Updates 10/20/20 - Firefox

New

• With this release, Firefox introduces a number of improvements that make watching videos more delightful:

  • the Picture-In-Picture button has a new look and position, making it easier for you to find and use the feature.
  • Picture-In-Picture now has a keyboard shortcut for Mac users (Option + Command + Shift + Right bracket) that works before you start playing the video.
  • For Windows users, Firefox now uses DirectComposition for hardware decoded video, which will improve CPU and GPU usage during video playback, improving battery life.
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• Firefox is faster than ever with improved performance on both page loads and start up time:

  • Websites that use flexbox-based layouts load 20% faster than before;
  • Restoring a session is 17% quicker, meaning you can more quickly pick up where you left off;
  • For Windows users, opening new windows got quicker by 10%.
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• You can now explore new articles when you save a webpage to Pocket from the Firefox toolbar.

• WebRender continues to roll out to more Firefox users on Windows.

Fixed

• Screen reader features which report paragraphs now correctly report paragraphs in Firefox instead of lines.

• Various security fixes
  https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-45/

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Changed

• Credit card auto-fill is now more accessible with the card type, and the card number in the card editor now available to screen readers.

• Printing dialog errors for invalid form entries are now reported to screen readers.

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Available via the internal updater:   Help / About Firefox