Mozilla Patches Firefox 18, Now Stable

by Joshua Gulick — Monday, January 21, 2013, 11:20 AM EDT

Right on the heels of the Firefox 18 update, which patched a disconcerting 21 security flaws, a new Firefox update has been released. The new patch focuses on resolving glitches and makes Firefox 18 stable. Version 18.0.1 should update automatically, but if it doesn’t, snag it here.

The Known Issues list for Firefox 18.0.1

Some known issues remain after the 18.0.1 patch, but version 19 will clear up several of them.

The most important fix applies to a HTTP Proxy Transactions problem, which could hinder or stop browsing in a worst-case scenario. Two other big fixes are only for Firefox on Apple systems. The Unity player plugin was crashing on Mac OS X, and the browser was having trouble with certain high-resolution Apple screens.

Plenty of known issues remain, including a bug that makes Gmail’s main screen scroll slowly, as well as a glitch that can tank Microsoft System Restore, but all-in-all, this update is worthwhile.

Tags: Update, Firefox, Mozilla, Browser

Joshua Gulick

Josh cut his teeth (and hands) on his first PC upgrade in 2000 and was instantly hooked on all things tech. He took a degree in English and tech writing with him to Computer Power User Magazine and spent years reviewing high-end workstations and gaming systems, processors, motherboards, memory and video cards. His enthusiasm for PC hardware also made him a natural fit for covering the burgeoning modding community, and he wrote CPU’s “Mad Reader Mod” cover stories from the series’ inception until becoming the publication editor for Smart Computing Magazine. A few years ago, he returned to his first love, reviewing smoking-hot PCs and components, for HotHardware. When he’s not agonizing over benchmark scores, Josh is either running (very slowly) or spending time with family.