Firefox 140 Brings Tab Unload, Custom Search & New ESR
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Original ESR is best ESR
edit: apparently only in regards to software development. Why can't we have people who aren't batshit somehow?
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 08:28 zuletzt editiert vonNot so sure about that... Looking at that page he seems pretty racist, homophobic, and sexist.
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Why is Chrome 121 versions ahead of Android?
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 09:01 zuletzt editiert vonWindows 11 and OSX are so outdated
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This post did not contain any content.schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 09:07 zuletzt editiert von
Does this mean i can remove the Auto Tab Discard addon?
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Windows 11 and OSX are so outdated
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 09:23 zuletzt editiert vonOs 10 26 is coming later this year. Make it make sense
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Literally the same reason why Ford sells 150s and 250s and Volvo sells 70s and 90s: They are different products and don't base the version numbers on their competitor.
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 09:47 zuletzt editiert vonActually, Firefox version numbers were totally independent for most of their history, but Mozilla recently adjusted them to roughly align with Chromium versions to reduce confusion for developers.
2004 - Firefox 1.0, no Chrome yet
2010 - Firefox 4.0, Chrome around version 8
2011 - Firefox switches to rapid releases
2020 - Firefox and Chrome both around version 85, just by coincidence
2024 - Firefox jumps from 124 to 126 to align with Chrome 126
2025 - Firefox 126+, Chrome 126+, version numbers now track similarly -
All the downvotes here kinda got me legit angry. Incurious fools and jokers.
It's not a complete answer, but it's partially because the development of Chrome and Firefox have always been highly competitive resulting in them both adopting rapid release cycles around the same time in the early 2010's.
I haven't read too much into the topic, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was as much a marketing decision as well as a developer one. Similar to how Microsoft didn't want to release an XBox 2 in competition with a PlayStation 3.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_version_history
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome#DevelopmentThese are just the Wikipedia links, but there is interesting discussion of development history to be had, here.
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 10:26 zuletzt editiert vonI haven’t read too much into the topic, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this was as much a marketing decision as well as a developer one.
Version numbering has no implications on development. Firefox released just as frequently before, just that they didn't increase the major version that often.
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This post did not contain any content.schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 10:46 zuletzt editiert von
auto tab discard would still have more features though. the built in one is probably more simplified.
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Does this mean i can remove the Auto Tab Discard addon?
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 10:48 zuletzt editiert vonauto tab discard would still have more features though. the built in one is probably more simplified.
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schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 11:02 zuletzt editiert von
Go to
about:config -
Go to
about:configschrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 11:26 zuletzt editiert von umbrella@lemmy.ml 7. Mai 2025, 07:05.
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All the downvotes here kinda got me legit angry. Incurious fools and jokers.
It's not a complete answer, but it's partially because the development of Chrome and Firefox have always been highly competitive resulting in them both adopting rapid release cycles around the same time in the early 2010's.
I haven't read too much into the topic, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was as much a marketing decision as well as a developer one. Similar to how Microsoft didn't want to release an XBox 2 in competition with a PlayStation 3.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_version_history
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome#DevelopmentThese are just the Wikipedia links, but there is interesting discussion of development history to be had, here.
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 11:45 zuletzt editiert vonIncurious fools
I haven’t read too much into the topic
sigh...
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Not so sure about that... Looking at that page he seems pretty racist, homophobic, and sexist.
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 11:58 zuletzt editiert vonI didn't even read that part before, edited to reflect it.
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Literally the same reason why Ford sells 150s and 250s and Volvo sells 70s and 90s: They are different products and don't base the version numbers on their competitor.
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 12:27 zuletzt editiert vonProbably more like AMD naming processors XP, moving to 3 digits to match Intel, and stuffing AI into the model name.
Hell, even the Linux kernel is not immune
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This post did not contain any content.schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 12:39 zuletzt editiert von
This update makes it much easier to add custom search engines in Firefox. You can now right-click in a search field on a supported website and select “Add Search Engine” to add it. You can edit the name and assign a keyboard.
Am I misremembering things, didn't this feature exist already in the past?
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This update makes it much easier to add custom search engines in Firefox. You can now right-click in a search field on a supported website and select “Add Search Engine” to add it. You can edit the name and assign a keyboard.
Am I misremembering things, didn't this feature exist already in the past?
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 12:48 zuletzt editiert vonMaybe the old feature was keyword bookmarks, not sure.
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This update makes it much easier to add custom search engines in Firefox. You can now right-click in a search field on a supported website and select “Add Search Engine” to add it. You can edit the name and assign a keyboard.
Am I misremembering things, didn't this feature exist already in the past?
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 13:06 zuletzt editiert vonSort of. I believe search engine providers actually have to create an extension to be listed in the setting.
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schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 13:08 zuletzt editiert von
I believe
browser.profiles.enabledis a cool one you can enable now which isn't on by default (But will be eventually) -
Why is Firefox 4 or 3 versions ahead of Chromium versions (Edge, Chrome)?
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 13:11 zuletzt editiert vonWhy is Sony 1000XM1 versions ahead of Apple?
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Maybe the old feature was keyword bookmarks, not sure.
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 14:18 zuletzt editiert vonYeah it definitely was keyword bookmarks, but there was an option to "add a keyword for this search" or something along those lines
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Sort of. I believe search engine providers actually have to create an extension to be listed in the setting.
schrieb am 24. Juni 2025, 14:20 zuletzt editiert von mle86@feddit.orgNo I distinctly remember being able to right click and add a keyword and bookmark for search field on random website forms, even internal ones on company intranet sites and such
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