The latest Firefox update fixes several annoying bugs that affected its performance, while the Android version of the browser will very soon welcome several hundred new extensions.
Although it is no longer at its peak as it was around ten years ago, the open source browser Firefox remains one of the most serious alternatives to software from tech giants such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, particularly voracious in personal data and very disrespectful of privacy. Facing them, the red panda of the Mozilla Foundation – which still has a large number of loyal users – is continually improving by constantly gaining new functions. The latest software update goes in this direction, bringing performance and stability fixes, and the upcoming arrival of numerous extensions for the Android version of the browser will offer it a multitude of new practical tools on smartphones.
Firefox 120.0.1: several bugs fixed and improved performance
Just a few days after the release of version 120 of Firefox, a minor update numbered 120.0.1 corrects several particularly annoying bugs, which could have a negative effect on its operation and performance. In the update notewe learn that the publisher has corrected problems which could cause a slowdown when starting the application, excessive use of the processor when consulting certain sites like Google Maps or the persistence on the screen of the bar. statuses when playing a video in full screen.
Firefox update 120.0.1 is already available, and can be installed in a few clicks in the browser settings, via the menu Aids Then About Firefox.
Firefox Android: the app will be able to accommodate hundreds of popular extensions
In a recent blog post, we also learn that the Android version of Firefox will soon benefit from a multitude of new extensions. The publisher Mozilla has been working for some time to facilitate the porting of extensions designed for the computer version of Firefox to the Android version, and the development teams announce that more than 400 of them will already be available from December 14, 2023! And to help users find the extensions they need in this huge offer, Mozilla has put online a census and research page of the plugins compatible with the Android version of Firefox. There are already classics there, such as the µBlock Origin ad blocker, the free and open source password manager Bitwarden or the essential Dark Reader which allows you to switch all web pages to dark mode.