Nouvelle version du navigateur qui vient tout juste de sortir des fourneaux de la fondation Mozilla. Cette version 42.0 de Firefox inaugure pour la première fois une version 64 bits et stable pour Windows (par contre non compatible XP et Vista) sans compter de nombreuses nouveautés comme la protection contre les trackers ainsi que le support d'IPv6 pour le WebRTC.
Voici la liste complète des modifications par rapport à la version précédente :
Nouveautés de Firefox 42.0 (03/11/2015)
New
- Private Browsing with Tracking Protection blocks certain Web elements that could be used to record your behavior across sites
- Control Center that contains site security and privacy controls
- Indicator added to tabs that play audio with one-click muting
- Login Manager improvements:
- Improved heuristics to save usernames and passwords
- Edit and show all logins in line, Copy/Paste usernames/passwords from the Context menu
- Migration imports your passwords to Firefox from Google Chrome for Windows and Internet Explorer; import anytime from the Login Manager
- WebRTC improvements:
- IPV6 support
- Preferences for controlling ICE candidate generation and IP exposure
- Hooks for extensions to allow/deny createOffer/Answer
- Improved ability for applications to monitor and control which devices are used in getUserMedia
Fixed
- Various security fixes
Changed
- Improved performance on interactive websites that trigger a lot of restyles
Developer
- Developer Information
- View HTML source in a tab
- Remote website debugging over WiFi (no USB cable or ADB needed)
- Asynchronous call stacks now allow web developers to follow the code flow through setTimeout, DOM event handlers, and Promise handlers.
- Configurable Firefox OS Simulator in WebIDE, to simulate reference devices like phones, tablets, even TVs
- CSS filter presets in the Inspector
- Ability to save filter presets inside CSS Filter Tooltip
Web Platform
- Implemented ES6 Reflect
- Support ImageBitmap and createImageBitmap()
- Media Source Extension for HTML5 video available for all sites