Mozilla has officially launched Firefox 89 today for Mac, Windows, and Linux
with the changes also applying to the latest iOS and Android builds. The
update sees Firefox gain a fresh new design, easier to use tabs, streamlined
toolbar, optimized iOS experience, and more. Firefox detailed the big
update in a
<https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/fresh-new-look-for-firefox/?ut
m_source=www.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=homepage&utm_conte
nt=card> blog post today:
In today's major release, Firefox sports a fresh new design that gets you
where you're going online, fast and distraction-free. And since we're all
about privacy, we're also expanding integrated privacy protections in
Firefox, so you feel safe and free to be yourself online thanks to fewer
eyes following you across the web.
For the design overhaul, Firefox listened to user feedback and studied how
people actually use their browsers to optimize for a more seamless
experience.
We obsessed over distractions, extra clicks and wasted time. The resulting
new design is simple, modern and fast and delivers a beautiful experience to
support what people do most in Firefox.
From Mac to iPhone and iPad, and other platforms as well, Firefox describes
the new design as "bright and buoyant" with an all-new icon set and "crisp"
typography giving a modern feel.
Other big changes include the new toolbar and menus:
The toolbar is naturally where you start every web visit. It's the place
where you type a URL to go somewhere online. After web page content, it's
what you look at most in Firefox. The new toolbar is simplified and
clutter-free so you get to the good stuff effortlessly.
Menus are where key Firefox actions and commands live. We've consolidated
extra menus to reduce clutter and be more intuitive through the three bars
menu in the upper right or by right-clicking to activate it on your computer
screen. The new look reorganized and streamlined our menus to put the best
actions quickly at your fingertips.
Firefox also discovered more than 50% of users have 4+ tabs open at all
times and used that to help guide the tabs redesign.
Tabs got a makeover so they are now gently curved and float above the
toolbar. It's an exciting change that also serves as a reminder that tabs
aren't stationary. So grab those tabs, move them around and organize them as
you like. Tabs also got a glow-up to be a touch brighter when active.
When it comes to iPhone and iPad, Mozilla says the
<https://apple.co/3yTV6dK> new Firefox is specifically optimized with "key
actions now taking fewer steps for quicker searches, navigation and tab
viewing."
Firefox 89 for Mac (Windows/Linux too) is available as a
<https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/89.0/releasenotes/> free download
here, with the new build for iOS/iPadOS version 34
<https://apple.co/3yTV6dK> available for free on the App Store.
Check out a quick look at the new features in the promo video below at:
www.9to5mac.com/2021/06/01/firefox-launches-major-update-for-mac-and-ios-wit
h-refreshed-design-streamlined-toolbar-and-tabs
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