Firefox 127 release information
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What's new in Firefox 127
Firefox Desktop
| Firefox auto-launch in Windows
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| Description:
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You can now set Firefox to automatically launch whenever you start or restart your Windows computer. Setting Firefox to auto-launch optimizes efficiency in our browser-centric digital routines, eliminating manual startup delays and facilitating immediate web access.
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| Content request:
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-
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| KB article:
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https://support.mozilla.org/kb/open-firefox-automatically-when-you-start-computer
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KB Updated
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| Privacy-preserving attribution
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| Description:
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Ramping up privacy-preserving attribution (PPA) technology that can enable the attribution insights advertisers need to understand their campaign performance while preserving the privacy of our users within the Firefox browser. End users won't "see" any change, but can still opt out from the Settings page. Part of Ads' deliverables is to update the Firefox Settings with a checkbox and a link to the support page.
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| Content request:
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1895979
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| KB article:
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https://support.mozilla.org/kb/privacy-preserving-attribution
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New article
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Firefox for Android
| "Recently saved" changed into "Bookmarks"
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| Description:
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In Fx 127 on Android, the homepage section currently labeled Recently Saved will be replaced with a section named Bookmarks.
- Display in that new section the 8 (max) most recently saved bookmarks, most recent at left (previously the max was 5)
- The new section labeled “Bookmarks” never disappears unless the user has no bookmarks (previously it disappears when there were no bookmarks in it)
- The bookmarks within the section never disappear (previously they would disappear after some length of time)
- In the Bookmarks section, the existing “Show all” link will open the existing Bookmarks Panel, with all bookmarks displayed, sort order remains business as usual
- Update Settings for Homepage to reflect new “Bookmarks” section name
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| Content request:
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1897454
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| KB articles:
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https://support.mozilla.org/kb/customize-firefox-home-screen
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KB updated
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| https://support.mozilla.org/kb/view-recent-bookmarks-and-searches-firefox-android-home
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Firefox for iOS
No content updates for v127
Known studies/experiments
| Platform |
Studies/experiments |
Description |
Feedback collection
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| Firefox desktop |
Review Checker experiment in the US |
We are rolling out the Review Checker feature to all en-US users regardless they have installed the add-on or not |
Please notify Kiki directly when you see a comment related to this feature in our forum.
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| Firefox desktop Nightly |
AI chatbot integration |
Please read this blog post |
Mozilla Connect
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| Firefox Android Nightly |
Tab strip for Android tablets |
Android tablet users will now able to enjoy tab strip feature |
Mozilla Connect
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Release notes
Contributor discussions
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Escalation
TBD
Heads up
Dot releases
Trending/known issue(s)
Known incident(s)
| Firefox can't upgrade Windows users past 127.0
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| Status:
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Ongoing
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| Product(s) impacted:
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Firefox
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| Associated bug:
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1901954
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| Resolution/workaround:
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Windows users with several versions of Firefox installed (e.g.: beta and release) may be unable to get release updated right away. A reboot of Windows is one known way to recover from this bug. As per the bug, upgrading to 127.0.2 should also fix this issue.
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Post-release
