Latest revision as of 15:51, 7 June 2024

Firefox 126 release information

Disclaimer

The following information is intended for members of the Mozilla Support community for the purpose of supporting users in the Mozilla Support platform. Mozilla Support is a community of enthusiastic volunteers and employees trying to support Mozilla's users around the globe. You can join us by contributing through the following ways:

Content in this page is being updated periodically as we're rolling out the release.

What's new in Firefox 126

Firefox Desktop

Guidance notification on how to set Firefox as a default browser (Windows only)
Description:	Users are no longer able to set Firefox as the default browser with one click – Windows is forcing users to navigate to the Windows Setting. In response, we are planning to land a "Guidance notification" in Fx126 to help educate users in the process and on the notifications there is a "show me how" that will lead to a SUMO page to explain.
Content request:	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1890429
KB article:	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-change-your-default-browser-firefox-windows	KB updated

Firefox for Android

String changes - add-ons > extensions
Description:	All “add-ons” copy will be changed to “extensions” moving forward.
Content request:	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1890882
KB articles:	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/find-and-install-add-ons-firefox-android	KB updated
	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/uninstall-firefox-android-add-ons
	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/install-firefox-relay-extension-firefox-android
	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-do-i-choose-what-information-sync-firefox
	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-firefox-android-use-permissions-it-requests
	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/mobile-accessibility-features

Full Page translations
Description:	Firefox Translations is the in-browser Translation features that allow Firefox users translate full webpage content in 16 languages
Content request:	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1855500
KB article:	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/android-translation	New KB

Firefox for iOS

No content updates for v126

Known studies/experiments

Platform	Studies/experiments	Description
iOS	App Customization in iOS	Adding lightmode/darkmode and the option to choose your toolbar location during onboarding in the hopes to drive Daily Active Users. This is rolling out to 50% of all users.
iOS	Splash screen Experiment	Splashscreen has an animation, and it will be displayed for an X amount of minutes in order to allow app to load experiments. This is only shown on very first launch of app. For accessibility, we will show the animation in slow motion. This is also rolling out to 50% of all users. Please keep an eye out of users reporting about app slowness.

Release notes

Contributor discussions

Please refer to the following contributor forum threads to learn more about known issues and discuss with other contributors:

You can also join our Matrix channel to ask questions/join community discussion.

Stay updated

Apart from sharing release information, there are other ways to stay updated with product release and community updates:

Community call: We run a monthly community call (usually a week before Firefox release date). Check our schedule here and don't hesitate to join the call in person if you can!
Firefox pod meeting: If you’re an NDA’d contributor, you can watch the recording of our Firefox Pod Meeting from AirMozilla to catch up with the latest train release. You can also subscribe to the AirMozilla folder by clicking on the Subscribe button in the top-right corner of the page to get notifications each time we add a new recording.
Newsletter: Consider subscribing to Firefox Daily Digest to get daily updates (Mon-Fri) about Firefox from across the internet.

Escalation

TBD

Heads up

Firefox for Android Nightly: The team is testing a change to video streaming in Firefox for Android Nightly. If you see any Nightly users report problems with video streaming, it might be related to this change (discussion thread).

Dot releases

Platform	Version	Release date	Notable fixes
Desktop	126.0.1	May 28, 2024	Bug1894849, Bug1896097, Bug1897115, and Bug1897006.
Android	126.0.1	May 28, 2024	-

Trending issue(s)

Platform	Issue	Known bug	Fix/workaround
Desktop/Android/iOS	-	-	-

Known incident(s)

Twitter/X is broken with ETP strict mode
Status:	Resolved except for iOS per May 17, 2024. 15:00 (GMT+2). See our status update.
Product(s) impacted:	Firefox desktop, Firefox for Android, Firefox for iOS
Associated bug:	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1897379
Resolution/workaround:	Workaround for iOS 126.1 that still see x.com blocked: Open settings > Data Management Enable only the Tracking Protection switch Hit Clear Private Data button Reload x.com tab

Desktop language pack issue
Status:	Resolved as per May 29, 2024. See here
Product(s) impacted:	Firefox desktop
Associated bug:	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1899255
Resolution/workaround:	Updating to 126.0.1 should solve the issue. Otherwise, users on 126.0 will be able to resolve this issue by using the 126.0.2 langpacks.

Android performance degradation
Status:	Ongoing
Product(s) impacted:	Firefox for Android
Associated bug:	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1892230
Resolution/workaround:	We are actively working to address this performance issue. We'll follow up once this has been fully resolved.

Post-release

Release report (TBD)

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 = Firefox 126 release information =
+=== Disclaimer ===
+The following information is intended for members of the Mozilla Support community for the purpose of supporting users in the Mozilla Support platform. Mozilla Support is a community of enthusiastic volunteers and employees trying to support Mozilla's users around the globe. You can join us by contributing through the following ways:
+* [https://support.mozilla.org/contribute/forum Answer questions in the support forum]
+* [https://support.mozilla.org/contribute/kb Write help articles]
+* [https://support.mozilla.org/contribute/l10n Localize support content]
+* [https://support.mozilla.org/contribute/social Provide support on social media channels]
+* [https://support.mozilla.org/contribute/store Respond to mobile store reviews]
+{{admon/note|Content in this page is being updated periodically as we're rolling out the release.}}
 === What's new in Firefox 126 ===
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 '''Firefox for Android'''
-{| class="wikitable"
-!colspan="3"|Optional Permissions for Extensions
-|-
-|'''Description:'''
-|colspan="2"|Users will now see the same prompts already seen on desktop, asking if they want to allow extensions to access data or features.
-|-
-|'''Content request:'''
-|colspan="2"|https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1888239
-|-
-|'''KB article:'''
-|https://support.mozilla.org/kb/manage-optional-permissions-android-extensions
-|New KB
-|}
 {| class="wikitable"
 !colspan="3"|String changes - add-ons > extensions
@@ Line 69: / Line 65: @@
 |New KB
 |}
-{| class="wikitable"
-!colspan="2"|Add `Passwords` item to the three-dot menu
-|-
-|'''Description:'''
-|colspan="2"|The three-dot menu has a new item: Passwords, placed between Downloads and Extensions
-|-
-|'''Content request:'''
-|colspan="2"|https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1893597
-|-
-|rowspan="2"|'''KB articles:'''
-|https://support.mozilla.org/kb/copy-saved-password-firefox-android
-|rowspan="2"|KB updated
-|-
-|https://support.mozilla.org/kb/manage-saved-login-information
-|}
 '''Firefox for iOS'''
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 No content updates for v126
-=== Known studies/experiments to anticipate ===
+=== Known studies/experiments ===
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
@@ Line 98: / Line 77: @@
 | iOS || App Customization in iOS  || Adding lightmode/darkmode and the option to choose your toolbar location during onboarding in the hopes to drive Daily Active Users. This is rolling out to 50% of all users.
 |-
-| iOS || Splash screen Experiment  || Splashscreen has an animation and it will be displayed for an X amount of minutes in order to allow app to load experiments. This is only shown on very first launch of app. For accessibility, we will show the animation in slow motion. This is also rolling out to 50% of all users. Please keep an eye out of users reporting about app slowness.
+| iOS || Splash screen Experiment  || Splashscreen has an animation, and it will be displayed for an X amount of minutes in order to allow app to load experiments. This is only shown on very first launch of app. For accessibility, we will show the animation in slow motion. This is also rolling out to 50% of all users. Please keep an eye out of users reporting about app slowness.
 |}
 === Release notes ===
-* [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/125.0.1/releasenotes/ Firefox Desktop]
+* [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/126.0/releasenotes/ Firefox Desktop]
-* [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/android/125.0/releasenotes/ Firefox for Android]
+* [https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/126 Firefox for developers]
-* [https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/125 Firefox for developers]
+* [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/115.11.0/releasenotes/ Firefox ESR]
+* [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/android/126.0/releasenotes/ Firefox for Android]
+* [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/ios/126.0/releasenotes/ Firefox for iOS]
 === Contributor discussions ===
@@ Line 114: / Line 95: @@
 You can also join our [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#SUMO:mozilla.org Matrix channel] to ask questions/join community discussion.
+=== Stay updated ===
+Apart from sharing release information, there are other ways to stay updated with product release and community updates:
+* '''Community call:''' We run a monthly community call (usually a week before Firefox release date). Check our schedule [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Support:Community_Calls here] and don't hesitate to join the call in person if you can!
+* '''Firefox pod meeting:''' If you’re an [https://wiki.mozilla.org/NDA NDA’d contributor], you can watch the recording of our Firefox Pod Meeting from [https://mzl.la/SUMO-release-scrum AirMozilla] to catch up with the latest train release. You can also subscribe to the AirMozilla folder by clicking on the Subscribe button in the top-right corner of the page to get notifications each time we add a new recording.
+* '''Newsletter:''' Consider subscribing to [https://mzl.la/3NZO8tI Firefox Daily Digest] to get daily updates (Mon-Fri) about Firefox from across the internet.
+=== Escalation ===
+TBD
+=== Heads up ===
+* '''Firefox for Android Nightly:''' The team is testing a change to video streaming in Firefox for Android Nightly. If you see any Nightly users report problems with video streaming, it might be related to this change ([https://support.mozilla.org/forums/contributors/716959?last=87563#post-87563 discussion thread]).
 === Dot releases ===
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 ! Platform !! Version !! Release date !! Notable fixes
 |-
-| Desktop/Android/iOS || - || - || -
+| Desktop || [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/126.0.1/releasenotes/ 126.0.1] || May 28, 2024 || [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1894849 Bug1894849], [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1896097 Bug1896097], [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1897115 Bug1897115], and [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1897006 Bug1897006].
+|-
+| Android || 126.0.1 || May 28, 2024 || -
 |}
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 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
-! Platform !! Issue !! Known bug !! Workaround
+! Platform !! Issue !! Known bug !! Fix/workaround
 |-
 | Desktop/Android/iOS || - || - || -
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 === Known incident(s) ===
 {| class="wikitable"
-!colspan="2"|Incident name
+!colspan="2"|Twitter/X is broken with ETP strict mode
+|-
+|'''Status:'''
+|Resolved except for iOS per May 17, 2024. 15:00 (GMT+2). See our [https://x.com/FirefoxSupport/status/1791459697297608943 status update].
+|-
+|'''Product(s) impacted:'''
+|Firefox desktop, Firefox for Android, Firefox for iOS
+|-
+|'''Associated bug:'''
+|https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1897379
+|-
+|'''Resolution/workaround:'''
+| Workaround for iOS 126.1 that still see x.com blocked:
+* Open settings > Data Management
+* Enable only the Tracking Protection switch
+* Hit Clear Private Data button
+* Reload x.com tab
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+!colspan="2"|Desktop language pack issue
+|-
+|'''Status:'''
+|Resolved as per May 29, 2024. See [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1899255#c15 here]
+|-
+|'''Product(s) impacted:'''
+|Firefox desktop
+|-
+|'''Associated bug:'''
+|https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1899255
+|-
+|'''Resolution/workaround:'''
+| Updating to 126.0.1 should solve the issue. Otherwise, users on 126.0 will be able to resolve this issue by using the 126.0.2 langpacks.
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+!colspan="2"|Android performance degradation
 |-
-|'''Severity level:'''
+|'''Status:'''
-|S1/S2/S3 - High/Medium/Low
+|Ongoing
 |-
-|'''Estimated impact:'''
+|'''Product(s) impacted:'''
-|To be confirmed
+|Firefox for Android
 |-
 |'''Associated bug:'''
-|TBD
+|https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1892230
 |-
-|'''Resolution:'''
+|'''Resolution/workaround:'''
-|Unknown
+|We are actively working to address this performance issue. We'll follow up once this has been fully resolved.
 |}
 === Post-release ===
 * Release report (TBD)

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