Mozilla Firefox 83.0 was released a day ago with significant updates to its JavaScript Engine, SpiderMonkey. It improved page load performance by up to 15%, page responsiveness by up to 12%, and reduced memory usage by up to 8%.
Firefox 83.0 release highlights:
- Https-only mode.
- Pinch zooming support for Windows touchscreen devices and touchpads on Mac devices.
- Picture-in-Picture supports keyboard shortcuts for fast forwarding and rewinding videos
- Improved user interface for screen sharing.
- Improved search functionality.
- Support AcroForm, allows to fill in, print, and save supported PDF forms.
- Pocket recommendations for users in India with English version.
- Various accessibility and security fixes
How to Install Firefox 83 in Ubuntu:
The new release package has been made into security & updates repositories for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10.
Simply open Software Updater utility and install the package update after checking for updates:
