Firefox 52.0 is now available for download

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Released: Firefox 52.0

Changelog:
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Version 52.0, first offered to Release channel users on March 7, 2017


We'd also like to extend a special thank you to all of the new Mozillians who contributed to this release of Firefox!


new

• Added support for WebAssembly, an emerging standard that brings near-native performance to Web-based games, apps, and software libraries without the use of plugins.
  
  
• Added automatic captive portal detection, for easier access to Wi-Fi hotspots. When accessing the Internet via a captive portal, Firefox will alert users and open the portal login page in a new tab.
  
  
• Enabled multi-process Firefox for Windows users with touch screens
  
  
• Added user warnings for non-secure HTTP pages with logins. Firefox now displays a “This connection is not secure” message when users click into the username and password fields on pages that don’t use HTTPS.
  
  
• Implemented the Strict Secure Cookies specification which forbids insecure HTTP sites from setting cookies with the "secure" attribute. In some cases, this will prevent an insecure site from setting a cookie with the same name as an existing "secure" cookie from the same base domain.
  
  
• Enhanced Sync to allow users to send and open tabs from one device to another.
  

fixed

• Various security fixes
  
  
• Improved text input for third-party keyboard layouts on Windows. This will address some keyboard layouts that
  
  • have chained dead keys
  • input two or more characters with a non-printable key or a dead key sequence
  • input a character even when a dead key sequence failed to compose a character

changed

• Removed support for Netscape Plugin API (NPAPI) plugins other than Flash. Silverlight, Java, Acrobat and the like are no longer supported.
  
  
• Removed Battery Status API to reduce fingerprinting of users by trackers
  
  
• Improved experience for downloads:
  
  • Notification in the toolbar when a download fails
  • Quick access to five most recent downloads rather than three
  • Larger buttons for canceling and restarting downloads
• Display (but allow users to override) an “Untrusted Connection” error when encountering SHA-1 certificates that chain up to a root certificate included in Mozilla’s CA Certificate Program. (Note: Firefox continues to permit SHA-1 certificates that chain to manually imported root certificates.) Read more about the Mozilla Security Team’s plans to deprecate SHA-1
  
  
• Migrated Firefox users on Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems to the extended support release (ESR) version of Firefox.
  
  
• When not using Direct2D on Windows, Skia is used for content rendering
  

developer

• Enabled CSS Grid Layout, opening up a world of new possibilities for graphic design
  
  
• Redesigned Responsive Design Mode to include device selection, network throttling, and more
  
  
• Improved security for screen sharing, which now shows a preview and no longer requires a whitelisted domain
  

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Source: Firefox — Notes (52.0)

 

[ForgottenSeer 55474]

Thanks for the update

 

[OutOfBounds]

Hi, the website I use most is saying "this connection is not secure logins here could be compromised."