One week after last major update, Mozilla has released Firefox 73.0.1. This is the first minor update in this series to fix bugs, several of them related to unexpected shutdowns and crashes. And it is that the v73 of the fox browser has introduced some interesting news, but also several annoying bugs that have begun to be solved with the version that they have launched a few moments ago.
As we read in the News list, firefox 73.0.1 fixed a total of 5 bugs, the first two only present in Windows operating systems. The last one affects us only, that is, Linux users. The remaining two affect all users. Below you have the short list of news that has arrived with the first maintenance update of Firefox 73.
What's new in Firefox 73.0.1
- Fixed crashes on Windows systems running third party security software like 0patch or G DATA.
- Fixed loss of browser functionality under certain circumstances, such as running in Windows compatibility mode or having custom anti-exploit settings.
- Fixed issues connecting to the RBC Royal Bank website.
- Fixed unexpected Firefox exit when exiting Print Preview mode.
- Fixed crashes when playing encrypted content on some Linux systems.
Firefox 73.0.1 is now available for all supported systems from its official website, which you can access from this link. As always, explain that what Linux users will be downloading from there will be a binary version whose main advantage is that it is updated from the same browser. In the next few days, the new version will reach the official repositories of most Linux distributions, among which are Ubuntu and all its official flavors.