulation of protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia dichromacy has been removed. Added simulation of achromatopsia.The history of the invention of the flash drive in faces and entertaining facts. Release of Puppy Linux 9.5, a distribution for outdated computers..
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