Firefox Relay Changelog

What's new in Firefox Relay 2.8.1

Dec 8, 2023
  • Bug fixes

New in Firefox Relay 2.8.0 (Dec 6, 2023)

  • Updated add-on to support upcoming Firefox for Android changes
  • Bug fixes

New in Firefox Relay 2.7.4 (Sep 28, 2023)

  • Fixed issue where input labels can get blocked by email values.
  • CSAT banner pre-release.

New in Firefox Relay 2.7.3 (Aug 17, 2023)

  • Changing method of how icon is added - overlaid button to background image.

New in Firefox Relay 2.7.1 (May 5, 2023)

  • Bump jsonwebtoken and web-ext
  • Process GitHub Actions deprecations
  • Only suggest inserting masks in text fields
  • Bump http-cache-semantics from 4.1.0 to 4.1.1
  • Set in-page Relay Icon via CSS
  • [MPP-3063] Reduce panel load time
  • [Add-on Refactor] Visual Clean-up
  • Add dimension5 and dimension7 to context menu events
  • Updated version to 2.7.1

New in Firefox Relay 2.7.0 (Apr 12, 2023)

  • We're excited to introduce a new way to manage your masks directly from the add-on:
  • Reuse your existing masks
  • Generate new random masks
  • Generate custom masks (For premium subscribers)
  • View mask block/forward stats, broken down by current website

New in Firefox Relay 2.6.1 (Dec 9, 2022)

  • What's new:
  • We added a 'Report Issue' feature for users to submit reports of sites where they may be experiencing issues caused by the add on. Allow prefilling a phone number mask.

New in Firefox Relay 2.5.6 (Nov 14, 2022)

  • What's New:
  • The Bundle plan announcement will appear in the popup panel for users in US/CAN.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Educational matrix images should now load for premium users in the popup panel.

New in Firefox Relay 2.5.4 (Oct 27, 2022)

  • This fixes bugs that occurred in 2.5.3, such as the pagination numerical error and displaying phone masking announcement to users with a phone plan.

New in Firefox Relay 2.5.3 (Oct 12, 2022)

  • This version includes bug fixes and new messaging around Relay phone masking

New in Firefox Relay 2.5.2 (Oct 11, 2022)

  • This version includes bug fixes and new messaging around Relay phone masking

New in Firefox Relay 2.5.1 (Oct 10, 2022)

  • This version includes bug fixes and new messaging around Relay phone masking

New in Firefox Relay 2.4.6 (Sep 13, 2022)

  • We added the End of Intro Pricing Banner set to end on the 27th of September.

New in Firefox Relay 2.4.5 (Jul 21, 2022)

  • This includes a fix for labels disappearing when creating a new mask.

New in Firefox Relay 2.4.3 (Jul 7, 2022)

  • This release fixes an issue where labels would get forgotten for some users that have server-side label storage disabled at https://relay.firefox.com/accounts/settings/.

New in Firefox Relay 2.4.2 (Jul 4, 2022)

  • What's New:
  • Store/show masks used on specific sites in the context menu
  • Adjusted panel colors and width for mobile layout
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed issues with generating/reusing aliases not being properly inputted into the email field and/or disappearing outside of the field box.
  • Fixed performance issue with querying masks
  • Removed transitionary "type" property on masks

New in Firefox Relay 2.4.0 (Jun 3, 2022)

  • What's new:
  • We rebuilt how the add-on appears across the web. You can now reuse previously created masks by clicking on the Firefox Relay icon when it appears in email fields.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed issue where the First Run page was displaying after the add-on updated

New in Firefox Relay 2.3.4 (Apr 27, 2022)

  • We’re now calling aliases “masks” to make ⁨Firefox Relay⁩ easier to use and open the door for new features.
  • This release includes additional string translations, bug fixes and security improvements.

New in Firefox Relay 2.3.2 (Apr 13, 2022)

  • Updated translations and added browser telemetry metrics

New in Firefox Relay 2.3.1 (Mar 14, 2022)

  • Translation updates

New in Firefox Relay 2.3.0 (Mar 11, 2022)

  • New: Announcements panel for users to learn about new Relay features!
  • This release includes additional bug fixes and translations.

New in Firefox Relay 2.2.2 (Feb 1, 2022)

  • Fix:
  • Resolved issue where previous release was modifying some websites base font sizes.
  • What's new:
  • You can now re-use already generated aliases directly from the add-on!
  • How to use:
  • Right-click on an email field and select from your recent aliases to auto-fill it with a previous alias.
  • If you used the add-on to generate an alias on a specific site, when you do right-click while on the same site, it'll show up in its own custom list to auto fill.
  • This is a great reason to set your set custom account names for your aliases in the dashboard. It makes it easier to identify in this menu!
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed issue where the order of aliases was showing out of expected order (newest to oldest)
  • Fixed issue where the first run page (that opens when you install the add-on for the first time) did not close correctly after logging in
  • Additional UI bug fixes

New in Firefox Relay 2.2.1 (Feb 1, 2022)

  • What's new:
  • You can now re-use already generated aliases directly from the add-on!
  • How to use:
  • Right-click on an email field and select from your recent aliases to auto-fill it with a previous alias.
  • If you used the add-on to generate an alias on a specific site, when you do right-click while on the same site, it'll show up in its own custom list to auto fill.
  • This is a great reason to set your set custom account names for your aliases in the dashboard. It makes it easier to identify in this menu!
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed issue where the order of aliases was showing out of expected order (newest to oldest)
  • Fixed issue where the first run page (that opens when you install the add-on for the first time) did not close correctly after logging in
  • Additional UI bug fixes

New in Firefox Relay 1.8.7 (Nov 11, 2021)

  • Improved reliability in the event of an outage.
  • This includes an update to our Privacy Notice & Terms of Service. Under the rare circumstance in which the service is down, we may temporarily store your emails until we are able to send them. We will never store your emails for longer than three days.
  • This version also includes bug fixes and adds additional localization support.

New in Firefox Relay 1.8.6 (Nov 1, 2021)

  • This version includes bug fixes and adds additional localization support.

New in Firefox Relay 1.8.3 (Oct 21, 2021)

  • 1.8 allows you to store your alias labels in the Relay website, so they can be accessed from anywhere.

New in Firefox Relay 1.7.1 (Oct 7, 2021)

  • Added localization for 16+ languages!
  • Many different UI and UX refinements
  • Revised development setup and contributor documentation
  • Resolved multiple website-specific compatibility issues

New in Firefox Relay 1.5.1 (Jun 16, 2021)

  • Fixed the "Show Relay icon in email fields on websites" toggle.