The Aurora channel is where users can test the latest Firefox features and innovations. Users can expect an increase in polish from the raw, cutting edge features in our nightly builds. Aurora releases may not be as stable as beta or final releases. Experience the newest innovations in an unstable environment that's not for the faint of heart. Provide feedback on features and performance to help determine what makes the final release.
What is new in this release:
- SVG images can be used as favicons Changed
- WebRTC now requires perfect forward secrecy Changed
- New look for session restore and welcome back page Changed
- Improved image decoding with performance up to twice as fast on some devices especially while scrolling Changed
- Memory overhead of AdBlock Plus has been greatly reduced
What is new in version 40.0a2:
- Download protection from potentially unwanted software
- New style for add-on manager based on the in-content preferences style
- Improved scrolling, graphics, and video playback performance with off main thread compositing (Linux)
- Process separation enabled for opt-in testing
- Smoother animation and scrolling with hardware vsync (Windows only)
- IndexedDB transactions now non-durable by default
- Support for new Unicode 8.0 skin tone emoji
- Implemented AudioBufferSourceNode.detune to modulate playback rate in cents
- New rules view tooltip to tweak CSS Filter values
- New page ruler highlighting tool that displays lightweight horizontal and vertical rules on a page
- Console API messages from SharedWorker and ServiceWorker are now displayed in web console
- Inspector now searches across all content frames in a page
- Kannada text does not display properly in built-in pdf viewer
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