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The release of Firefox 64 includes several new features, such as the Contextual Feature Recommender, multi-tab selection, improved Task Manager, and support for Windows 10 native sharing. Additionally, this browser version marks the absence of Symantec TLS certificates, originally intended for removal in Firefox 63 but postponed due to user transition issues.
Refer to the article below by Mytour to delve into the details of what's new in Firefox 64.0.
Discovering the Innovations in Firefox 64.0
Below lies the list of new features on Firefox 64:
Contextual Feature Recommender (CFR)
The Contextual Feature Recommender is a completely new feature. It showcases suggested extensions corresponding to the specific website the user is visiting. For instance, when visiting Facebook, it will propose Facebook-related extensions.
Currently, Mozilla only recommends 3 extensions: Facebook Container, Enhancer for YouTube, and To Google Translate.
In case you wish to disable the feature, navigate to Firefox Options, scroll down, find Browsing, and uncheck the box next to Recommend extensions as you browse.
Multi-tab Selection
From now on, you can select multiple tabs by pressing Shift or Ctrl + Shift. Once tabs are selected, you can bookmark, move, or pin them all at once.
Windows 10 Native Sharing Support
In Firefox 64, Mozilla has added support for Windows 10 native sharing, allowing users to easily share web pages using various apps installed on Windows 10.
To access this feature, on the Firefox window, click the ... menu on the address bar, then find and click the Share button to open the Windows 10 native sharing window as shown below:
Live Bookmarks and RSS Feed Subscriptions Removed
Additionally, Mozilla has removed support for Atom and RSS feed subscriptions, as well as Live Bookmarks in this release. Users wishing to subscribe to RSS feeds must install additional add-ons to support this feature.
As you can see in the image below, the Live Bookmarks feature is no longer available.
Task Manager Displays Memory Usage per Tab
The Firefox Task Manager has been enhanced to display the memory usage level of each tab and specific add-ons. This new improvement is clearly beneficial for detecting browser tabs engaged in surreptitious cryptocurrency mining.
The screenshot below illustrates the about:performance tab where you can easily track which applications are consuming your memory.
Remove Extensions from the Context Menu
From now on, users only need to right-click on the installed extension icon, select Remove Extension to uninstall that extension,
If you're someone who enjoys watching YouTube videos but doesn't have time to watch them, download videos to your computer using the Firefox browser by referring to how to Download YouTube videos using add-ons on Firefox here.
To download and install Firefox 64, visit this link.
- Download Mozilla Firefox for Windows: Download Firefox
- Download Mozilla Firefox for Mac: Download Firefox for Mac
Download Firefox on mobile devices
- Download Firefox for Android: Firefox for Android
- Download Firefox for iOS: Firefox for iPhone
This article introduces you to the new features of Firefox 64.0 browser. Additionally, good news for users is that the Giphy update for iOS now allows users to quickly share GIFs.
