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Vendors & MarketEmerging1 sourceSep 1, 2026 · 14:03via LWN.net

Firefox 155 released

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155 of the Firefox web browser has been released. Notable changes include a count in the address bar of how many ad trackers Firefox has blocked, container reordering, and ensuring that mailto: links are only opened by explicit user actions. There is also a change of the domain used for "captive portals" (such as the ones used to sign into hotel WiFI): Firefox now uses "firefox-portal-detection.

com" instead of "detectportal. firefox. com", which may require a change in network allow lists.

The release also includes a number of changes that may impact web developers , as well as a number of bug fixes and security fixes .

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