Release Firefox 98

Web browser release FireFox 98 . In addition, the update is formed branches with a long support period – 91.7.0 . On the stage beta testing translated Firefox 99 branch, the release of which is scheduled for April 5.

Basic innovations :

• changed behavior when downloading files – instead of output request before loading, Files are now starting to load automatically, and the panel shows a notification of the start of the download. Through the panel, the user at any time can receive information about the download process, open the downloaded file during the download (the action will be executed after the download) or delete the file. The settings provide the ability to enable the output of the query each booting and defining the default application to open a specific type files.
• Added new steps to the context menu, displayed when you click right-click on files in the download list. For example, using the “Always Open Similar Files” option, you can allow Firefox to automatically open the file after the download is completed in the application associated in the system with the same file type. You can also open a directory with downloaded files, go to the page with which the download was initiated (not the download itself, and the download link), copy the link, delete the download reference from the visit history and clear the list in the download panel.
  
  
  
• For some users, the search engine selected by default is changed. For example, in the tested English-speaking assembly instead of Google, the default is now enabled DuckduckGo. At the same time, Google remained among the search engines as an option and can be activated by default in the settings. As the reason for the compulsory change in the default search engine, it is mentioned that the impossibility of continuing the delivery of handlers for some search engines due to the lack of official agreement (Formal Permission). The transaction with Google on the transfer of search traffic operated until August 2023 and brought about $ 400 million a year, which is most of the income Mozilla.