{"id":1014,"date":"2024-08-06T00:06:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T00:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/mozilla-firefox-129-released-new-features-and-improvements-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T06:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T06:45:40","slug":"mozilla-firefox-129-released-new-features-and-improvements-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/mozilla-firefox-129-released-new-features-and-improvements-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla Firefox 129 Released: New Features and Improvements You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>The Mozilla Firefox 129 open-source, free, and cross-platform web browser is now available for download ahead of its official release on August 6th, 2024, so it\u2019s time to look at the new features and improvements.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Mozilla Firefox 129 is a minor update that only improves the Reader View with a \u201cText and layout\u201d menu that replaces the \u201cType controls\u201d menu and features new options for setting character spacing, word spacing, and text alignment for a more accessible reading experience, and a new \u201cTheme\u201d menu with additional Contrast and Gray options allowing users to select their own custom colors for text, background, and links.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5linux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ff129b2.webp?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Text and layout (left) and Theme (right) menus in the Reader View in Firefox 129<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>On top of that, Firefox 129 replaces HTTP with HTTPS as the default protocol in the address bar for non-local sites, enables the address autofill feature for users in France and Germany, and adds support for multiple languages in the same document spoken in macOS VoiceOver.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>For web developers, Firefox 129 brings support for querying the encryption key system config in the <code>mediaCapabilities.decodingInfo()<\/code> API, support for <code>@starting-style<\/code> to define styles that are applied to an element when it is first rendered, and support for the transition-behavior CSS property.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>It also adds support for Float16Array typed arrays and new DataView methods for reading and setting Float16 values, as well as a <code>Math.f16round(<\/code>) static method for rounding numbers to 16 bits, as well as support for the <code>textInput<\/code> event.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>As mentioned before, Mozilla plans to officially announce the Firefox 129 release tomorrow, August 6th, along with Firefox 128.1 ESR and Firefox 115.14 ESR versions. 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