Today marks the rollout of the Firefox 131 to all compatible platforms, as Mozilla also advances to the next major update, Firefox 132, which has now entered the beta phase for public evaluation.
The Firefox 132 release may seem uneventful, but it introduces several key enhancements. It includes the capability to block access to third-party cookies using the Strict mode of Enhanced Tracking Protection, the ability to block HTTP favicons unless they are served via HTTPS, and the activation of WebRender hardware accelerated rendering for a majority of SVG Filter Primitives, ultimately enhancing the performance of graphic-intensive content.
Moreover, the forthcoming Firefox update resolves a problem concerning the “expire” attribute value for cookies by including the time difference between the server and local times, while also discontinuing support for the HTTP/2 Push protocol due to compatibility challenges with various sites.
For users on Android, Firefox 132 is set to allow adjustments to the visual viewport of a web page when the software keyboard appears, without altering its layout viewport. Mozilla noted that this modification will prevent costly reflows and deliver a more user-friendly layout across many web pages.
For web developers, Firefox 132 introduces support for a post-quantum key exchange mechanism for TLS 1.3 (mlkem768x25519). Additionally, it brings support for the requestVideoFrameCallback() method on the HTMLVideoElement interface, allowing for efficient operations on each video frame. There is also the getCapabilities method, enabling applications to gather the media capabilities available for the live MediaStreamTrack, along with support for the fetchpriority attribute.
The much-anticipated Cookie Banner Blocker feature returns in the beta version of Firefox, which automatically declines cookie banners on your behalf. While it may not appear in the final release, there’s hope it will still make the cut.
Mozilla is set to launch Firefox 132 on October 29th, 2024, alongside the releases of Firefox 128.4 and Firefox 115.17 ESR. In the meantime, you can experiment with the latest beta version of Firefox 132 by downloading the binaries from the official website. Please remember that this version is a pre-release and is not suitable for production use, as it could potentially result in data loss.
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