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Firefox 153 contains itself while Thunderbird 153 fixes almost everything
The Register • • technology
Key Points:
- Mozilla released Firefox 153 as a new Extended Support Release (ESR), offering built-in preview functionality for Multi-Account Containers, which simplify managing separate sets of credentials and tabs for different contexts like work and home.
- Firefox 153 introduces mobile enhancements, including tab groups for Android users and a Quick Answers feature with on-device speech recognition for iOS users in the US.
- MZLA released Thunderbird 153, also an ESR codenamed "Meadow," focusing heavily on bug fixes and refinements, with 181 bugs fixed and improvements in folder handling, notifications, encryption, OAuth login, and PDF handling.
- Thunderbird 153 discontinues 32-bit Linux binaries, renames "Junk" mail to "Spam," removes the dedicated Russian Odnoklassniki setup, and enhances folder views with better unread message filtering and color-coded unified folders.
- The update hints at the upcoming launch of Thunderbird Pro, MZLA's paid email service, with new account management features including a "Sign in with Thundermail" button in the Account Hub wizard.
