Neowin News Feed for: Nightly

Firefox Preview (Nightly) gets support for one add-on, more should arrive soon

Paul Hill — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:28:01 +0000

Mozilla has pushed a new update to the nightly branch of Firefox Preview. The update allows users to install uBlock Origin but other add-ons are still unavailable, the selection should grow soon. Read more...

Revamped Firefox browser for Android set to arrive on the nightly branch tomorrow

Paul Hill — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 13:22:02 +0000

Mozilla has said that it's ready to launch its revamped Firefox for Android browser onto the nightly channel. In the spring, it'll arrive on the beta channel, and afterwards on the stable channel. Read more...

Firefox 72 Nightly adds adaptive scrollbars on Windows

Paul Hill — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 14:00:01 +0000

Mozilla Firefox 72 is due for release in the new year. One of the new features that will arrive for Firefox on Windows users is adaptive scrollbars which change colour to match the website. Read more...

Firefox will calm page jitters with upcoming scroll anchoring support

Boyd Chan — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:10:02 +0000

Two years in the making, Firefox will soon pick up CSS scroll anchoring support to facilitate a smoother browsing experience for users. The feature is available now in the latest nightly builds. Read more...

Latest Firefox Nightly build adds option to automatically block autoplaying media

Hamza Jawad — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:06:01 +0000

After Chrome and Edge, Firefox will now be getting the ability to block autoplaying videos by default on any website. However, the feature only caters to videos that autoplay with sound. Read more...

Firefox Nightly now lets you take, save, and share screenshots

Paul Hill — Mon, 29 May 2017 21:44:01 +0000

Firefox Nightly, in a recent update, started to allow users to take screen captures of the website they're on and store the captures offline or online, making them easy to share or archive. Read more...

Mozilla eyes a more agile development schedule, shuts down Aurora channel

Florin Bodnarescu — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 09:06:01 +0000

In order to make development more nimble, and better respond to market demands, Mozilla has gotten rid of the experimental Aurora channel. Those using it on desktop will be moved to Beta. Read more...

LineageOS builds now available for Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Moto G4, and more

Usama Jawad — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:08:02 +0000

The latest builds for Lineage OS - based on CyanogenMod - are finally available. However, they only support a handful of devices right now, with more handsets to be added soon. Read more...

Options being moved to tab by default in Firefox 32

Steven Parker — Mon, 19 May 2014 10:53:59 +0000

Mozilla is pressing on with its UI overhaul of Firefox. Now, from version 32 onward the Options window will be moved to an inline tab by default, but don't worry, it looks like you can still revert. Read more...

Mozilla Firefox 'Australis' to bring UI enhancements to the browser

Shreyas Gandhe — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 20:04:47 +0000

Mozilla is testing a new UI for Firefox known as "Australis" which might replace the current interface in the future. The nightly builds with the new UI will be available to testers starting Monday. Read more...

Firefox Windows 8 Metro coming for standard 'Nightly' testers today

John Callaham — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:01:31 +0000

Mozilla will launch an update for its standard Firefox "Nightly" version that will add support for the Metro UI, several months after Mozilla launched its first Windows 8 Metro version of the browser. Read more...

Mozilla Firefox Modern UI appears in Firefox 18 nightlies

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:44:07 +0000

Mozilla has released Firefox 18.0a1, and while normally this wouldn't be too exciting, this time around the nightly version includes a Modern UI version of Firefox, which we went hands-on with briefly Read more...

Mozilla pushes on development with release of Firefox 4.2 Alpha 1

Steven Parker — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:52:06 +0000

This morning Mozilla has made version 4.2a1pre available on the Mozilla Nightly website, under their "Minefield" branding. In an effort to speed up their development cycle, we should see Firefox 5 by the last week... Read more...

Google preparing to launch theme gallery for Chrome

Sam Symons — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:21:30 +0000

Last week, information was spread that Google planned to implement proper theme support within their Chrome browser. Just recently, people have discovered, in the developer builds of the browser, that the company has built in... Read more...