Firefox's massive overhaul moves to beta

reasonablePrivacy · Feb 24, 2021

Trooper said: ↑

Hmm then I am not sure. I have a decent machine, good internet speed, and use SSD's.
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Can you say more about Internet connection? Is it Wifi? I find Firefox slower than other browsers on wireless networks with lot of network interference resulting in high percentage packet loss, so... I use crossover/Ethernet cable.

Trooper · Feb 24, 2021

reasonablePrivacy said: ↑

Can you say more about Internet connection? Is it Wifi? I find Firefox slower than other browsers on wireless networks with lot of network interference resulting in high percentage packet loss, so... I use crossover/Ethernet cable.
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Both machine are connected via ethernet cable, no wifi involved. I have a Gigabit fiber line from Verizon.

I am ok with it launching slower than other browsers. But it is noticeably slower with the rendering of pages and scrolling when compared to Brave which is my default browser.

Krusty · Feb 24, 2021

Chuck NoScript on and block some JavaScript.

Trooper · Feb 24, 2021

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Chuck NoScript on and block some JavaScript.
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I thought about that but then it breaks too many sites.

Krusty · Feb 24, 2021

Trooper said: ↑

I thought about that but then it breaks too many sites.
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Yeah, but only until you train it. Once it's configured for the sites you commonly frequent it shouldn't be too much of a bother.

Trooper · Feb 24, 2021

Krusty said: ↑

Yeah, but only until you train it. Once it's configured for the sites you commonly frequent it shouldn't be too much of a bother.
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Maybe I will give it a go again. Thanks man.

Krusty · Feb 24, 2021

Trooper said: ↑

Maybe I will give it a go again. Thanks man.
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If it doesn't help it is easy enough to remove.

xxJackxx · Feb 24, 2021

Trooper said: ↑

I thought about that but then it breaks too many sites.
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I have to agree. It is too high maintenance to deal with. I like the idea of it and ran it for quite a while a few years ago but I just got tired of messing with it.

reasonablePrivacy · Feb 25, 2021

Trooper said: ↑

Maybe I will give it a go again. Thanks man.
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If I were you I would navigate to about:support and see what is set for HW_COMPOSITING, OPENGL_COMPOSITING, WEBRENDER then try to change things by about:config. If this will not improve performance then I would move on and use other browser. Just keep in mind Firefox on other hardware/driver combination owned by other people is not slow.

JRViejo · Feb 25, 2021

FYI. Firefox 87.0 Beta 3 released February 25, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (6.6 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 87.0b3.exe (53.0 MB).

Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language

JRViejo · Feb 26, 2021

FYI. Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition Beta, Version 87.0 Beta 1 courtesy of PortableApps.com.

JRViejo · Feb 28, 2021

FYI. Firefox 87.0 Beta 4 released February 28, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (9.2 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 87.0b4.exe (53.0 MB).

Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language

JRViejo · Mar 2, 2021

FYI. Firefox 87.0 Beta 5 released March 2, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (6.4 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 87.0b5.exe (53.0 MB).

Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language

JRViejo · Mar 4, 2021

FYI. Firefox 87.0 Beta 6 released March 4, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (6.0 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 87.0b6.exe (53.0 MB).

Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language

JRViejo · Mar 8, 2021

FYI. Firefox 87.0 Beta 7 released March 8, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (10.5 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 87.0b7.exe (53.0 MB).

Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language

JRViejo · Mar 9, 2021

FYI. Firefox 87.0 Beta 8 released March 9, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (6.4 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 87.0b8.exe (53.0 MB).

Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language

JRViejo · Mar 12, 2021

FYI. Firefox 87.0 Beta 9 released March 12, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (6.7 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 87.0b9.exe (53.0 MB).

Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language

JRViejo · Mar 23, 2021

FYI. Firefox 88.0 Beta 1 released March 23, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (14.8 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 88.0b1.exe (52.2 MB).
Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language.
Release Notes.
System Requirements.

Also, Firefox 88 for Developers (Draft page, not complete)

This article provides information about the changes in Firefox 88 that will affect developers. Firefox 88 is the current Beta version of Firefox, and will ship on April 20, 2021.
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JRViejo · Mar 23, 2021

FYI. Schedule Update.

desktop firefox beta 88.0b1 at 25%
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JRViejo · Mar 23, 2021

FYI. Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 88.0 Beta 1 (web browser) Released for the PA Platform, courtesy of PortableApps.com.

JRViejo · Mar 24, 2021

FYI. Firefox 88.0 Beta 2 released March 24, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (8.2 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 88.0b2.exe (52.1 MB).

Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language

JRViejo · Mar 26, 2021

FYI. Firefox 88.0 Beta 3 released March 26, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (8.2 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 88.0b3.exe (52.2 MB).

Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language

JRViejo · Mar 29, 2021

FYI. Firefox 88.0 Beta 4 released March 29, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (8.0 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 88.0b4.exe (52.1 MB).

Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language

JRViejo · Mar 30, 2021

FYI. Firefox 88.0 Beta 5 released March 30, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (8.1 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 88.0b5.exe (52.2 MB).

Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language

JRViejo · Apr 1, 2021

FYI. Firefox 88.0 Beta 6 released Apr 1, 2021. Available via Internal Updater (8.5 MB - 64-bit).

The Firefox Beta page's Download button downloads Firefox Setup 88.0b6.exe (52.1 MB).

Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language

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