Warning for Firefox users

[Mendonsy]

Just a warning for those of you using Firefox ......
My copy of Firefox updated to version 55 this morning. This new version immediately disabled all the installed add-ons and labeled them as "LEGACY".
I downloaded and installed version 54 from Mozilla which solved the problem. I also set firefox to update manually so it won't re-install version 55.
Apparently Firefox is changing the way that addons work with the program.
From what I could find out versions 55 (current) and 56 (beta) were supposed to allow the older addons to permit the developers time to adapt. Version 57 (due in November) won't support the older versions.
Apparently this version didn't work that way.

 

[rekees4300]

Yeah the propeller-heads at Mozilla have decided to turn Firefox into another Google Chrome by sacrificing thousands of current addons that developers have spent years creating. :thumbdown: I've decided to stop updating at Version 54 since the Classic Theme Restorer addon is being dropped. I'm thinking of switching to a browser called Brave. It has the tabs directly above page content (as God intended) and no addon needed.

Join Brave and change the web together | Brave. Changing the world, one browser at a time.

 

[BoylermanCT]

What down side is there to 55? I am running it, and all websites are working normally.

 

[Mendonsy]

Version 55 works fine if you don't use any add-ons.

 

[sailorman]

I'm wondering . I have vs 52.3.0 32 bit and it indicates I 'm up to date . Wondering if that is so because I'm running 32 bit .

 

[Mendonsy]

I'm wondering . I have vs 52.3.0 32 bit and it indicates I 'm up to date . Wondering if that is so because I'm running 32 bit .

Version 52 was the last one to support windows XP so if that is what you have it will not update past that.

 

[CalG]

What add ons does one need?
I;m running FF on Ubuntu and have never considered "add on's" of any type.

Am I missing some efficiency? I'm NOT willing to give up any privacy.

 

[Jim Shooz]

I am shown as Up to Date on 56.0b6(32-bit) and on the beta update channel. All the add-ons have been tagged Legacy but it appears that Addblocker Plus is still working. Noia stopped long ago. The only downside, and this was from a few weeks back, is that the Close button in the top righthand corner now doesn't work. The other 2 (minimise) work as before. I have not yet found a solution to this>

My Laptop just updated to 55/0.3(64-bit) and it now has the Close button problem.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

Add-ons can improve privacy. Adblocker, for example.

I'm not updating unless I have to. I'm on 48, and I don''t allow automatic updates.

 

[rustydollar]

No problems with my add ons, firefox running on Linux.