14 DAY TRIAL // A new version of Firefox is now available for download, as Mozilla has just shipped the very first revision to build 109.
Firefox 109.0.1 is, therefore, a rather minor release, and this isn’t necessarily a surprise. The company typically comes up with additional polishing and bug fixes a few days after rolling out major browser updates.
And this is the role of this new build as well, as Mozilla explains in the changelog that it included improvements for Windows font smoothing and performance improvements when loading pages that contain a large number of emoji.
Here’s the full changelog, as shared by Mozilla:
- Reverted changes to Windows font smoothing which caused poor rendering on some configurations (bug 1803154)
- Fixed jank when loading pages containing a large number of emoji characters (bug 1809081)
- Fixed an issue causing authentication prompts to not appear when loading pages in some enterprise environments (bug 1809151)
- Fixed inconsistent sizing of event listener checkboxes inside the Inspector developer tool (bug 1811760)
If you haven’t updated to Firefox 109 you really should, as this version comes with lots of improvements, including Arbitrary Code Guard exploit protection that is now enabled in the media utility processes. Furthermore, Firefox 109 also comes with MV3 support enabled by default and accessibility improvements.
“Manifest Version 3 (MV3) extension support is now enabled by default (MV2 remains enabled/supported). This major update also ushers an exciting user interface change in the form of the new extensions button. The native HTML date picker for date and datetime inputs can now be used with a keyboard alone, improving its accessibility for screen reader users. Users with limited mobility can also now use common keyboard shortcuts to navigate the calendar grid and month selection spinners,” Mozilla said.
The new Firefox version is available for download on all supported desktop platforms today.