Mozilla Firefox 143.0 adds support for Progressive Web Apps, Copilot on sidebar, Impo

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Mozilla has released Firefox 143.0. The update lets users pin web apps to the taskbar, but only on Windows.

About a month, I reported that progressive web apps (PWAs) are available via Firefox's Labs. Now, the feature is available for everyone on Windows. This allows you to pin your favorite sites to the taskbar, and launch them quickly without having to open Firefox first, and typing the URL. It's worth noting that the Firefox version that is distributed via the Microsoft Store, does not support pinning web apps. Why isn't this available for Mac or Linux remains a mystery.

You can now pin tabs in Firefox by dragging them to the start of the tab strip. I'm not sure why this is a feature, you can just right-click on a tab to pin it. The drag-and-pin works, I tested it. When you drag a tab, a pin icon appears near the left edge of the tab bar. I suppose this is easier than dragging a tab all the way to the first tab.



Microsoft Copilot is now available in Firefox's sidebar for all users, I already wrote an article about this feature being tested in Firefox Nightly. It's optional, use it or disable it. It's your choice.

Firefox will now display a preview of your camera, when a site asks for camera access. The preview is available inside the permission dialog, and Mozilla says this is  helpful when switching between multiple cameras.

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