As always feel free to add to this thread if you see other news or common problems popping up with the release as it goes live to more users. If you're a user yourself looking for help though, post in the support forum instead pls :))
Tomorrow, February 20, is the release date for Firefox 123.
These links will contain the usual bits of information for the new version once the release is live:
* release notes: https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/123.0/releasenotes/
* sec advisories: [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox/#firefox123]
* complete list of changes: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?j_top=OR&f1=target_milestone&o3=equals&v3=Firefox%20123&o1=equals&resolution=FIXED&o2=anyexact&query_format=advanced&f3=target_milestone&f2=cf_status_firefox123&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&v1=mozilla123&v2=fixed%2Cverified&limit=0]
* developer notes: [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/123]
As always feel free to add to this thread if you see other news or common problems popping up with the release as it goes live to more users. If you're a user yourself looking for help though, [https://support.mozilla.org/questions/new post in the support forum instead] pls :))
From the Firefox 123 release notes:
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Having any issues with a website on Firefox, yet the site seems to be working as expected on another browser? You can now let us know via the Web Compatibility Reporting Tool! By filing a web compatibility issue, you’re directly helping us detect, target, and fix the most impacted sites to make your browsing experience on Firefox smoother.
The "Report breakage due to blocking" KB article was renamed/rewritten for fx123. Updated article:
How do I report a broken site in Firefox desktop? Related bug report: Bug 1865008 - Webcompat Reporting Tool - SUMO feature article + changes to preexisting ETP content [Desktop V123]
From the [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/123.0/releasenotes/ Firefox 123 release notes]:
(quote)
''Having any issues with a website on Firefox, yet the site seems to be working as expected on another browser? You can now let us know via the Web Compatibility Reporting Tool! By filing a web compatibility issue, you’re directly helping us detect, target, and fix the most impacted sites to make your browsing experience on Firefox smoother.''
The "Report breakage due to blocking" KB article was renamed/rewritten for fx123. Updated article:
[[How do I report a broken site in Firefox desktop?]] Related bug report: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1865008 Bug 1865008] - Webcompat Reporting Tool - SUMO feature article + changes to preexisting ETP content [Desktop V123]
Some users are reporting a problem with desktop notifications stealing focus and opening a new window on the Windows Taskbar. There is a bug fix in Firefox 124. It seems logical that sending notifications to the system should solve it immediately, but I haven't seen confirmation that it does.
Some users are reporting a problem with desktop notifications stealing focus and opening a new window on the Windows Taskbar. There is a bug fix in Firefox 124. It seems logical that sending notifications to the system should solve it immediately, but I haven't seen confirmation that it does.
* https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1440317
* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1878037
* https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1awvdk2/notifications_showing_up_in_a_new_window/
* https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1b0mu6r/newest_version_1230_64bit_suddenly_opens_popup/
More discovered after the above:
* https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1440882
Some users are reporting a problem with desktop notifications stealing focus and opening a new window on the Windows Taskbar. There is a bug fix in Firefox 124. It seems logical that sending notifications to the system should solve it immediately, but I haven't seen confirmation that it does.
Thanks for reporing, Jeff. Let me forward this to Mandy to escalate.
''jscher2000 - Support Volunteer [[#post-87110|said]]''
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Some users are reporting a problem with desktop notifications stealing focus and opening a new window on the Windows Taskbar. There is a bug fix in Firefox 124. It seems logical that sending notifications to the system should solve it immediately, but I haven't seen confirmation that it does.
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Thanks for reporing, Jeff. Let me forward this to Mandy to escalate.
Also, additional updates that you may see from folks around desktop:
* It seems that there's [https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1az3aeh/new_private_browsing_design_im_on_version_1230/ an experiment with Private Browsing] that may confuse people.
* YouTube experiment that makes the Youtube look [https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1axzwi3/youtube_problem_after_1230_update/ off]-[https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1avpsp3/youtube_videos_being_off_center/ center].
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1ax4cde/finally_tab_previews_is_available_on_123/ Tab view pref] for those who eager to try.
Paul shared this on Matrix which I think is a good flag. We might get questions about this in our forum. So it's good to be aware of it.
Paul shared [https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/112044020318791093 this] on Matrix which I think is a good flag. We might get questions about this in our forum. So it's good to be aware of it.
