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Mozilla Ships Firefox 160 With Major Security Fixes and New On‑Device Features

The update strengthens browser defenses and adds a beta Mini Window, local speech recognition, and media controls to change how users manage privacy and playback.

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Großes Firefox-Logo in Orange, Gelb, Violett und Blau vor einem Hintergrund mit Farbverläufen in Orange-, Pink- und Violetttönen. Rechts daneben steht die große weiße Zahl 160.
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Overview

  • Mozilla released Firefox 160 for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, and rolled matching updates for Thunderbird, ESR builds and Tor Browser.
  • The release closes 99 security flaws with Mozilla rating 57 as high severity, includes about 43 use‑after‑free bugs, and lists 13 issues that could have been used to escape the browser sandbox.
  • User‑facing features in 160 include a beta Mini Window that pins a tab or selected page area in an always‑on‑top floating window, a picture‑in‑picture playback speed control, and MKV media playback for common audio tracks.
  • Firefox adds local SpeechRecognition via the Web Speech API that uses downloadable on‑device models to convert speech to text offline and supports roughly 40 languages after users install a model.
  • Mozilla temporarily lifts the browser VPN data cap to unlimited through January 31, 2027 while Enterprise 160 locks or disables several profile and reporting settings that will affect managed deployments and rollouts.