With Firefox 132 being released yesterday, it's close enough to count as a celebration — and the update fittingly brings some good news with it, including improved privacy with blocked third-party cookies, plus some other cool features worth updating for.
Mozilla plans to release Firefox 133 on November 26, 2024.
What's new in Firefox 132?
Firefox 132 is now ready for 4K video playback from major streaming services, but this feature is currently in a rollout phase. Through support for Microsoft PlayReady, Firefox will be able to play encrypted media at a baseline of 1080p with 4K support on top.
Initially only on selected websites, this feature should spread to more sites over time — and another big benefit of it is that you'll experience less battery drain and better performance while streaming video.
This update also sees improvements to data protection. If you've enabled "strict mode" in Firefox's Settings Privacy & security Improved protection against activity tracking, then Firefox 132 will now block all third-party cookies. The maximum lifetime of cookies is now limited to 400 days. If you use the "Copy link without website tracking" feature, Firefox can now filter out more tracking parameters, too.
If you use Firefox on more than one device, you can now synchronize bookmarks, open tabs, and passwords between devices. If the new sidebar for synchronized tabs is activated, yo
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