Thunderbird Desktop
Version 122.0beta | Released December 20, 2023
Check out the notes below for this version of Thunderbird. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think, or file a bug in Bugzilla.
These notes apply to Thunderbird version 122 beta 4 released January 10, 2024.
System Requirements: Details
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- Mac: macOS 10.15 or later
- Linux: GTK+ 3.14 or higher
What’s Changed
changed
Removed "mail.openpgp.key_assistant.enable" preference
changed
Activity Manager now shows account and full folder path when indexing
What’s Fixed
fixed
When starting Thunderbird, unread message count did not appear on collapsed accounts
fixed
Thunderbird "--chrome" flag incorrectly opened extra messenger.xhtml
fixed
Thunderbird "--migration" flag opened empty window
fixed
Some menu bar items did not work with all Thunderbird windows closed on macOS
fixed
Add-ons did not start correctly when opening Thunderbird from other programs
fixed
Thread tree did not update when live language switching
fixed
Double-clicking empty space in message pane incorrectly opened the currently selected message
fixed
Sort order was sometimes incorrect in Grouped By views
fixed
Enabling Grouped By view after reversing sort order of column header caused messages to be grouped incorrectly
fixed
Contacts deleted from mailing list view still visible in Details view
fixed
Adding duplicate mail addresses in "New/Edit mailing list" dialog, pressing OK, then removing one of the duplicate addresses causes both addresses to be removed
fixed
Canceling SMTP send before progress reached 100% did not stop message from sending
fixed
PDF attachments open in a separate tab did not always restore correctly after restarting Thunderbird
fixed
Drag-and-drop installation of add-ons did not work if Add-ons Manager was opened from Unified Toolbar
fixed
Opening thread pane context menu via keyboard did not always scroll view to selection
fixed
After selecting contacts in Address Book and starting a new search, the search results list did not update
fixed
Message List display options were hidden outside of Thunderbird window
fixed
Chat Account Settings did not allow scrolling to view overflowed window contents
fixed
Various visual improvements
Fixed in beta 2
What’s Fixed
fixed
Newsgroups did not always prompt for password, preventing download of list of groups
fixed
New mail indicator for POP3 accounts did not indicate new messages ready to be downloaded
fixed
Messages could not be moved to folders using Message > Move To if text or a link in the message had been clicked on first
Fixed in beta 3
What’s Fixed
fixed
Some OpenPGP dialogs were too small for their contents
fixed
Blank window was sometimes displayed when starting Thunderbird
Fixed in beta 4
What’s Fixed
fixed
Reversing sort order of Grouped By views in quick search did not reverse
fixed
Size of collapsed folders in folder pane did not include size of subfolders
fixed
Switching to thread pane of a folder using keyboard navigation did not focus top message
fixed
Removing threaded messages in a unified folder sometimes resulted in an incorrect number of levels in the thread
fixed
Inbox view intermittently reverted to default view after moving or deleting messages
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