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Firefox 130.0, released on September 3, 2024, features text translation, an AI Chatbot sidebar, local weather updates for U.S. and Canadian users, security fixes, and new language support.
Read original articleFirefox version 130.0 was released on September 3, 2024, introducing several new features and improvements. Notably, users can now translate selected text portions after a full-page translation and access experimental features through a new Firefox Labs page in Settings. An AI Chatbot feature allows users to add their preferred chatbot to the sidebar for easy access while browsing. Additionally, a Picture-in-Picture (PiP) auto-open experiment has been implemented for active videos when switching tabs. Users in the U.S. and Canada can view local weather directly on the new tab page, with options to select specific locations for current conditions. The update also includes various security fixes and enhancements to the Copy and Paste context menu. New language support for Firefox translation has been added, including Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, and Vietnamese. For enterprise users, specific policy updates and bug fixes are available in the Firefox for Enterprise 130 Release Notes. The release also highlights contributions from new developers, emphasizing community involvement in the project.
- Firefox 130.0 was released on September 3, 2024.
- New features include text translation, an AI Chatbot sidebar, and local weather updates for U.S. and Canadian users.
- Security fixes and improvements to the Copy and Paste functionality were implemented.
- New language support for translation includes ten additional languages.
- The release acknowledges contributions from new developers to the Firefox project.
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