Linux users don't count. It doesn't matter that most of the users of the red panda browser have Linux on their computers; it doesn't matter that the same browser is the default in many distributions that use the Torvalds kernel; it doesn't matter. It's the first thing I think of when I see a list of new features from Firefox 132 which mentions Windows and macOS at various points, but not Linux at all. Well, that’s not entirely true. “Linux” appears twice… but to talk about compatibility and requirements.
But hey, we're not discovering anything with all this, and this is not going to be an article about whether they take care of us more or less. It's about the release of Firefox 132, which can now be downloaded from the Mozilla server, although the official launch will be in approximately 24 hours. As always, the company has uploaded the files with enough time to ensure that there will be no problems tomorrow, Tuesday, October 29.
What's new in Firefox 132
In the list of new features, the first thing that appears for Windows users is that encrypted multimedia playback Microsoft PlayReady has started to arrive for some websites. This sets the baseline for 1080p and adds 4K support with many of Mozilla's partners. In the meantime, Linux users have to settle for SD quality when watching Netflix or Amazon Prime.
Also for Windows, and macOS, the Wide Color Gamut WebGL is now available, which improves the color range when watching videos and playing games. Now only for macOS, support has been added for its new screen and window selection in version 15 or later of the operating system. and the function of restoring a session has been improved.
Among the other new features, hardware accelerated rendering WebRender has been enabled for most primitive SVG filters, the browser blocks third-party cookies when ETP strict mode is enabled, untracked copy of the site is now grayed out when there are no known tracking parameters, support for the post-quantum key exchange mechanism for TLS 1.3 has been added, support for certificate compression which reduces the size and increases the speed of TLS connections, and other new features including bug fixes and security patches.
Firefox 132 can now be downloaded and it will be announced tomorrow at this time or a little earlier.