As already mentioned above, Mozilla says this release reduces memory usage when using certain add-ons, making browsing smoother and more responsive.

Also, Firefox for Android has been updated, with a specific focus on tablets.īack to the desktop version. Update: Firefox 15 is now officially out. We will update you with more information (including the official changelog) when Firefox 15 officially launches tomorrow. Mozilla developer Nicholas Nethercote has the details on his personal blog: Firefox 15 plugs the add-on leaks. HTML5: The and elements now support the played attribute.Īctually, the fourth point is also worth underlining.HTML5: The element now supports the media attribute.HTML5: Native support for the Opus audio codec added.DEVELOPER: New responsive design tool allows web developers to switch between desktop and mobile views of sites.DEVELOPER: High precision event timer implemented.DEVELOPER: The CSS word-break property has been implemented.DEVELOPER: New layout view added to Inspector.

DEVELOPER: JavaScript debugger integrated into developer tools.

CHANGED: Optimized memory usage for add-ons.

NEW: WebGL enhancements, including compressed textures for better performance.

NEW: Support for SPDY networking protocol v3.

NEW: Preliminary native PDF support (Aurora/Beta only).

There’s no official Firefox 15 changelog as of yet, but the beta changelog should serve as a decent guideline: We’ll see what happens when Firefox 15 security fixes get pushed out, and more importantly, when Firefox 16 hits sometime next month. Mozilla’s browser will now update as silently as Chrome does, or at least that’s the plan. This effectively eliminates the “Firefox Update” dialog that gets in your way with the message “Firefox is installing your update and will start in a few moments…”ĭoes that sound familiar? It should, because that’s exactly how Google Chrome operates. The new feature means Firefox will download updates in the background, apply them, and switch to the latest the next time the browser starts up. The biggest addition in this release, in my opinion anyway, is the revamped updating system. You may also want to check out the Mozilla blog, which is bound to have an announcement soon. If you prefer to wait for the official launch, keep your browser pointed to.

You can grab it now from Mozilla’s FTP servers here: /pub//firefox/releases/15.0. While Firefox 15 isn’t due to launch until August 29, the latest version is already available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Firefox ftp site