Notes (First offered to release channel users on October 26, 2012)
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FIXED
16.0.2: Security fixes can be found here
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FIXED
16.0.1: Vulnerability outlined here
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NEW
Firefox on Mac OS X now has preliminary VoiceOver support turned on by default
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NEW
Initial web app support (Windows/Mac/Linux)
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NEW
Acholi and Kazakh localizations added
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CHANGED
Improvements around JavaScript responsiveness through incremental garbage collection
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DEVELOPER
New Developer Toolbar with buttons for quick access to tools, error count for the Web Console, and a new command line for quick keyboard access
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DEVELOPER
CSS3 Animations, Transitions, Transforms and Gradients unprefixed in Firefox 16
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DEVELOPER
Recently opened files list in Scratchpad implemented
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FIXED
Debugger breakpoints do not catch on page reload (783393)
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FIXED
No longer supporting MD5 as a hash algorithm in digital signatures (650355)
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FIXED
Opus support by default (772341)
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FIXED
Reverse animation direction has been implemented (655920)
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FIXED
Per tab reporting in about:memory (687724)
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FIXED
User Agent strings for pre-release Firefox versions now show only major version (728831)
What’s New
Known Issues
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Unresolved
If you try to start Firefox using a locked profile, it will crash (see 573369)
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Unresolved
For some users, scrolling in the main GMail window will be slower than usual (see 579260)
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Unresolved
Windows: The use of Microsoft's System Restore functionality shortly after updating Firefox may prevent future updates (see 730285)
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Unresolved
Pointer lock doesn't work in web apps (see 769150)
Unresolved on v16 Resolved in v17