Support/Firefox128

Firefox 128 release information

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The following information is intended for members of the Mozilla Support community for the purpose of supporting users in the Mozilla Support platform. Mozilla Support is a community of enthusiastic volunteers and employees trying to support Mozilla's users around the globe. You can join us by contributing through the following ways:

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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

• Firefox Desktop
• Firefox for developers
• Firefox for Android
• Firefox for iOS

Contributor discussions

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

• Desktop release discussion
• Mobile release discussion
• Localization discussion
• Support release scrum meeting

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

Stay updated

Apart from sharing release information, there are other ways to stay updated with product release and community updates:

• Community call: We run a monthly community call (usually a week before Firefox release date). Check our schedule here and don't hesitate to join the call in person if you can!
• Firefox pod meeting: If you’re an NDA’d contributor, you can watch the recording of our Firefox Pod Meeting from AirMozilla to catch up with the latest train release. You can also subscribe to the AirMozilla folder by clicking on the Subscribe button in the top-right corner of the page to get notifications each time we add a new recording.
• Newsletter: Consider subscribing to Firefox Daily Digest to get daily updates (Mon-Fri) about Firefox from across the internet.

Escalation

TBD

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:
Product(s) impacted:
Associated bug:
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Post-release

• Release report (TBD)