14 DAY TRIAL // A new version of Mozilla Thunderbird has just received the go-ahead, with users now allowed to get it as a direct download.
In other words, Thunderbird version 102.1.1 isn’t available as an upgrade from version 91 or earlier, but the dev team is already working on making the update available via the built-in auto-update engine.
The changelog comes with lots of fixes, and the most notable change is that the OpenPGP Key Manager will now clear the selected keys after a deletion is performed.
So many fixes
But when it comes to the fixes that are bundled with this new Thunderbird update, there’s a lot you’re going to find in version 102.1.1.
For example, the dev team says it managed to fix the issues that made Thunderbird unusable on macOS, while also addressing the excessive CPU usage when opening the Settings page.
There are lots of goodies for the integrated OpenPGP support as well, as it follows:
- OpenPGP public key was not automatically attached after enabling encryption from reminder and default setting is "Do not encrypt"
- Importing OpenPGP keys stored in binary format failed
- Exporting an OpenPGP public key from Account Settings failed
- Saving encrypted OpenPGP attachments created corrupt files
- Receiving many OpenPGP keys in a single email caused Thunderbird to hang
Worth knowing, however, is that the new version of Thunderbird also comes with three known issues, including the custom fields that are missing from the address book.
The following known issues have been included in the changelog:
- "Get Map" feature missing from address book for physical addresses
- Custom fields missing from address book
- No dedicated "Department" field in address book
Thunderbird 102.1.1 requires Windows 7 or later, macOS 10.12 or later, and GTK+ 3.14 if you want to run the application on a Linux computer.