{"id":71711,"date":"2014-08-27T11:24:46","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T09:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=71711"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:31:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:31:04","slug":"firefox-32-rc-1-released-for-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/firefox-32-rc-1-released-for-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox 32 RC 1 released for desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you use desktop version of Firefox Beta<\/a>, you will receive version 32.0 RC1 (release candidate 1) today. This means the official release should only be a week away<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There are no huge changes<\/strong> in Firefox 32. The design stays the same, as do most of the functions. The most notable changes are that you can now see login metadata<\/strong> in the password manager – login times, for example – and the Add-on manager and Password Manager have general performance improvements. There are also security improvements<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Read the full list<\/strong> of technical changes below:<\/p>\n

– New HTTP caching (v2) enabled by default<\/p>\n

– Integration of generational garbage collection<\/p>\n

– Public key pinning support enabled<\/p>\n

– Login metadata viewable in password manager<\/p>\n

– Display the number of found items in the find toolbar<\/p>\n

– Code completion and inline documentation added to Scratchpad<\/p>\n

– Connect to HTTP proxy over HTTPS<\/p>\n

– Performance improvements to Password Manager and Add-on Manager<\/p>\n

– Removed and turned off trust bit for some 1024-bit root certificates<\/p>\n

– Vibration API updated to latest W3C spec<\/p>\n

– CSS box-decoration-break replaces -moz-background-inline-policy<\/p>\n

– ECMAScript 6 built-in method Array#copyWithin implemented (docs)<\/p>\n

– CSS position:sticky enabled by default<\/p>\n

– DrawFocusIfNeeded enabled by default<\/p>\n

– Mix-blend-mode enabled by default<\/p>\n

– New Array built-in: Array.from()<\/p>\n

– navigator.languages property and language change event implemented<\/p>\n

– HiDPI support in Developer Tools UI<\/p>\n

– Inspector button moved to the top left<\/p>\n

– New Web Audio Editor<\/p>\n

– Hidden nodes displayed differently in the markup-view<\/p>\n

– Mac OS X: cmd-L does not open a new window when no window is available<\/p>\n

– Text Rendering Issues on Windows 7 with Platform Update KB2670838 (MSIE 10 Prerequisite) or on Windows 8.1<\/p>\n

The Firefox Beta and Aurora channels are for people who want to test upcoming versions and get new features early. The trade-off is a possible loss of stability<\/strong>. Most users are advised to use the official release, which for Firefox 32, is expected on September 2nd 2014.<\/p>\n

Download Firefox Beta for Windows<\/a> and Mac<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: Mozilla<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Follow Jonathan on Twitter: @jonathanriggall<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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