Mozilla has released the 64th version of its Firefox browser. Among other things, such as improved security and performance improvements, the new version of the browser improves tab management. The release also marks the removal of the RSS feature “Live Bookmarks”.
The biggest change in Firefox 64 is the way the browser manages tabs. Holding CTRL and clicking tabs will select the tabs and with this selection it's possible to move tabs as a group. It works both in the current, as in a new window. The selected group of tabs can also be closed, bookmarked or pinned with a right click. Similar functionality is already part of Google Chrome for years.
Another new feature is called Contextual Feature Recommender (CFR). This is a system that proactively recommends Firefox features and add-ons based on surfing behavior. Mozilla explains the feature with the following example, “if you open multiple tabs and repeatedly use these tabs, we may offer a feature called “Pinned Tabs” and explain how it works.”
The feature is currently only available for users in the United States and only in regular browsing mode. Mozilla emphasizes that the feature is not available in Private Browsing mode. The browser developer also stresses that the feature doesn't send any browsing history to them. According to the Firefox developer, the entire process happens locally.
Initially, only three extensions are considered in the recommendation algorithm which are, Facebook Container, Enhancer for YouTube and To Google Translate. Users who don't want CFR can disable it.
In addition to adding new features to Firefox 64, Mozilla also removed an old feature. This feature was called Live Bookmarks and was basically an RSS reader that displayed feed content in the form of a bookmark folder.
Most users will be automatically updated to Firefox 64. It can also be manually downloaded from the Firefox website.
