{"id":74784,"date":"2014-10-14T23:42:13","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T21:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=74784"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:25:05","slug":"firefox-33-for-desktop-and-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/firefox-33-for-desktop-and-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox 33 for desktop improves performance and restore feature, Android version coming soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firefox 33 is out for Linux, Mac and PC today, bringing with it <strong>performance upgrades<\/strong> and slight changes to its <strong>search and sessions<\/strong> restore features.<\/p>\n<p>Some under-the-hood changes ensures that Firefox 33 runs smoothly, even if a rogue process is bogging down the browser. This will also make scrolling and zooming more fluid across all platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The browser also get an <strong>improved session restore<\/strong> feature, which will help back up your browsing session in case of a crash or restart. It&#8217;s extremely frustrating to lose all your open tabs if your browser crashes or you need to restart it because of an update.<\/p>\n<p>Search has also been improved by offering <strong>search suggestions<\/strong> on both the new home and new tab pages.<\/p>\n<p>Firefox for Android will receive and update to version 33 <strong>in the coming days<\/strong>. The update will bring <strong>Chromecast<\/strong> and <strong>Roku<\/strong> support for beaming video to your TV. You can also look forward to an undo tab close feature in case you accidentally swiped away a tab you needed.<\/p>\n<p>Download Firefox 33 for <a title=\"Firefox for Mac\" href=\"http:\/\/mozilla-firefox.en.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mac<\/a> and <a title=\"Firefox for Windows\" href=\"http:\/\/mozilla-firefox.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a title=\"Mozilla\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/33.0\/releasenotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mozilla<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Dropbox not hacked but change your passwords anyway\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/dropbox-not-hacked-change-your-passwords-anyway\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dropbox not hacked but change your passwords anyway<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Windows 10 Technical Preview gets a share button for File Explorer\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/windows-10-technical-preview-gets-a-share-button-for-file-explorer\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows 10 Technical Preview gets a share button for File Explorer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Get beautiful images in Chrome tabs with Earth View from Google Maps\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/get-beautiful-images-in-chrome-tabs-with-earth-view-from-google-maps\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get beautiful images in Chrome tabs with Earth View from Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"You can now use stickers in Facebook comments\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/you-can-now-use-stickers-in-facebook-comments\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You can now use stickers in Facebook comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Follow me on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lewisleong\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lewisleong<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefox 33 is out for Linux, Mac and PC today, bringing with it performance upgrades and slight changes to its search and sessions restore features. Some under-the-hood changes ensures that Firefox 33 runs smoothly, even if a rogue process is bogging down the browser. 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