Mozilla being a bit indecisive lately after making a major decision of ending support for ESR 115.

And now out of the blue, it's back in support until August 2026 with the possiblity of even further extensions...

Did they get an enormous amount of backlash from Windows 7,8,8.1 users or what happened ?

In any case, I'm not complaining but the 115 engine is starting to show its age ! ESR 153 is already on the horizon...

it was bound to happen eventually...

Mozilla really should allow ESR 140x to be backported.  If r3dFox and Firefox for Windows 7 can do it, then ...

17 hours ago, Jody Thornton said:

Mozilla really should allow ESR 140x to be backported.  If r3dFox and Firefox for Windows 7 can do it, then ...

You speak nothing but the truth!

I am still using ESR 115 on Windows 10 22H2. However, it's annoying that more and more websites block ESR 115, including Intel's download center and NVIDIA's knowledgebase home page.

That's why I don't think Mozilla will extend again. A lot of websites now only accept Firefox version 128 or higher.

Sometimes faking the User Agent still works but it's not always an optimal solution either if the website relies on newer API.

 

In any case, Firefox 115 will be 3 years old in July, in browser age that's a very long time !

I personally follow a 2-year rule where I force myself to update my browser(s) after 2 years because usually too many problems start appearing if I don't.

Mozilla will provide security updates for Firefox 115 ESR until March 2027.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-users-windows-7-8-and-81-moving-extended-support

 

It is a good news for Windows 7 or 8 users.