An improved Mozilla developer edition of Firefox was released today. The new version includes methods to handle forced third-party add-ons changes while continuing the smaller updates...

Which is the company’s continued efforts on improving the performance increases witnessed in the Firefox 7 Beta version. The new version Firefox 8 Aurora is downloadable for working with Windows, Mac, and Linux. In addition, the version is the first time the Aurora is available for Android devices.

Firefox's new add-on confirmation window, debuting in Aurora 8.

The new version released in the week gone by provides two add-ons that change the manner in which the company will tackle third-party programs’ compatibility with Firefox. The upgraded version prohibits any third-party software, such as security suites from installing any add-on features without the prior permission of the users. This change is a two-step procedure; the first step disables the add-on automatically. Secondly, when Firefox is restarted after installation of the add-on, the user is prompted to either activate the add-on or ignore the same.

The second feature is activated on starting Firefox after installing the new version 8. The program browses through the various add-ons while categorizing these under two classes. These include the add-ons installed by the user and second category includes the third-party add-ons. The active add-ons installed by users continue to remain active while the third-party add-ons are deactivated unless the user chooses the opposite. Prior to deactivating the third-party add-ons users are asked to confirm the ones that are to be deactivated.

The new Master Password option in Firefox 8 Aurora for Android.

The method in which the new browser creates threads for HTML5 media constituents has been modified. This enables creating larger number of media calls without slowing Firefox, and the new media API enables an enhanced performance for video and audio in the version 8. The browser adopts newer HTML5 standards to work with Aurora 8. These are inclusive of cross origin and insertAdjacentHTML characteristics, and the right click menu using HTML5. In addition, the version includes an update on WebSocket for latest APIs and security update for WebGL textures using CORS.

The new Firefox 8 Aurora version for Androids includes two significant changes. The first change provides an option to create a master password that is used for browsing all sites. Users can access this option from the Privacy and Security settings of the Preferences Tab. In the latest version, users are allowed to add bookmarks directly to the home screen.