- #OLDER VERSIONS OF FIREFOX THAT SUPPORT PLUGINS UPDATE#
- #OLDER VERSIONS OF FIREFOX THAT SUPPORT PLUGINS UPGRADE#
- #OLDER VERSIONS OF FIREFOX THAT SUPPORT PLUGINS FULL#
#OLDER VERSIONS OF FIREFOX THAT SUPPORT PLUGINS UPDATE#
The company is looking for help from developers to update this directory as new versions of their plug-ins are released and older versions become too risky to run. In the blog, Mozilla does acknowledge that its Plug-in Directory, its database of plug-ins, is still in alpha stage, just one step beyond beta. But it also found several that it couldn't detect and told me I'd need to research those myself. Mozilla Firefox is a free, fast and efficient cross-platform web browser and one of the most popular browsers in use. The page found some plug-ins that were up to date and one or two that needed to be updated. I tried the plug-in page on the five major browsers. The blog noted that Mozilla is now seeing 60 percent of its users with the latest version of Adobe's Flash plug-in and believes that's due to the new page. Since debuting the plug-in check page last October, Mozilla believes it's making a difference. Ive always wondered why it kept two versions of the same plugin (Battlelog and Shockwave Flash) and thought it could be the cause for my memory problems, because I figured that two active plugins at once would cause a memory leak. Reasons include plugin compatibility (older versions of Firefox allow plugins besides Flash), testing extensions, etc. There are some reasons why a user might wish to run a 32-bit version on 64-bit Windows. Our security and plugin teams work closely with Adobe to make sure that Firefox users are protected from instability or security issues in the Flash plugin.
#OLDER VERSIONS OF FIREFOX THAT SUPPORT PLUGINS UPGRADE#
Plugins are sometimes blamed as a source of stability and security issues for Web browers, so Mozilla designed the plug-in check to help reduce those risks. Firefox Portable includes both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Firefox and will use the appropriate version on each PC. Users with older versions of Flash that are known to be insecure will see the click-to-activate UI and will be prompted to upgrade to the latest version. Michael Cotes, Director of Security Assurance outlined the upcoming steps of the implementation. Instead of making click to play a choice, it will be enabled for all plugins in the future except for the current version of Adobes Flash plugin. If not, the page offers you an update link that takes you to the plug-in vendor's Web site where you can download the newest edition. Mozilla today announced the next step to put users in charge of plugins in the browser. If the plug-in is the latest version, you'll get a thumbs up that it's up to date. The plug-in check page looks at all the plug-ins currently installed in your browser and alerts you to their status.
#OLDER VERSIONS OF FIREFOX THAT SUPPORT PLUGINS FULL#
But Mozilla cautions in its official blog that IE 7 and 8 need specific code written for each plug-in, so full support of Microsoft's browser will take a bit longer. All the browsers are compatible with the plug-in check. In addition to handling Firefox 3.6 and higher, the plug-in check page now supports Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 and 8, Google Chrome 4, Opera 10.5, and Apple's Safari 4. Now the company has invited the other major browsers to the party. Mozilla designed its plug-in check page so Firefox users could see if they're running the latest versions of their plug-ins.