Attention, Firefox users! It’s time to update your devices with the latest version of Firefox 130, now that Mozilla has rolled out numerous security fixes and feature upgrades. The most exciting feature launching with Firefox 130 is the integrated AI Chatbot access for improved productivity.
Mozilla Firefox 130 introduces ‘Firefox Labs’ with AI chatbot and more
This week, Mozilla released a stable update to its Firefox browser with notable feature improvements. The technology giant has listed all the changes in the Firefox 130 release notes.
The most significant feature upgrade of the latest Firefox 130 is the launch of dedicated in-browser support for AI assistants.
Specifically, users can find this feature in the ‘Settings’ menu under a brand new section called ‘Firefox Labs’. This section contains Mozilla’s latest experimental features for users to try out.
At the top of the ‘Browsing’ section of Firefox Labs, users can find the ‘AI Chatbot’ setting with a checkbox. Checking this feature will open further settings for configuring the desired chatbot. After users select their favorite chatbot, a new side panel will appear in the browser window, offering users AI chat support.
Apparently, this AI chat integration in the browser is similar to Microsoft Edge, which offers the Microsoft Copilot Chat option. However, what makes Firefox’s feature different is the variety of chatbot support it offers.
Currently, Firefox offers the following major chatbots to its browsers.
- Anthropic Claude
- ChatGPT
- Google Gemini
- CuddlingChat
- Le Chat Mistral
Additionally, the stable version of Firefox 130 includes the following experimental options as part of the Firefox Labs.
- Automatic picture-in-picture: Automatically enables picture-in-picture for videos when switching between tabs.
- Address bar with IME: IME (Input Method Editor) allows users to enter complex symbols, such as those from Indian or East Asian languages, using the standard keyboard.
- Improved language translation: In addition to translating entire pages, users can also translate selected portions of text.
Users can also find the “Developer Tools” menu in the same “Firefox Labs” section.
Numerous security issues have also been resolved
In addition to these feature upgrades, Mozilla has also rolled out numerous security fixes with the latest browser version. According to the Firefox advisorythese include four high severity vulnerabilities and four medium severity vulnerabilities flaws and a single vulnerability of low severity.
Users should update their devices with the latest browser version to access the latest features and receive all security fixes.
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