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Firefox 128 release information

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Content in this page is being updated periodically as we're rolling out the release.

What's new in Firefox 128

Firefox Desktop

Translate selected text
Description: You can now select a portion of text to be translated with Firefox translation feature instead of translating the whole page.
Content request: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1867825
KB article: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/website-translation KB will be updated
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) - Windows only
Description: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) helps by controlling how data is handled, shared, and accessed. Firefox for Enterprise supports DLP by integrating with third-party software to monitor and manage data activities.
Content request: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1883106
KB article: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/data-loss-prevention New article
Update to the clear history dialog
Description: It is now possible to close all duplicate tabs in a window with the Close duplicate tabs command available from the List all tabs widget in the tab bar or a tab context menu.
Content request: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1884018
KB articles: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox KB updated
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-clear-firefox-cache
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/storage
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-recent-searches-search-bar

Firefox for Android

No content updates for v128

Firefox for iOS

iPad multiwindow enhancement
Description: Firefox iOS on iPad will allow user to open multiple browser windows (it is possible to combine Private and Normal mode)
Content request: -
KB articles:
Blocking links to open in external apps
Description: Settings iOS: give users option to open links in other apps v in browser; New toggle meaning: Off by default (means links will open in external apps as determined by Apple), On means we will block external apps from opening and open the links in the browser instead.
Content request: -
KB articles:
Bookmark UX Changes
Description: Update the Recently Saved section to Bookmark section
Content request: -
KB articles:

Known studies/experiments

Platform Studies/experiments Description Feedback collection
Firefox desktop - -

Release notes

Contributor discussions

Please refer to the following contributor forum threads to learn more about known issues and discuss with other contributors:

You can also join our Matrix channel to ask questions/join community discussion.

Stay updated

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Escalation

TBD

Heads up

Dot releases

Platform Version Release date Notable fixes Unresolved
Desktop - - - -
Desktop - - - -

Trending/known issue(s)

Platform Issue Known bug Fix/workaround

Known incident(s)

Status: Currently under investigation.
Product(s) impacted: Firefox for iOS - lost tabs after update.
Associated bug: Not open.
Resolution/workaround: Flag up instances seen in the Fx128 Mobile thread in the contributor forum.

Post-release

  • Release report (TBD)