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@K4sum1 K4sum1 released this 06 Apr 20:35
· 39559 commits to release since this release

I finally consider r3dfox to be good enough to create a non-beta release. I said before I would provide a x86 build for release, so I have.

I'm not entirely sure how to test this. I have used the x64 version to watch some YT and it seems stable. I don't assume much would've changed since 124.0.2 though. I haven't tested x86 version well, but I don't see any reason for it to be unstable if x64 is stable and upstream x86 still exists. I tried asking some people before release to test it, but nobody did anything, so I'm just making release now I guess.

Releases have more optimizations and are now SSE2 for x86 and x64. In testing shown here, I have found no visible difference between SSE2 and AVX2 in multiple browsers including Chromium based ones. If I have missed something or you can consistently recreate a speed increase or know a benchmark that shows an improvement going from SSE2 to AVX2, please let me know.

Changes since 124.0.2:
Design:
More Eclipse/r3dfox branding, default bookmarks replaced, document and PDF icons replaced, various references of Mozilla replaced or made to more reflect reality, r3d private mode page, red tinted caption bar in private mode,
Red retry icon for failed downloads
Compact and dark mode by default.

Privacy:
More privacy respecting preferences by default, less telemetry, nothing that would break sites or affect trackers.
Safebrowsing disabled by default. (Google telemetry)
Background tasks disabled.

Other tweaks:
No more Pocket on new tab. (Can be re-enabled)
No more private window separation.
View image info enabled by default.

Tested x64 on Vista extended kernel. x86 does not work on Vista extended kernel just yet. XP One Core API is untested.

Please let me know what bugs or issues you encounter with it.