Firefox Nightly
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103.0a1 Firefox Nightly

May 30, 2022

Version 103.0a1, first offered to Nightly channel users on May 30, 2022

Firefox Nightly gets updated every day and as a consequence, the release notes for the Nightly channel are updated continuously to reflect features that have reached sufficient maturity to benefit from community feedback and bug reports.

Warning: Features listed here may or may not make a final release of Firefox.

In addition to these release notes, you can follow ongoing development on our @FirefoxNightly Twitter account as well as read our Nightly Blog.

New

  • Improved responsiveness on macOS during periods of high CPU load, by switching to a modern lock API.

    Bug 1670885

  • Required fields are now highlighted in PDF forms.

    Bug 1724918

  • Improved performance on high-refresh rate monitors (120Hz+)

    Bug 1771718

Fixed

  • Non-breaking spaces are now preserved when copying text from a form control.

    Bug 359303

  • Fixed WebGL performance issues on NVIDIA binary drivers via DMA-Buf on Linux.

    Bug 1735929

Changed

  • Removed configuration option to allow SHA-1 signatures in certificates. SHA-1 signatures in certificates, long since determined to no longer be secure enough, are now not supported.

    Bug 1766687

  • Hardware video decoding is enabled on Linux by default. It's used on Intel/AMD platform when VA-API is available. (Linux Nightly only)

    Bug 1752494

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