Hello, SUMO Nation!

We had a bit of a delay with the release of the 49th version of Firefox this week… but for good reasons! The release is coming next week – but our latest news are coming right here, right now. Dig in!

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LATEST ONE: 14th of September- you can read the notes here and see the video at AirMozilla.



14th of September- you can read the notes here and see the video at AirMozilla. NEXT ONE: happening on the 21st of September!

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SUMO Day coming up next week! (For real, this time – unless we have to move the release day again…)



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SUMO Day coming up next week! (As mentioned above).

The Norton startup crash for version 49 is still waiting for a fix from Symantec – if that doesn’t happen, expect a few questions in the forums about that.

A vulnerability was found in the Flash player last week – if you’re using it, please update it as soon as you can to the latest version!



Reminder: If you are using email notifications to know what posts to return to, jscher2000 has a great tip (and tool) for you. Check it out here

We are (still) 1 week before next release / 5 weeks after current release. What does that mean? (Reminder: we are following the process/schedule outlined here)

Only Joni or other admins can introduce and/or approve potential last minute changes of next release content; only Joni or other admins can set new content to RFL; localizers should focus on this content. All other existing content is deprioritized, but can be edited and localized as usual. The content to be localized with high priority can be found on this list.

We have some extra time, so please remember to localize the main articles for the upcoming release: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/hello-status/translate https://support.mozilla.org/kb/firefox-reader-view-clutter-free-web-pages/translate https://support.mozilla.org/kb/html5-audio-and-video-firefox/translate https://support.mozilla.org/kb/your-hardware-no-longer-supported/translate



for Android To repeat what you’ve heard last week (because it’s still true!): version is 49 coming next week. Highlights include:

caching selected pages (e.g. mozilla.org) for offline retrieval

usual platform and bug fixes



for Desktop You’ve heard it before, you’ll hear it again: version 49 is coming next week – read more about it in the release thread (thank you, Philipp!). Highlights include: text-to-speech in Reader mode ending support for older Mac OS versions ending support for older CPUs ending support for Firefox Hello usual platform and bug fixes



for iOS …I hear there’s a new iPhone in town, but it’s far from being a jack of all trades ;-)



OK, I admit it, I’m not very good at making hardware jokes. I’m sorry! I guess you’ll have to find better jokes somewhere on the internet – do you have any interesting places that provide you with fun online? Tell us in the comments – and see you all next week!