14 DAY TRIAL // As part of the third development release of the GNOME 3.24 desktop environment, versioned 3.23.3, the team responsible for the open-source Epiphany web browser just released a new unstable build.
Yes, we're talking about Epiphany 3.23.3, which seems to be a major milestone implementing lots of bug fixes and general improvements. First off, it appears that this build disables the experimental Firefox Sync and HTTPS Everywhere functionalities by default, but they'll most certainly make a comeback before the final release hits the streets.
The list of changes continues with the re-implementation of the ability to import and export bookmarks, better handling of key events, better error handling for Firefox Sync, the ability to warn users about insecure password forms, removal of the progress bar, and support for detecting new password forms after loading a web page.
New Bookmarks button is now hidden in Application mode
Other noteworthy improvements implemented in the Epiphany 3.23.3 development release include the ability to expose homepage settings and display the Home button when enabled, hiding of the new Bookmarks button in Application mode, as well as of the Lock icon when visiting the about:blank page.
It also looks like the Epiphany web extension has been updated to no longer run in Firefox Sync login view, HTTPS Everywhere and AdBlock features are again handled in the web process, there's a patch for a redirect loop caused by HTTPS Everywhere, and the recently introduced "homepage-loads-in-new-tabs" setting was removed.
There are many other small fixes in Epiphany 3.23.3, and if you want to get an early taste you can download the source archive right now from our website and compile it for your favorite GNU/Linux distribution. Make sure you study the full changelog below for all the technical details about the new fixes and improvements.