Happy new year everybody! I hope everyone's holiday time was as great as mine, cutting the cord and getting some time off away from the internet (with the exception of some xbox games ;)
Of course, all that time off can only mean one thing, it's back to work! And by work I mean another Firefox release.
First off, let me promise, no secret releases with this version ;) I know that 33.1 and 34.0.5 were both confusing for users and Mozillian's. We apologize for that, and while it was the best we could do under those circumstances, we've taken that feedback to the rest of the company and will work on a better solution if the need arises in the future.
Now, let's dig into 35, which should be a quiet release:
Desktop
Firefox Hello redesign: As you know we released Firefox Hello as a sort of public beta in 34. We've not fully redesigned Hello, into a room based model with lots of improvements, and are ready for more users to start playing with it. Try it :) Instead of using skype, see if Hello meets your needs. If it doesn't, submit feedback!
New Search UI tweaks: We've made a few tweaks to the new search UI, and fixed a few bugs. This should help users still adjusting to the change.
about:support API: Users are now able to give us their about:support data without having to install the troubleshooting add-on and will allow us to collect this data on both SUMO and Input.
Misc performance and stability changes: Including some substantial updates to PDF.js, which should improve our PDF handling.
Mobile
Help build Mozilla's Geolocation database!: Enable this feature by opening the Settings menu and in the "Mozilla" section check the contribution option under Data Choices. This will help us build a complete, open source and privacy respecting geolocation database to help break free of the proprietary ones on the market now.
Network error pages now include a search box!
Misc stability and performance improvements
Please let us know of any urgent or rising issues with these releases.
Happy new year everybody! I hope everyone's holiday time was as great as mine, cutting the cord and getting some time off away from the internet (with the exception of some xbox games ;)
Of course, all that time off can only mean one thing, it's back to work! And by work I mean another Firefox release.
First off, let me promise, no secret releases with this version ;) I know that 33.1 and 34.0.5 were both confusing for users and Mozillian's. We apologize for that, and while it was the best we could do under those circumstances, we've taken that feedback to the rest of the company and will work on a better solution if the need arises in the future.
Now, let's dig into 35, which should be a quiet release:
'''Desktop'''
* Firefox Hello redesign: As you know we released Firefox Hello as a sort of public beta in 34. We've not fully redesigned Hello, into a room based model with lots of improvements, and are ready for more users to start playing with it. Try it :) Instead of using skype, see if Hello meets your needs. If it doesn't, submit feedback!
* New Search UI tweaks: We've made a few tweaks to the new search UI, and fixed a few bugs. This should help users still adjusting to the change.
*about:support API: Users are now able to give us their about:support data without having to install the troubleshooting add-on and will allow us to collect this data on both SUMO and Input.
* Misc performance and stability changes: Including some substantial updates to PDF.js, which should improve our PDF handling.
'''Mobile'''
* Help build Mozilla's Geolocation database!: Enable this feature by opening the Settings menu and in the "Mozilla" section check the contribution option under Data Choices. This will help us build a complete, open source and privacy respecting geolocation database to help break free of the proprietary ones on the market now.
* Network error pages now include a search box!
* Misc stability and performance improvements
Please let us know of any urgent or rising issues with these releases.
Starting in Firefox 35 on Windows 7/Vista, you can disable Flash Protected Mode by setting the dom.ipc.plugins.flash.disable-protected-mode preference to true in about:config and restarting Firefox (bug 1108035); a ghacks article reported on this new feature last month.* It doesn't work yet on Windows 8 due to bug 1112709. Related discussion in the KB article forums here and here.
[*] I tested this in Firefox 35 Beta on 64-bit Windows 7. Setting the preference to "true" does disable Flash protected mode (see https://etherpad.mozilla.org/FlashProtectedMode for testing details).
Starting in Firefox 35 on Windows 7/Vista, you can disable Flash Protected Mode by setting the '''dom.ipc.plugins.flash.disable-protected-mode''' preference to '''true''' in about:config and restarting Firefox ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108035 bug 1108035]); a [http://www.ghacks.net/2014/12/21/how-to-disable-flash-player-protected-mode-in-firefox/ ghacks article] reported on this new feature last month.* It doesn't work yet on Windows 8 due to [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1112709 bug 1112709]. Related discussion in the KB article forums [/en-US/kb/keep-flash-up-to-date-and-troubleshoot-problems/discuss/5825 here] and [/en-US/kb/adobe-flash-plugin-has-crashed/discuss/4861 here].
[*] I tested this in Firefox 35 Beta on 64-bit Windows 7. Setting the preference to "true" does disable Flash protected mode (see https://etherpad.mozilla.org/FlashProtectedMode for testing details).
Hey all, just an FYI that there is a small bug in the installer for Firefox 35 on Windows XP, which causes it to crash towards the end of the install. It is caused by turning the Firewall service off, and then running the Firefox installer (not the built in updater). It's being tracked in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1120673 and already has a patch. If we do a Firefox 35.0.1 then we will probably include this patch.
Since the affected group is so small (Users doing a new install or pave over of Firefox 35 on Windows XP with disabled Firewall) this probably won't be very common on the forums, but the solution at least is easy.
Hey all, just an FYI that there is a small bug in the installer for Firefox 35 on Windows XP, which causes it to crash towards the end of the install. It is caused by turning the Firewall service off, and then running the Firefox installer (not the built in updater). It's being tracked in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1120673 and already has a patch. If we do a Firefox 35.0.1 then we will probably include this patch.
Since the affected group is so small (Users doing a new install or pave over of Firefox 35 on Windows XP with disabled Firewall) this probably won't be very common on the forums, but the solution at least is easy.
thanks john99 you are so quick ! i was just about post this! awesome as ever!
on a mobile related note: tab mirroring in firefox for android for Roku was moved from FF35 to FF36 so i changed the article
''John99 [[#post-63678|said]]''
<blockquote>
I note Roland et al. wrote [[Firefox installer crashes on Windows XP]]
</blockquote>
# thanks john99 you are so quick ! i was just about post this! awesome as ever!
# on a mobile related note: tab mirroring in firefox for android for Roku was moved from FF35 to FF36 so i changed the article
The current versionsWin/Mac: 16.0.0.257 (was 16.0.0.235) and 13.0.0.260 ESR (was 13.0.0.259)
Linux: 11.2.202.429 (was 11.2.202.425)
There does not seem to be a update for Flash 15 for Win/Mac this time as there was the 15.0.0.246 released on December 9.
'''EDIT:''' Adobe has released updates again. See discussion at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/711040?last=63786
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old information, see above.
<strike>By the way Adobe has had a recent update for Flash on Windows/Mac and Linux.</strike>
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-01.html
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html
<strike>The current versions</strike>
<strike>Win/Mac: 16.0.0.2'''57''' (was 16.0.0.2'''35''') and 13.0.0.2'''60''' ESR (was 13.0.0.2'''59''')</strike>
<strike>Linux: 11.2.202.42'''9''' (was 11.2.202.42'''5''')</strike>
<strike>There does not seem to be a update for Flash 15 for Win/Mac this time as there was the 15.0.0.246 released on December 9.</strike>
Dec 15, 2014 6:06:39 PM Approved MT savage
new article request - non-standard certificate
... and the latest revision made by Joni shows that the affected Firefox versions include Fx33 and Fx35.
''John99 [[#post-63672|said]]''
<blockquote>
Are we getting an increased number of questions relating to security certificates ?
</blockquote>
I don't know but I just ran across this article listed under the [[Latest Firefox issues]] "Hot topics" list:
[[Unable to log in to websites that use signText on Firefox]]
<sup>Background for this article: [/en-US/kb/unable-log-websites-use-signtext-firefox/discuss/5868]</sup>
<s>I don't know the background for this article but</s> the History shows:
Dec 15, 2014 6:06:39 PM Approved MT savage
new article request - non-standard certificate
... and the latest revision made by Joni shows that the affected Firefox versions include Fx33 and Fx35.
fiddling with dom.indexedDB.enabled might break popular addons like adblock plus in firefox 35:
http://www.ghacks.net/2015/01/16/fix-add-ons-not-working-in-firefox-35/
If I understand the article correctly the change may break Addblock plus, which is Firefox's most popular addon, and also Ghostery and sessionrestore are affected. However problems will only occur if the pref is toggled from the default.
Mozilla changed the behavior of the Firefox preference dom.indexedDB.enabled so that it applies to websites, add-ons and session data instead of just websites as before.
The issue with this is that setting it to false, the default is true, causes the issues with add-ons and session restore in Firefox.
I suppose we will not see this much, unless some popular website is advising to toggle this pref. Or if perhaps some add-on toggles it.
Update
It seems a lot of users are affected. The change is partially reversed in Fx36.
It will allow addons and chrome to use the storage still see
Bug 1079355 - Make 'dom.indexeddb.enabled' pref only affect content #c20
.... all this does is ensure that add-ons/chrome can always use indexeddb, even if it's turned off for content. ....
''philipp [[#post-63692|said]]''
<blockquote>
fiddling with dom.indexedDB.enabled might break popular addons like adblock plus in firefox 35:
http://www.ghacks.net/2015/01/16/fix-add-ons-not-working-in-firefox-35/
</blockquote>
If I understand the article correctly the change may break Addblock plus, which is Firefox's most popular addon, and also Ghostery and sessionrestore are affected. However problems will only occur if the pref is toggled from the default.
<blockquote>Mozilla changed the behavior of the Firefox preference '''''dom.indexedDB.enabled''''' so that it applies to websites, add-ons and session data instead of just websites as before.
The issue with this is that setting it to false, the default is true, causes the issues with add-ons and session restore in Firefox.</blockquote>
I suppose we will not see this much, unless some popular website is advising to toggle this pref. Or if perhaps some add-on toggles it.
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Update
It seems a lot of users are affected. The change is partially reversed in Fx36.
It will allow addons and chrome to use the storage still see
*Bug 1079355 - Make 'dom.indexeddb.enabled' pref only affect content [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1079355#c20 #c20] <blockquote> .... all this does is ensure that add-ons/chrome can always use indexeddb, even if it's turned off for content. .... </blockquote>
I have found several add-ons are not compatible.
ErrorZilla Plus https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/errorzilla-plus/
Customizable Shortcuts https://github.com/ttaubert/customizable-shortcuts
I have informed their support pages.
Hey all, Just an update. A 0day exploit has been discovered in Flash, 16.0.0.257 and below. Adobe has released an update to 16.0.0.287 which fixes this issue. All users should update to the latest flash immediately. It isn't known how far back this hold exists, but at this time assume all versions are affected.
Hey all, Just an update. A 0day exploit has been discovered in Flash, 16.0.0.257 and below. Adobe has released an update to 16.0.0.287 which fixes this issue. All users should update to the latest flash immediately. It isn't known how far back this hold exists, but at this time assume all versions are affected.
correction, this most recent update from adobe doesn't fully correct the security issue. Users should be prepared to update Flash when it's updated. We will be pursuing a Flash blocklist ASAP
correction, this most recent update from adobe doesn't fully correct the security issue. Users should be prepared to update Flash when it's updated. We will be pursuing a Flash blocklist ASAP
On the Flash player 0-day exploit: I deleted my comments and created a new thread here, since this thread is for Firefox 35:
/forums/contributors/711040 New Flash Player exploit and blocklist request
'''On the Flash player 0-day exploit:''' I deleted my comments and created a new thread here, since this thread is for Firefox 35:
[/forums/contributors/711040]'' New Flash Player exploit and blocklist request''
as a general notice: two and a half years after adobe has introduced the protected mode in its flash plugin for firefox which caused all sorts of performance issues there seems to be work going on of finally tackling that.
there is bug 1119941 to disable protected mode by default and bug 1123245 to implement a custom mozilla sandbox for plugins and flash as a first step. those might skip the release train and make it into firefox 36 beta...
as a general notice: two and a half years after adobe has introduced the [http://blogs.adobe.com/security/2012/06/inside-flash-player-protected-mode-for-firefox.html protected mode in its flash plugin for firefox] which caused all sorts of performance issues there seems to be work going on of finally tackling that.
there is [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1119941 bug 1119941] to disable protected mode by default and [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1123245 bug 1123245] to implement a custom mozilla sandbox for plugins and flash as a first step. those might skip the release train and make it into firefox 36 beta...
as a general notice: two and a half years after adobe has introduced the protected mode in its flash plugin for firefox which caused all sorts of performance issues there seems to be work going on of finally tackling that.
These articles are already updated for fx35 with steps to disable Flash Protected Mode in Windows 7 or Vista by setting dom.ipc.plugins.flash.disable-protected-mode to true in about:config (it doesn't work yet on win8):
Related discussion is in the two article discussion forums.
''philipp [[#post-63812|said]]''
<blockquote>
as a general notice: two and a half years after adobe has introduced the [http://blogs.adobe.com/security/2012/06/inside-flash-player-protected-mode-for-firefox.html protected mode in its flash plugin for firefox] which caused all sorts of performance issues there seems to be work going on of finally tackling that.
</blockquote>
These articles are already updated for fx35 with steps to disable Flash Protected Mode in Windows 7 or Vista by setting dom.ipc.plugins.flash.disable-protected-mode to true in about:config (it doesn't work yet on win8):
*[[Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems]]
*[[Adobe Flash plugin has crashed - Prevent it from happening again]]
Related discussion is in the two article discussion forums.
All users should update ASAP, especially if they are experiencing one of the crashes listed above.
Hey all, just an FYI that Firefox 35.0.1 was released today. Fortunately this isn't a chemspill, just a regular dot-release that fixes a bunch of minor issues. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/35.0.1/releasenotes/
All users should update ASAP, especially if they are experiencing one of the crashes listed above.
''FredMcD [[#post-63834|said]]''
<blockquote>
Bug report filed; https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1125910
1125910 – Firefoxv35 Not Update v35.0.1
</blockquote>
Are you sure about that ? Do we have question in the forum for that problem ?
see similar but '''very OLD''' question :
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/747045
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/719186
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1005517
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Software_Update#Software_Update_Failed._The_update_could_not_be_installed
thank you
Update your
Flash Player '''v16.0.0.296<br>https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html'''
Shockwave Director '''v12.1.6.156 http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/'''
Flash Player (Linux) 11.2.202.440<br>https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html'''
