Beta Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 81.0beta | Released August 26, 2020

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.

These notes apply to Thunderbird version 81 beta 4 released September 16, 2020.

System Requirements: Details

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

What’s New

new

PDF.js viewer now included in Thunderbird

What’s Changed

changed

Address book: Synchronization of CardDAV address books now supported

changed

Calendar: Opening an existing event now opens summary dialog

changed

Chat: Image based emoticons replaced with Unicode

changed

Chat: Non-functional Twitter support removed

changed

MailExtensions: messageDisplay APIs extended to support multiple selected messages

What’s Fixed

fixed

Message list not in focus at startup

fixed

Email filters reported failure when moving a message to original folder

fixed

Sending messages sometimes failed when recipients were in LDAP address book

fixed

Address book: Creating mailing list from contacts sidebar failed

fixed

Address book: Search box icon duplicated after toolbar customization

fixed

vCard 2.1 attachments not handled properly

fixed

Non-functional help menu items removed

fixed

Calendar: Event reminder details were unreadable

fixed

MailExtensions: browser.folders.delete failed on IMAP folders

fixed

MailExtensions: Content scripts in message composer did not work

Changed and Fixed in Beta 2

What’s Changed

changed

OpenPGP enabled by default

changed

OpenPGP: Disabled the use of MD5/SM2/SM3 algorithms

What’s Fixed

fixed

OpenPGP: Users with sub-identities were unable to encrypt or sign messages when switching identities

fixed

Message filters: Filters shown as enabled in configuration dialog were not always enabled

fixed

OpenPGP message security window did not support dark mode

fixed

Thread summaries were unreadable on macOS using dark mode

fixed

Adding custom headers in the addressing widget (preference mail.compose.other.header) did not work

New, Changed, and Fixed in Beta 3

What’s New

new

Drag and Drop reordering of recipient pills now supported

new

Calendar: Remote calendar auto-detection now supported

What’s Changed

changed

OpenPGP: Some signature states reported as "mismatch" now report "unknown"

changed

Privacy policy now displayed in a tab when updated

changed

Installation of "legacy" MailExtensions now disabled

What’s Fixed

fixed

OpenPGP: Improvements to key importing when failures occur

fixed

OpenPGP: Decryption did not work with certain HTTP proxy configurations

fixed

OpenPGP: "Discover keys online" option did not work when searching for an email address

fixed

OpenPGP: Creating a new key pair did not automatically select it for use

fixed

News reader crashed when downloading new articles. See unresolved issues.

fixed

Button to restore default folder icon color was not keyboard accessible

fixed

Windows 10 high-contrast theme fixes

fixed

More theme fixes and improvements

Changed and Fixed in Beta 4

What’s Changed

changed

Reply-To header moved in compose window; now appears under From header

changed

OpenPGP: Do not show external key UI when disabled by preference

changed

Calendar: Sidebar UI improvements

What’s Fixed

fixed

Dragging & Dropping recipient pills resulted in lost pills when an error was present

fixed

Spellcheck suggestions were difficult to read in dark theme

fixed

Calendar: Multiple password prompts opened

fixed

Linux Distributions: UI was not rendered completely when built without updater

Known Issues

unresolved

New news articles are not downloaded

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