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How to Enable the New Profile Manager in Firefox 138
Firefox 138 introduces a revamped profile management system that allows users to create independent browser sessions with unique settings, history, bookmarks, and more. By default, this new profile interface isn’t enabled for all users yet, but you can manually activate it.
Firefox 138 Released With New Profile Manager and Improvements
Mozilla has released Firefox 138, adding several new features, performance improvements, and security updates. New versions have also been released to extend support for Firefox 115.23.0 and 128.10.0. Meanwhile, Firefox 139 has entered beta testing, with its official release scheduled for May 27. Here are the highlights of Firefox 138.
Firefox 137 Released: New Features, Improvements, and Security Fixes
Mozilla has officially released Firefox 137, the latest version of its popular web browser. Alongside this release, updates have been rolled out for the long-term support branches: Firefox 115.22.0 and 128.9.0. Additionally, the Firefox 138 branch has entered the beta testing phase, with its stable release scheduled for April 29.
Mozilla will retain ManifestV2 support in Firefox, so ad blockers will survive
Google is pushing developers to adopt Manifest V3, phasing out older extensions. While other browsers are discontinuing support for Manifest V2 entirely, Firefox maintains compatibility with both Manifest V2 and V3.
Firefox 136 Released with Vertical Tabs
Firefox 136.0 stable version released with improvements and updates, including Vertical Tabs, improved sidebar, hardware video decoding for AMD GPUs enabled by default on Linux, and much more. Mozilla has published installers and binary files for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Mozilla has removed the “do not sell user data” promise from Firefox’s user agreement
Mozilla has removed multiple sections from its license agreement and FAQs that previously addressed user privacy. Specifically, statements asserting that Mozilla or Firefox does not sell user data have been eliminated. This change has sparked significant criticism and skepticism toward the company. Users started expressing concerns that it may now share data with advertisers or use it to train AI models. As a result, Mozilla faces accusations of potentially compromising user privacy, leading to widespread distrust among its user base.
Mozilla has introduced Terms of Use for Firefox
Mozilla has introduced Terms of Use for the Firefox browser, in addition to the existing open-source MPL (Mozilla Public License). These terms highlights the requirements users must agree to before using Firefox.
Mozilla Extends Firefox Support on Windows 7 and 8.1 Until September 2025
In mid-February 2025, Mozilla announced that it would extend support for the Firefox browser on older operating systems—specifically Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and macOS versions 10.12 through 10.14—until September 2025 . This is the second extension of support for these outdated platforms. In this way, Mozilla is looking to expand its user base by providing security updates to those users who have not yet upgraded to newer operating systems.
Firefox 135 released with AI chatbot sidebar and New Tab page available to everyone
The new Firefox 135 release is now available along with updates for long-term support versions 115.20.0 and 128.7.0. Firefox 136 beta testing has also with the release date set on March 4. Here are the key changes.