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, October 1, is the release day for Firefox 131.
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/131.0/releasenotes/
* sec advisories: [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox/#firefox131]
* complete list of changes: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?j_top=OR&f1=target_milestone&o3=equals&v3=Firefox%20131&o1=equals&resolution=FIXED&o2=anyexact&query_format=advanced&f3=target_milestone&f2=cf_status_firefox131&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&v1=mozilla131&v2=fixed%2Cverified&limit=0]
* developer notes: [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/131]
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 :))
please see the incident section in the wikipage for Firefox 131. There's an incident involving an unknown portion of users in Firefox beta version 132 and Nightly version 133.
Hi folks,
please see the incident section in the wikipage for [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Support/Firefox131 Firefox 131]. There's an incident involving an unknown portion of users in Firefox beta version 132 and Nightly version 133.
Why is Firefox 115 ESR no longer being served on https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/desktop-esr/ like Fx 115.15.0esr and earlier was even though Fx 115 ESR is being supported till Fx 115.21.0esr in March 2025 at minimum for the Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and macOS 10.12-10.14 users.
Why is Firefox 115 ESR no longer being served on https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/desktop-esr/ like Fx 115.15.0esr and earlier was even though Fx 115 ESR is being supported till Fx 115.21.0esr in March 2025 at minimum for the Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and macOS 10.12-10.14 users.
One has to now download from say https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/115.16.0esr/
Also updating Fx 115.15.0esr and Fx 115.16.0esr as a user on an OS that supports 128 will give you 128.3.0 and not keep you on the 115 ESR branch, so if you would want to keep using Firefox 115 ESR for some reason and not switch to 128 ESR, then you need to install the full 115 ESR version.
Also updating Fx 115.15.0esr and Fx 115.16.0esr as a user on an OS that supports 128 will give you 128.3.0 and not keep you on the 115 ESR branch, so if you would want to keep using Firefox 115 ESR for some reason and not switch to 128 ESR, then you need to install the full 115 ESR version.
I have an old Windows 7 <sup>(64-bit)</sup> laptop and only 128.3 is offered on the https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/desktop-esr/ download page. However, If I go to https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/windows/ (the download page linked from the [[Install Firefox on Windows]] article for the online Firefox installer) it tells me that Firefox is no longer supported on Windows 8.1 and below and to download Firefox Extended Support Release. The Firefox ESR download link goes to https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-esr115-latest-ssl&os=win64&lang=en-US
When I try that link on Windows 10, I get the full off-line setup file, Firefox Setup 115.16.0esr.exe
In case it also helps others, the [[Install an older version of Firefox]] article has a [https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/ Directory of other versions and languages] link that goes to https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/
... where you will find a link to Dir [https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/115.16.0esr/ 115.16.0esr/]
The problem with this link is it may default to serving you the Win64 version if it does not recognize the persons is using 32-bit Windows 7, 8, 8.1. due to UA having a more generic fingerprint in showing Win64; x64 in Firefox 115.0 UA on Windows.
''AliceWyman [[#post-88108|said]]''
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However, If I go to https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/windows/ (the download page linked from the [[Install Firefox on Windows]] article for the online Firefox installer) it tells me that Firefox is no longer supported on Windows 8.1 and below and to download Firefox Extended Support Release. The Firefox ESR download link goes to https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-esr115-latest-ssl&os=win64&lang=en-US
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The problem with this link is it may default to serving you the Win64 version if it does not recognize the persons is using 32-bit Windows 7, 8, 8.1. due to UA having a more generic fingerprint in showing Win64; x64 in Firefox 115.0 UA on Windows.
P.S. The download page shows whether you are getting the Windows 32-bit or 64-bit version of Firefox ESR, as shown in this screenshot:
When I use a UA like Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/5.0) for 64-bit Windows 7, I get the Firefox ESR 64-bit download.
The https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/windows/ download page detects your useragent and serves the appropriate Firefox version. I have the [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/uaswitcher/ User-Agent Switcher] extension installed in Firefox 131 on Windows 10. I changed my useragent to ''Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/5.0)'' for 32-bit Windows 7 and here is the link I got to download Firefox ESR 32-bit:
https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-esr115-latest-ssl&os=win&lang=en-US
P.S. The download page shows whether you are getting the Windows 32-bit or 64-bit version of Firefox ESR, as shown in this screenshot:
[[Image:DownloadFirefoxESR32-bit]]
When I use a UA like ''Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/5.0)'' for 64-bit Windows 7, I get the Firefox ESR 64-bit download.
When I use a macOS 10.12 useragent like Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_12_1) AppleWebKit/602.4.8 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/9.1.2 Safari/602.4.8 and go to the download page at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ it tells you that Firefox is no longer supported on macOS 10.14 and below, and to download Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release), as shown in this screenshot:
The [Download Firefox ESR] link goes to
https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-esr115-latest-ssl&os=osx&lang=en-US
...which downloads Firefox 115.16.0esr.dmg
When I use a macOS 10.12 useragent like ''Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_12_1) AppleWebKit/602.4.8 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/9.1.2 Safari/602.4.8'' and go to the download page at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ it tells you that Firefox is no longer supported on macOS 10.14 and below, and to download Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release), as shown in this screenshot:
[[Image:DownloadFirefoxESR-macOSX10.12]]
The [Download Firefox ESR] link goes to
https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-esr115-latest-ssl&os=osx&lang=en-US
...which downloads Firefox 115.16.0esr.dmg
just updated to Firefox 131.0(64 bit) on a Linux Fedora 40 system. On restart I have found all the passwords missing. The bookmarks are all present and the few I checked are working. Not sure what I should be looking for to try and recover the passwords.
Thanks
G
just updated to Firefox 131.0(64 bit) on a Linux Fedora 40 system. On restart I have found all the passwords missing. The bookmarks are all present and the few I checked are working. Not sure what I should be looking for to try and recover the passwords.
Thanks
G
just updated to Firefox 131.0(64 bit) on a Linux Fedora 40 system. On restart I have found all the passwords missing. The bookmarks are all present and the few I checked are working. Not sure what I should be looking for to try and recover the passwords.
Thanks
G
''smith.gorden [[#post-88140|said]]''
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just updated to Firefox 131.0(64 bit) on a Linux Fedora 40 system. On restart I have found all the passwords missing. The bookmarks are all present and the few I checked are working. Not sure what I should be looking for to try and recover the passwords.
Thanks
G
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You should post a thread for Firefox support in the (desktop) Firefox support forum section by using https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/new/firefox/form
This https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/ section is more for discussing of things related to the support.mozilla.org site itself.
There's a number of issues with Google acconts (like 1468020). Does anyone know what's goin' on?
Not that I'm aware of. Let me ask the team and get back to you when I know more.
''TyDraniu [[#post-88157|said]]''
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There's a number of issues with Google acconts (like [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1468020 1468020]). Does anyone know what's goin' on?
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Not that I'm aware of. Let me ask the team and get back to you when I know more.
there's a 131.0.2 chemspill release for a vulnerability that's already getting exploited in the wild reportedly:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/
From https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/
Security Vulnerability fixed in Firefox 131.0.2, Firefox ESR 128.3.1, Firefox ESR 115.16.1
This security fix is referenced in the release notes for these versions:
https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/131.0.2/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/128.3.1/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/115.16.1/releasenotes/
There is a problem with Avast! (it looks like it might be them, not us). Currently being worked on, no solution at this time, please tag with
bug1923943
There is a problem with Avast! (it looks like it might be them, not us). Currently being worked on, no solution at this time, please tag with
bug1923943
I just updated the 131 wiki recently with another incident related to ETP involving multiple banks bug1923500. We posted the interim solution from our official support account on X.
Another notable update is that we'll revert the "List all tabs" icon back with bug1923367. The fix will go out in 131.0.3.
More info should be on the wiki.
I just updated the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Support/Firefox131 131 wiki] recently with another incident related to ETP involving multiple banks [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923500 bug1923500]. We [https://x.com/FirefoxSupport/status/1844367670696869980 posted] the interim solution from our official support account on X.
Another notable update is that we'll revert the "List all tabs" icon back with [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923367 bug1923367]. The fix will go out in 131.0.3.
More info should be on the wiki.
''TyDraniu [[#post-88157|said]]''
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There's a number of issues with Google acconts (like [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1468020 1468020]). Does anyone know what's goin' on?
</blockquote>
FYI, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923663
So far I found:
* https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1468020
* https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1463654
* https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1465242
* https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1467576
* https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1467841
Please flag here if you see something else.
The [Download Firefox ESR] link goes to
