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Mozilla Firefox 121 Stable Version is released
The end of 2023, the stable version of Firefox 121 is released.
Mozilla today released Firefox 121 stable version update, which is also the last major version in 2023 renew.
Mozilla also updated Firefox ESR 115.6 today. In addition, beta and developer versions have been moved to 122, and the Nightly channel has been moved to version 123.
Main contents of Firefox 121 stable version update:
Linux platform supports Wayland Compositor by default
After the Linux version of Firefox is upgraded to version 121, it will be upgraded from XWayland to Wayland Compositor by default.
Mozilla said that this upgrade has improved support for touchpad and touch screen gestures, optimized display DPI settings, and improved graphics performance.
Firefox for Android supports add-ons
The extension was launched last week and focuses on adding support for add-ons, currently numbering 491.
Firefox for Windows supports AV1
Firefox users on Windows are prompted to install the av1 plug-in to enable hardware decoding when their computers support av1 hard decoding. Users visit about:support, scroll down to the media section and activate the “Install extension” link next to Av1.
Firefox for macOS adds voice control commands
On the macOS platform, Firefox 121 introduces voice control commands. These commands allow macOS users to interact with their computers using voice. For example, you can tell the computer to execute a command by saying “Scroll down” or “Click Done.”
Other changes
Firefox has a new “Always underline links” option that will underline all links you encounter while using the browser. You can enable this feature in General >Settings>Browsing>Always underline links.
There is a new floating button in the PDF viewer that adds an option to a PDF document to remove elements from it.
Naijatechnews attaches the download links for each version of Firefox as follows:
