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Firefox 136 Released With Vertical Tabs, Official ARM64 Linux Binaries (9to5linux.com) 39

Posted by BeauHD from the new-and-improved dept.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 9to5Linux: Mozilla published today the final build of the Firefox 136 open-source web browser for all supported platforms ahead of the March 4th, 2025, official release date, so it's time to take a look at the new features and changes. Highlights of Firefox 136 include official Linux binary packages for the AArch64 (ARM64) architecture, hardware video decoding for AMD GPUs on Linux systems, a new HTTPS-First behavior for upgrading page loads to HTTPS, and Smartblock Embeds for selectively unblocking certain social media embeds blocked in the ETP Strict and Private Browsing modes.

Firefox 136 is available for download for 32-bit, 64-bit, and AArch64 (ARM64) Linux systems right now from Mozilla's FTP server. As mentioned before, Mozilla plans to officially release Firefox 136 tomorrow, March 4th, 2025, when it will roll out as an OTA (Over-the-Air) update to macOS and Windows users. Here's a list of the general features available in this release:

- Vertical Tabs Layout
- New Browser Layout Section
- PNG Copy Support
- HTTPS-First Behavior
- Smartblock Embeds
- Solo AI Link
- Expanded Data Collection & Use Settings
- Weather Forecast on New Tab Page
- Address Autofill Expansion

A full list of changes can be found here.

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Firefox 136 Released With Vertical Tabs, Official ARM64 Linux Binaries

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  • the need for new terms are clear now (Score:5, Informative)

    by oldgraybeard ( 2939809 ) on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @08:02PM (#65211545)
    "- Expanded Data Collection & Use Settings"

  • Just in time for the Ublockalypse (Score:5, Interesting)

    by Deathlizard ( 115856 ) on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @08:22PM (#65211563) Homepage Journal

    Just uninstalled Chrome because they finally killed off Ublock Origin.

    Now I hope Mozilla fixes their TOS before it's too late.

    • There's always WaterFox, Floorp, and Pale Moon.

      • Re: (Score:2)

        by SeaFox ( 739806 )

        Floorp

        I feel like every time a browser story hits Slashdot I hear about yet another alternative/fork browser. Last time it was LibreFox.

      • There's always WaterFox, Floorp, and Pale Moon.

        I REALLY want to try Floorp - but I can't install it via APT because it depends on ligdk-pixbuf and for some reason I can't install that. And for all the hits I got on Flatpaks and AppImages, I can't actually find a download link that works for me. No clue WTF is going on, but I'm going to have to wait until I install a new version of Mint before I try it.

        I REALLY need something that's Firefox based, but which doesn't have the steaming pile of unusable suckage that their UI has devolved into.

        • Download the portable linux .zstd tar.

          It's just a static binary. No problems on Debian 12.

    • Now I hope Mozilla fixes their TOS before it's too late.

      If you're talking about the ToS I think you're talking about, that entire issue was a great big Nothing Burger. The Legalese made it sound ominous, but it did not claim to own your data or to do anything nefarious with it.

      • it literally claimed to have royalty-free, worldwide ownership of your data

        • It literally did not.

          It said "When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content as you indicate with your use of Firefox."

          That's not "ownership", that's a restricted right to use. Those saying "ownership" were flat out lying, but additionally, a sizable number of people quoted only the middle of the sentence and not the end, which is misleading to

          • Re: (Score:2)

            by OhPlz ( 168413 )

            If you look at the original commit that caused the controversy, they did remove the phrase "we don't sell access to your data" from the terms of use (TOU):
            https://github.com/mozilla/bed... [github.com]

            They may have gone back and changed it again, but I think you're naïve if you think it was just bad phrasing and not actual intent to sell people's data. Don't forget that Mozilla is at risk of losing their Google funding which is going to make them desperate for cash. They have huge motivation to find new ways to m

          • it was ownership before they backtracked and change the wording. There is also a clause that says Mozilla can change the terms at any time without you having to agree on them. Also, Firefox has been working for the past two decades without needing this, why do they need it now? I'm guessing they're trying to either develop their own AI stuff or selling the data to some AI company to enshittify the browser

          • Re: (Score:2)

            by allo ( 1728082 )

            nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license is basically the same as ownership, except for you still having the same rights.
            For the nerds: That's basically MIT license without the requirement to name the original author.

    • You can just re-enable the plugin. They turned off my autoplayer blocker as well.

      • As an ifan you already believe safari is the only browser anybody should ever use anyways.

      • Just turning it back on is meaningless in Chrome they gutted the API behind UBlock Origin and similar extensions to the point all the tracking protections are gone.
        You really need to read about the differences between v2 and v3.

        • No they didn't. Manifest V2 is still there, it's just depreciated. Ublock origin has a completely different plugin name for it's V3 plugin. As of right now V2 and Ublock Origin work just as they did in the past. You just have to toggle it back on.

          Its days are numbered, but it is objectively not yet dead.

          • Re: (Score:2)

            by allo ( 1728082 )

            If you want a surprise at the end of its days, just toggle it back. Or you migrate now to a browser that still allows full adblocking and you can forget about the deadline.

    • Now I hope Mozilla fixes their TOS before it's too late.

      https://news.slashdot.org/stor... [slashdot.org]

    • Just uninstalled Chrome because they finally killed off Ublock Origin.

      They did not. Ublock Origin works just fine, you just have to toggle it back on. Its days are numbered but it has quite objectively not been killed off yet.

  • Wait, did Linux not have ARM64 support prior to this? I'm confused, because I've been using Firefox as my primary browser on my FreeBSD ARM/Aarch64 workstation for years now. If FreeBSD has had support, did Linux not...?

  • Been spending time figuring out what I want to switch to since looks like Mozilla is dead set on keeping their TOS.

    • Re: (Score:1)

      by fr ( 185735 )

      Can always try LibreWolf, which is basically Firefox with Mozilla's crap removed.

    • Re: (Score:1)

      by Anonymous Coward

      Sure sure, bud. Their "TOS" is bad, but you'll keep using all the other services with worse ones that you don't know about because people aren't freaking out about them.

  • what weather API ??

    more details might actually be useful

  • Interesting that Chrome kills ublock and Firefox changes their ToS at the same time.

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