New Delhi: Mozilla, the firm behind the popular web browser Firefox, has started rolling out new updates to its mobile and desktop VPN offerings. With VPN 2.7, the firm is adding one of Firefox’s popular add-ons, Multi-Account Containers, to the desktop platform and a multi-hop feature to the Android as well as iOS version of the VPN service. Also, Read - New York Times Company Acquires Popular Online Word Puzzle Game Wordle.
“We are always looking for ways to offer privacy within our family of products and, after a successful rollout in English in November, we are combining one of our users’ favorite Firefox Add-ons, Multi-Account Containers, with Mozilla VPN, our fast and easy-to-use VPN service, to offer a unique, privacy solution that is only available in Firefox,” the company said. Also, Read - WhatsApp Group Admins Will Soon be Able to Delete Messages For All: Report.
Firefox’s Multi-Account Containers would allow users to separate different parts of their online activities. The company says combining the add-on with Mozilla’s VPN adds an extra layer of protection to users’ compartmentalized browsing activity and also adds extra protection to their locational information. Also, Read - WhatsApp May Change The Way You Share Your Photos, Videos.
The firm earlier launched a multi-hop feature on the desktop that allows people to use two VPN servers instead of one VPN service 'and' now it is rolling out on mobile. The feature works by first routing online activity through an entry VPN server, followed by an exit VPN server. According to the brand, bringing this feature to the Android and iOS version of the VPN service gives users a little extra privacy when browsing. For breaking news and live news updates, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
Firefox is set to get a big update that will reduce power consumption on macOS by a factor of up to three. Mozilla teased the update today, and it is being aimed at MacBook users. The new version will come two years after the release of Firefox’s Quantum update. For Mozilla, the increased battery consumption of Firefox has been a problem and Quantum release failed to fix this issue. Now, Mozilla is finally ready to fix this issue with an updated version.
Firefox Quantum release has been widely praised for its faster page loading speeds. However, MacBook users have not really been delighted, and it has been a terrible experience when Mac users are away from a power outlet.
If you are running @Firefox Nightly on macOS you will see a huge decrease of its power usage by a factor of about 3x, when loading web pages! It’s all about making use of Core Animation for rendering now. There is more to come… So don’t forget to get the latest Nightly!
Mozilla engineer Henrik skip in claims that Firefox developers have finally made a breakthrough. According to ZD Net, they believe to have found a fix to Firefox’s power consumption on macOS. Skip in tweeted that the fix for the battery drain issue has been deployed with Firefox Nightly build for macOS. He also mentioned reduction in power consumption by a factor of about 3x.
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