Moderator avinash 641 Posted November 19, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 19, 2020 Shortly after Google Chrome releases its major update, Mozilla has followed with the release of version 83.0 of the Gecko engine based Firefox Browser. According to official website, the browser is now up to 15% faster in terms of launch speed. The page loading speed is also reported to be 12% faster than the previous version of the browser. New features in version 83.0 also includes an HTTPS-only mode, Picture-in-picture mode, and the ever longed pinch-to-zoom feature that users had been complaining about since forever on several online forums including Mozilla support. Image : Firefox The update behind the speed The significant change in browser speed is reported to have been achieved through several changes made to Firefox's JavaScript engine - SpiderMonkey. These changed, in addition to the increased browsing speeds, also reportedly reduce memory usage up to 8%. While these changes seem smaller when compared to Google Chrome's latest updates, Firefox's numbers were already much lower than Chrome's in terms of memory usage. The Other Changes The HTTPS-Only mode, when turned on, reportedly checks every website for its security and integrity and warns users if a website doesn't have a https version. The Picture-In-Picture mode allows users to play videos from webpages with the ability to control the video using keyboard-shortcuts. For instance, arrow keys for moving forward and backwards by 15 seconds. For more keyboard commands, see this. Pinch to zoom will be supported on touchscreen devices, as well as MacBook trackpad gestures. Firefox will support AcroForm - which lets you edit PDFs. The company also claims to have improved PDF reader UI. Similar to Chrome, Firefox has also added buttons below the search bar to search for bookmarks and tabs. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator Amul 703 Posted November 19, 2020 Administrator Share Posted November 19, 2020 Everyone says mozilla takes up lesser memory but while using the browser itself i have always felt that it is slower than the chrome.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prashidda 139 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 isn't brave the best among them? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moderator avinash 641 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Moderator Share Posted November 19, 2020 32 minutes ago, Amul said: Everyone says mozilla takes up lesser memory but while using the browser itself i have always felt that it is slower than the chrome.... For me, In terms of browsing, I felt like it was slow as well, however, minimizing, opening up new tasks, multitasking etc. was much better with Firefox running in the background than chrome and else. 10 minutes ago, prashidda said: isn't brave the best among them? Arguably, but the updates seem promising. And we are yet to see anything exciting and new from Brave. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prashidda 139 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 44 minutes ago, avinash said: For me, In terms of browsing, I felt like it was slow as well, however, minimizing, opening up new tasks, multitasking etc. was much better with Firefox running in the background than chrome and else. Arguably, but the updates seem promising. And we are yet to see anything exciting and new from Brave. hope we'll get something exciting!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rajivstha 24 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 hours ago, prashidda said: isn't brave the best among them? Awh malai brave ramro lagxa. Aba aa aafno choice hunxa 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prashidda 139 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Rajivstha said: Awh malai brave ramro lagxa. Aba aa aafno choice hunxa mero ta fav nai ho 😝 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TargetTauk0 24 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Mozilla also uses a ton of resources on my work system... Guess its for modern systems only.... with lots of resources. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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