Firefox 151 release information
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What's new in Firefox 151
Content in this page is being updated periodically as we're rolling out the release.
Firefox Desktop content update
| Built-in VPN: Choose location
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| Description:
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Update the existing built-in VPN KB article to add locations
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| Content request:
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bug 2031491
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| KB article:
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built-in-vpn
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Article update
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| Model choices in Smart Window
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| Description:
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Update "Model choices in Smart Window" sumo article
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| Content request:
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bug 2038341
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| KB article:
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smart-window-models
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Article update
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| Clear Private Browsing session (fire button)
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| Description:
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Add a section to the Private Browsing page about the "Clear Private Browsing"/fire button
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| Content request:
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bug 2039917
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| KB article:
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TBD
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Article update
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Firefox for Android content update
| Shake to summarize on Android
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| Description:
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New SUMO article about Shake to Summarize feature on Android
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| Content request:
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bug 2022694
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| KB article:
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summarize-pages-android
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New article
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Firefox for iOS content update
| AI Controls on iOS
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| Description:
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New KB article for AI Controls on iOS
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| Content request:
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bug 2030407
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| KB article:
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ios-ai-controls
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New article
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Known studies/experiments
Product discussions on Mozilla Connect
Check out top voted requests on Mozilla Connect.
Known issues
| Platform |
Issue |
Known bug/Related discussions |
Fix/workaround
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| Android |
Open tabs are also gone when browsing history is selected in Delete browsing data on quit |
bug2033285 |
Fixed in 152
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Known incidents
| "Clear cache" prompt on Firefox Android Nightly
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| Description:
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Users are getting a system notification recommending they clear cache.
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| Status:
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Ongoing
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| Product(s) impacted:
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Firefox for Android (Nighlty version)
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| Associated bug:
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bug2040753
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| Resolution/workaround:
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TBD
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| webserial failure to open port
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| Description:
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WebSerial can fail to open a port that was just closed
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| Status:
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Ongoing
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| Product(s) impacted:
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Firefox Desktop
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| Associated bug:
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bug2040754
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| Resolution/workaround:
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Will be fixed in the upcoming dot release
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| Fire button doesn't appear
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| Description:
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The fire button to clear PBM session doesn't appear for the subset of users
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| Status:
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Fixed
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| Product(s) impacted:
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Firefox Desktop
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| Associated bug:
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bug2040918
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| Resolution/workaround:
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The Nimbus experiment has been fixed
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