Firefox 26 : list of changes

Firefox 26 : list of changes

New
All Java plug-ins are defaulted to 'click to play'
Password manager now supports script-generated password fields
Updates can now be performed by Windows users without write permissions to Firefox install directory (requires Mozilla Maintenance Service)

Changed
Support for H.264 on Linux if the appropriate gstreamer plug-ins are installed
Support for MP3 decoding on Windows XP, completing MP3 support across Windows OS versions

Developer
CSP implementation now supports multiple policies, including the case of both an enforced and Report-Only policy, per the spec
Social API now supports Social Bookmarking for multiple providers through its SocialMarks functionality (see MDN docs)
Math.ToFloat32 takes a JS value and converts it to a Float32, whenever possible
There is no longer a prompt when websites use appcache
Support for the CSS image orientation property
New App Manager allows you to deploy and debug HTML5 webapps on Firefox OS phones and the Firefox OS Simulator

Fixed
IndexedDB can now be used as a "optimistic" storage area so it doesn't require any prompts and data is stored in a pool with LRU eviction policy, in short temporary storage
When displaying a standalone image, Firefox matches the EXIF orientation information contained within the JPEG image (298619)
Improved page load times due to no longer decoding images that aren't visible (847223)
AudioToolbox MP3 backend for OSX (914479)
Various security fixes