Release Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 102.2.0 | Released August 23, 2022

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

System Requirements: Details

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

What’s New

new

Config setting added to disable OpenPGP "encryption is possible" reminder: mail.openpgp.remind_encryption_possible

What’s Changed

changed

Thunderbird on macOS will now prompt for Primary Password on startup if set

changed

Thunderbird will no longer offer to import OpenPGP keys that are incomplete

changed

Selecting or unselecting a dictionary in the Spelling compose toolbar button will no longer immediately close the menu; Making dictionary changes via the editor context menu will continue to close the context menu

changed

Contact address lines are now adjusted to appear in the expected order

changed

Custom1-4 fields restored to Address Book UI; existing data is preserved from pre-102 profiles

What’s Fixed

fixed

Thunderbird startup performance improvements

fixed

ALT+<numpad digits> keypress events were intercepted by the Spaces Toolbar, preventing special character entry on Windows

fixed

Searching on attachment status did not work in Message Search dialog

fixed

Repairing IMAP folders in Offline mode removed local copy of the folders

fixed

POP3 message download progress bar was not displayed

fixed

POP Fetch headers only mode did not work for some server configurations

fixed

POP accounts using GSSAPI or NTLM authentication were not able to log into the server

fixed

A TLS certificate override dialog for self-signed certificates was not shown for IMAP accounts

fixed

Saving attachments from newsgroups did not work

fixed

Setting contact type to "None" was not possible if a type was previously set

fixed

Editing a contact without Name fields populated filled in the email address into the name fields

fixed

Address book toolbar buttons were not keyboard accessible

fixed

Auto-detection of CalDAV and CardDAV via DNS records used server domain leading to failures

fixed

Various visual and theme improvements

fixed

Various security fixes

Known Issues

unresolved

"Get Map" feature missing from address book for physical addresses

unresolved

No dedicated "Department" field in address book

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