"Firefox 49" official version is released, Firefox Hello is deleted

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The official version of Firefox 49 has been released. Improved video performance in the SSSE 3 instruction set, reader view width and line height are adjusted to make it easy to read, offline view function of Android application is improved, but Firefox Hello removed It was done.

Download Firefox - Free web browser - Mozilla
https://www.mozilla.org/ja/firefox/new/

Firefox 49.0 Release Notes
https://www.mozilla.jp/firefox/49.0/releasenotes/

Firefox for Android - Mobile web browser - Flexible customization and privacy-oriented browser - Mozilla
https://www.mozilla.org/ja/firefox/android/

Firefox 49.0 Release Notes for Android
https://www.mozilla.jp/firefox/android/49.0/releasenotes/

Firefox for iOS - Mobile browser for mobile that can be used on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch - Mozilla
https://www.mozilla.org/ja/firefox/ios/

◆ Desktop version download
· Windows version
http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-49.0&os=win&lang=ja

· Mac OS X version
http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-49.0&os=osx&lang=ja-JP-mac

· Linux version
http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-49.0&os=linux&lang=ja

◆ Changes in Firefox 49 Desktop Edition

○ New functions
· The login manager has been updated so that you can log in even when accessing by HTTPS using login information with saved HTTP. this isLet's EncryptWhen,Support promoting safer web useThat's why.
· The following functions were added to the leader mode.
You can now adjust the width and line height.
The voice when reading the content of the page got bigger.
· If the SSSE 3 instruction set is supported even in a system without hardware acceleration, the performance of the video is improved.
- Loop playback and 1.25 times speed playback can now be performed with context menu for HTML5 video and audio.
· The following improvements were made on the Mac version.
Performance improved in environments without hardware acceleration.
Font anti-aliasing has been improved.
· About: memory has been improved, and font memory usage can be confirmed.
· Performance improved in Windows environment without hardware acceleration.

○ Correction
- Fixed an issue where Firefox for Mac can not be updated, except for pre-installed Firefox. As with users with administrator authority, updating is possible.
·Several security issuesFixed.

○ Change
·Support for Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 has been terminated.
· Support for processors with SSE instructions on Windows version has been terminated.
·Firefox HelloHas been abolished.
· Graphite 2 is re-enabled as standard.

○ Developer
· The cause has been added to the network monitor. Here, the reason why the network request occurred is displayed.
·Speech synthesis API of Web speechHas been made available.

◆ Changes in Firefox 49 Android version

○ New functions
· Display of favicon has been improved.
· Login information with saved HTTP is now presented even when accessed via HTTPS.
- The scroll position when the tab is opened and the degree of zoom are now saved.
· A list of new functions is now displayed at the first activation after updating.
· Media control has been improved, and sounds are no longer made from multiple tabs at the same time.
· When the tab is set to "always restore", the expired tab is no longer displayed.
· Spanish [es-CL] and Norwegian [nn - NO] used in Chile have been added to the locale.

○ Developer
·Speech synthesis API of Web speechHas been made available.
· Push API now enables asynchronous notification.

The next version of Firefox 50 will be on November 8, 2016Release scheduleis.