

Your top sites (read: most visited) are now available via a single click in the address bar. Speaking of search, the address bar is smarter at helping you narrow down your results, displaying additional popular keywords to help you find what you’re looking for. There’s a refreshed look and feel with an enlarged bar, a single view with a larger font, shorter URLs, and a shortcut to the most popular sites to search. The biggest change in Firefox 75 is the improved address bar that adjusts based on your screen size. The company has also specifically prioritized fixing video conferencing issues. Mozilla says it will avoid shipping changes that might negatively impact the user experience on, or possibly break, government and health services websites.

That said, the company is monitoring internal and external feedback and remains “open to making future adjustments.” And while the schedule remains unchanged, the roadmap is shifting. Despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mozilla today confirmed the team “can maintain our 2020 Firefox release schedule as we navigate this global crisis together.” Many of the Firefox staff and contributors already work remotely, test on remote hardware, and collaborate across timezones. In fact, Mozilla this year sped up Firefox releases to a four-week cadence (previously they arrived every six to eight weeks). These strengths are what allow us to continue to make progress where some of our competitors have had to slow down or stop work.” The company took an indirect jab at Google and Microsoft today, saying: “We’ve built empathy into our systems for handling difficult or unexpected circumstances. Mozilla wants to make clear it is not in the same boat. Microsoft has followed suit with Edge’s release schedule, consistent with Google’s open source Chromium project, which both Chrome and Edge are based on. Ultimately, Chrome 81 was delayed, Chrome 82 is being skipped altogether, and Chrome 83 has been moved up a few weeks. Google was forced to pause its Chrome releases, which typically arrive every six weeks.
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But the crisis is also impacting software developers. When the coronavirus crisis took hold, millions found themselves spending more time in their browsers as they learn and work from home. According to Mozilla, Firefox has about 250 million active users, making it a major platform for web developers to consider.
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You can download Firefox 75 for desktop now from, and all existing users should be able to upgrade to it automatically. Firefox 75 includes a revamped address bar with significant search improvements, a few performance tweaks, and a handful of developer features. Mozilla today launched Firefox 75 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don't worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here.
