Mozilla Firefox 18.0.2 Release Includes Massive Bug Fixes

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Firefox 18.0.2 was sent to the release channel today by Mozilla.  Although this update does not include any security updates, the massive list of bug fixes suggests that it is advisable to install this update sooner rather than later.

Update:  Thanks to a tip from a friend, I discovered that the update to version 18.0.2 added a check to the option to allow 3rd party cookies.  If you, like me, do not want to accept 3rd party cookies, you can reverse the change at Firefox > Options > Privacy.

What's New

• FIXED --18.0.2: Fix JavaScript related stability issues
• FIXED --18.0.1: Problems involving HTTP Proxy Transactions (Associated bugs)
• FIXED --18.0.1: Unity player crashes on Mac OS X (bug 828954)
• FIXED --18.0.1: Disabled HIDPI support when using external monitors to avoid rendering glitches (bug 814434)
• NEW --Faster JavaScript performance via IonMonkey compiler
• NEW --Support for Retina Display on OS X 10.7 and up
• NEW --Preliminary support for WebRTC
• CHANGED --Experience better image quality with our new HTML scaling algorithm
• CHANGED --Performance improvements around tab switching
• DEVELOPER --Support for new DOM property window.devicePixelRatio
• DEVELOPER --Improvement in startup time through smart handling of signed extension certificates
• HTML5 --Support for W3C touch events implemented, taking the place of MozTouch events
• FIXED --Disable insecure content loading on HTTPS pages (62178)
• FIXED --Improved responsiveness for users on proxies (769764)

View the incredibly long list of Bug Fixes for version 18.0.2 in the link listed below.

Update

To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu at the upper left of the browser window, then pick "About Firefox."  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.

If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

References

• Common questions after updating Firefox
• Security Updates
• Mozilla Firefox Release Notes
• Bug Fixes 

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