14 DAY TRIAL // Mozilla has just released a new stable version of Firefox browser on all supported desktop platforms, namely Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Firefox 96 is therefore available for download right now, and given this is a full new version in the stable channel, it obviously comes with some very important changes.
First and foremost, Mozilla says Firefox 96 comes with significantly reduced main-thread, so overall, the browser should now come with lowered resource usage.
At the same time, Mozilla says it has also refined the existing noise-suppression feature while also adding new security features to protect users against CSRF attacks.
“We’ve made significant improvements in noise-suppression and auto-gain-control as well as slight improvements in echo-cancellation to provide you with a better overall experience,” the company explained. “Firefox will now enforce the Cookie Policy: Same-Site=lax by default which helps defend against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks.”
Security fixes also included
Needless to say, the new version of Firefox also comes with several important bug fixes, including for macOS users who were trying to manage their emails in a Gmail account. Mozilla has resolved a glitch that caused command-clicking links in Gmail to no longer open in a new tab, but this behavior has now been resolved with the new version.
Mozilla says macOS users should also be aware that a video feature has been disabled in the current version, though the whole thing is happening only temporarily until the company manages to address a series of glitches on Apple’s platform.
“Detached video in fullscreen on macOS has been temporarily disabled to avoid some issues with corruption, brightness changes, missing subtitles and high CPU usage,” the company explains.
Of course, there are also several security fixes in this new Firefox update, and users are recommended to install it as soon as possible regardless of the platform they’re currently running.