firefox Firefox 16.0.1 released

[James_A]

Firefox 16.0.1 has been released.

There was a 16.0 release, but it was pulled almost immediately due to a security vulnerability

What's new? According to the Release Notes:-

The latest version of Firefox has the following changes:

• Firefox on Mac OS X now has preliminary VoiceOver support turned on by default
• Initial web app support (Windows/Mac/Linux)
• Acholi and Kazakh localizations added
• Improvements around Javascript responsiveness through incremental garbage collection
• New Developer Toolbar with buttons for quick access to tools, error count for the Web Console, and a new command line for quick keyboard access
• CSS3 Animations, Transitions, Transforms and Gradients unprefixed in Firefox 16
• Recently opened files list in Scratchpad implemented

What's been fixed? According to the Release Notes:-

• 16.0.1: Vulnerability outlined here
• Debugger breakpoints do not catch on page reload
• No longer supporting MD5 as a hash algorithm in digital signatures
• Opus support by default
• Reverse animation direction has been implemented
• Per tab reporting in about:memory
• User Agent strings for pre-release Firefox versions now show only major version

Downloads: Firefox 16.0.1 | All builds
View: Release Notes
Homepage: Firefox

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[Eldmannen]

It's great!

I am looking forward to Firefox 17 which will be more secure by click-to-play activation of outdated plugins.

Also looking forward to Firefox 18 which will have a new faster Javascript engine.

[Tarun]

Still waiting for the x64 official build...