Beta Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 108.0beta | Released November 15, 2022

Check out the notes below for this version of Thunderbird. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think, or file a bug in Bugzilla.

These notes apply to Thunderbird version 108 beta 3 released December 5, 2022.

System Requirements: Details

  • Windows: Windows 7 or later
  • Mac: macOS 10.12 or later
  • Linux: GTK+ 3.14 or higher

What’s New

new

Search Engines Enterprise Policy added

What’s Changed

changed

Office365 accounts using password authentication will auto-migrate to OAuth2

changed

Thunderbird will reuse SMTP connections when sending multiple messages

changed

Names for empty Matrix rooms can now be localized

changed

Updated Thunderbird color palette

What’s Fixed

fixed

When reopening OpenPGP-encrypted drafts/templates after closing the compose window, Thunderbird did not restore the subject line

fixed

OpenPGP key verification only used first From field for emails with multiple From fields

fixed

Encrypted attachment was displayed on OpenPGP encrypted messages, even if no attachment was available

fixed

Thunderbird sometimes did not synchronize offline IMAP folders after a restart

fixed

When disk is full, partial data left behind by IMAP/News folder compaction was not deleted

fixed

"Copy to again" menu item was not present after copying message to folder with Unicode name on Unicode-enabled IMAP server

fixed

Opening internal document links in PDF files opened a new tab with a copy of the document instead of scrolling to the linked location

fixed

Events were not shown in the correct week if week start was not set to Monday

fixed

Calendar date picker was displayed behind "Send Later" window

fixed

Various AppMenu improvements

fixed

Various visual and UX improvements

Fixed in beta 2

What’s Fixed

fixed

Message index files were incorrectly deleted when too many folders were opened

fixed

Reused SMTP connections sometimes silently disconnected, causing timeouts

fixed

Localized builds and langpacks now use "comm-l10n" repository; downstream builds using official langpacks should not need to make changes

fixed

Thunderbird sometimes incorrectly formatted synced vCards

fixed

Recurring events did not display past a certain number of repetitions

fixed

Various visual and UX improvements

Fixed in beta 3

What’s Fixed

fixed

Cookies deleted from the "Show Cookies" dialog were not actually deleted

fixed

Paused RSS feeds did not actually pause updates

fixed

Chat conversation sidebar was too wide under certain circumstances, making scrollbar unusable

Known Issues

unresolved

Add support for comm-strings repository split for local development of installers and langpacks

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