Download the Firefox Beta 1 v26.0
The Firefox 26.0 Beta 1 has released, lets try and experience the new version! Following are the new, changed, developed and fixed features of Firefox Beta 1 v26. 0:
New:
– All extensions, plug-ins are defaulted to ‘click to play’
– Supports script-generated password fields in Password manager
– Support for H.264 on Linux if the appropriate gstreamer plug-ins are installed
– Updates can now be performed by Windows users without written permissions to Firefox install directory (requires Mozilla Maintenance Service)
Changed:
– Support for MP3 decoding on Windows XP, completing MP3 support across Windows (Changed)
– CSP implementation now supports multiple policies, including the case of both an enforced and Report-Only policy, per the spec.
Developer:
– There is no longer a prompt when websites use approach
– Social API now supports Social Bookmarking for multiple providers through its SocialMarks functionality
– Support for the CSS image orientation property
– New App Manager allows you to deploy and debug HTML5 web apps on Firefox OS phones and the Firefox OS Simulator
– Indexed DB can now be used as a “optimistic” storage area so it doesn’t require any prompts and data is stored in a pool with LRU eviction policy, in short temporary storage
Fixed:
– When displaying a standalone image, Firefox matches the EXIF orientation information contained within the JPEG image
– AudioToolbox MP3 backend for OSX
– Improved page load times due to no longer decoding images that aren’t visible
