Here is what is new and changed in Firefox 79.0

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Mozilla released Firefox 79.0 to the Stable channel and Firefox ESR 78.1 / Firefox ESR 68.11 to the Extended Support Release channel on July 28, 2020.

Mozilla released Firefox 78.0 and Firefox ESR 78.0 on June 30, 2020. The rollout of that release had to be paused a day after release to fix issues in the browser.

Firefox 79.0 and Firefox 78.1 ESR will become available later today via the browser's built-in update system and as direct downloads from Mozilla's website.

All other Firefox channels receive updates as well. Firefox Beta and Developer editions are upgraded to version 80, and Firefox Nightly moves to version 81. Firefox for Android follows the release scheme of Firefox ESR for the time being as development focuses on the new version of Firefox for Android.

Executive Summary

• Firefox 79 is a light release with only a few new features and changes.
  
• Firefox 68.12 will be released in four weeks. It is the last version of the ESR branch. Systems will be updated to Firefox 78.3 ESR automatically on September 22, 2020.
  

Firefox 79.0 download and update
Rollout of the new stable version of Firefox and Firefox ESR starts on July 28, 2020. The new version is picked up automatically by the web browser's automatic update system once it becomes available.

Firefox users may select Menu > Help >About Firefox to display the current version and run a check for updates in the browser.

The following pages list direct downloads for supported Firefox channels (will be available later on June 30, 2020)

• Firefox Stable download
  
• Firefox Beta download
  
• Nightly download
  
• Firefox ESR download
  

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