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156.0 Firefox Release

September 15, 2026

Version 156.0, first offered to Release channel users on September 15, 2026

New

  • Firefox on macOS can now be set to open automatically when the computer starts up, from the Startup section of Settings.

  • Localized Wikipedia and occasional sponsored suggestions in the address bar are now available in France, Germany, and Italy. These suggestions can be turned off in Firefox Suggest settings.

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where dragging an image to a new position in a rich-text editor could replace it with a long line of text instead of moving it.

  • Fixed high-sample-rate FLAC audio in MP4 failing to play on sites such as Bilibili.

  • Fixed subtitles not appearing in the Picture-in-Picture window when they are turned on in the video player after the window has already opened.

  • Fixed bookmarks moving out of their folder when the folder and the bookmarks inside it were selected and dragged together in the Bookmarks sidebar.

  • Fixed the find bar becoming permanently unavailable in a tab after reversing the panes in Split View.

  • Fixed some sites failing to load when DNS over HTTPS is enabled and the site does not support HTTPS.

  • Fixed Firefox losing all network connectivity for some users with the built-in VPN enabled.

  • Fixed an issue on Windows where Firefox could block an auto-hiding taskbar from showing.

  • Various security fixes.

Changed

  • Firefox's built-in PDF viewer now starts up to 45% faster.

  • Improved memory and CPU usage when Firefox displays large JPEG images scaled down to fit a page.

  • On Windows devices with ARM64 processors, WebRTC video calls may now use hardware H264 decoding instead of falling back to software.

Enterprise

Web Platform

  • text-box-trim now uses the font metrics of a ::first-line pseudo-element when one applies, matching other browsers and the specification.

Community Contributions