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

1796403

What’s Changed

changed

Office365 accounts using password authentication will auto-migrate to OAuth2

1798875

changed

Thunderbird will reuse SMTP connections when sending multiple messages

136871

changed

Names for empty Matrix rooms can now be localized

1795304

changed

Updated Thunderbird color palette

1796387

What’s Fixed

fixed

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

1666005

fixed

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

1752273

fixed

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

1795237

fixed

Thunderbird sometimes did not synchronize offline IMAP folders after a restart

1776823

fixed

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

1795237

fixed

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

1798172

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

1791854

fixed

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

1511638

fixed

Calendar date picker was displayed behind "Send Later" window

1791537

fixed

Various AppMenu improvements

1798701

fixed

Various visual and UX improvements

1772891 1790278 1796385 1797416 1799352

Fixed in beta 2

What’s Fixed

fixed

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

1787609

fixed

Reused SMTP connections sometimes silently disconnected, causing timeouts

1766382

fixed

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

1765629 1801150

fixed

Thunderbird sometimes incorrectly formatted synced vCards

1792542

fixed

Recurring events did not display past a certain number of repetitions

1789437

fixed

Various visual and UX improvements

1800189 1800537 1801080

Fixed in beta 3

What’s Fixed

fixed

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

1803795

fixed

Paused RSS feeds did not actually pause updates

1789120

fixed

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

1801645

Known Issues

unresolved

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

1766080

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