Firefox 142 release information

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Release notes

Dot releases

Platform	Version	Release date	Notable fixes	Unresolved
Firefox Desktop	142.0.1	Aug 27, 2025	Multiple bug fixes	-
Firefox & Focus for Android	142.0.1	Aug 27, 2025	Various stability fixes	-

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What's new in Firefox 142

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

Firefox Desktop content update

Update of the pop-up blocker article
Description:	Update pop-up blocker article to include changes from frame busting feature
Content request:	[1]
KB article:	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/pop-blocker-settings-exceptions-troubleshooting	Article update

ETP Web compatibility exceptions
Description:	We are introducing the ETP web compatibility exceptions to improve the browsing experience for ETP strict and PBM users
Content request:	[2]
KB articles:	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/manage-enhanced-tracking-protection-exceptions	New article
KB articles:	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop	Article update

Update AI Chatbot article
Description:	We are introducing a new feature that allows users to summarize an entire page without selecting text.
Content request:	[3]
KB article:	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/ai-chatbot	Article update

Firefox for Android content update

Firefox for iOS content update

iOS Menu Redesign
Description:	We are redesigning the iOS Menu
Content request:	[4]
KB article:	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/menu-firefox-ios	New article

Shake to Summarize
Description:	Use Firefox for iOS to summarize webpages by shaking the device
Content request:	[5]
KB article:	https://support.mozilla.org/kb/summarize-pages-ios	New article

Known studies/experiments

Trending requests

Platform	Request	Related discussions	Status
Desktop	Split-screen/Tab-in-Tab feature	[6]	In development
Desktop	Synced tab groups	[7]	Tracking
Desktop	Customizable bookmark toolbar font	[8]	Tracking
Desktop	Customizable hotkeys	[9]	Tracking
Desktop	Differentiate "Site you save" and "Sites you visit" in new tab	[10] [11]	Tracking
Android	Android address bar is too cluttered	[12] [13] [14] [15] [16]	Tracking
Android	Add a setting to enable tab strip	Connect Bugzilla	Tracking
iOS	Default page zoom setting	[17]	In progress
iOS	Translate feature in Firefox for iOS	[18]	Tracking

For other top requests on Mozilla Connect, please check out this Connect thread

Known issues

Platform	Category	Issue	Known bug/Related discussions	Fix/workaround
Desktop	Webcompat	iCloud login flow is sometimes broken	bug 1987563	-
Desktop	Webcompat	OneDrive Moments do not load	bug 1987565	-
Desktop	Crashes	Startup crashes caused by MS's Family Safety feature	[19]	turn off the Family Safety feature temporarily
Desktop	Webcompat	NYT tells me I am a bot and will not let me read articles	#162420	Disable extensions
Desktop	Webcompat	Facebook audio and video call isn't working in Firefox	bug1896361	-
Android	UI/UX	Firefox for Android no longer restart in private browsing mode	bug1973769	This is intentional as per [20]
Android	UI/UX	Firefox for Android Private browsing shortcut opens a regular window in v141	bug1978764	-
Android	UI/UX	Bogus message: I'm a temporary text to indicate you're on the new Tab Fragment	bug1976648	Fixed in v142
Android	UI/UX	spacebar and backspace working abnormally in google search bar with gboard	bug1968872	-
Nightly 144	UI/UX	Drag tab to pin functionality is too sensitive	Reddit thread, Discourse post	-

Known incidents

Firefox Toolbar/UI unresponsive
Description:	Firefox Toolbar/UI unresponsive on Desktop
Status:	A fix is coming with 142.0.1
Product(s) impacted:	Firefox Desktop
Associated bug:	[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1980392, [21] Reddit thread
Resolution/workaround:	See [22]

iClouds logins broken sometimes
Description:	Users noting that they've been denied login to iCloud from Firefox
Status:	Ongoing
Product(s) impacted:	Firefox Desktop/Android/iOS
Associated bug:	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1987563
Resolution/workaround:	Clearing site data

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