14 DAY TRIAL // Mozilla has released a new major update for Firefox browser, bringing the app to version 104 on all desktop platforms where it is available.
Firefox 104 therefore comes with lots of improvements, including support for subtitles when watching Disney+ in the Picture-in-Picture mode.
Furthermore, the profiler now provides power usage information per each website on Apple M1 devices and Windows 11 computers.
Mozilla says it has also included improvements for scrolling, as well as a new approach that reduces the footprint on system performance when the browser is minimized.
“Firefox now supports both the scroll-snap-stop property as well as re-snapping. You can use the scroll-snap-stop property's always and normal values to specify whether or not to pass the snap points, even when scrolling fast. Re-snapping tries to keep the last snap position after any content/layout changes. The Firefox UI itself will now be throttled for performance and battery usage when minimized or occluded, in the same way background tabs are,” Mozilla explains.
More fixes in the latest update
In addition, the company says Firefox 104 comes with several important fixes, in addition to the typical security patches that are part of the browser:
- Highlight color is preserved correctly after typing Enter in the mail composer of Yahoo Mail and Outlook.
- After bypassing the https only error page navigating back would take you to the error page that was previously dismissed. Back now takes you to the previous site that was visited.
- Paste unformatted shortcut (shift+ctrl/cmd+v) now works in plain text contexts, such as input and text area.
As usual, our Windows team has been super-quick to update the Firefox download links, so you can find the new installers on the page mentioned. Needless to say, existing Firefox users can also turn to the built-in Firefox update engine and therefore get the latest version without the manual installation.