{"id":407951,"date":"2022-02-20T17:57:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T14:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/warning-for-chrome-firefox-edge-users-to-prepare-for-update\/"},"modified":"2022-02-20T17:57:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T14:57:11","slug":"warning-for-chrome-firefox-edge-users-to-prepare-for-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/warning-for-chrome-firefox-edge-users-to-prepare-for-update\/","title":{"rendered":"#Warning for Chrome, Firefox, Edge users to prepare for update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Warning for Chrome, Firefox, Edge users to prepare for update<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Users of Chrome, Firefox and Edge have been warned to prepare for an update that could crash some of the most popular websites.<\/p>\n<p>The three sites will move to version number \u201c100,\u201d and the transition could cause some of the web\u2019s most-visited sites to fail.<\/p>\n<p>This is because these sites will not be able to process visits from browsers with three-digit version numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The websites for T-Mobile, HBO Go and Yahoo! have been affected,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/gordonkelly\/2022\/02\/19\/google-chrome-microsoft-edge-mozilla-firefox-web-browser-update-warning\/?sh=4abddb6f72ef\">Forbes<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, websites check your browser\u2019s version number.<\/p>\n<p>So, if your browser is older or unsupported, it\u2019s likely you won\u2019t be able to open certain sites.<\/p>\n<p>For Chrome, the usual cut-off point is 40.<\/p>\n<p>Because the outdated code in these sites only checks the first two digits, Chrome, Edge and Firefox 100 will be read as \u201c10\u201d and thus blocked.<\/p>\n<p>Sites are now moving to version 100 in order to get web developers to upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the stable versions of Chrome and Edge are 8, and Firefox is on 97.<\/p>\n<p>As a contingency measure in case sites start failing after the upgrade, Google is planning on freezing Chrome\u2019s version number at 99 in its ID code.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/firefox.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"New york, USA - August 18, 2017: Firefox web browser icon on laptop screen close-up.\" class=\"wp-image-21275899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/firefox.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/firefox.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/firefox.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sites are now moving to version 100 in order to get web developers to upgrade.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mozilla, on its part, will reportedly try a combination of version number freezing and will issue hotfixes for individual sites.<\/p>\n<p>Chrome, Edge and Firefox\u00a0have around four billion users combined.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4727926\/warning-for-chrome-firefox-edge-users\/#:~:text=USERS%20of%20Chrome%2C%20Firefox%20and,of%20the%20most%20popular%20websites.&amp;text=This%20is%20because%20these%20sites,have%20been%20affected%2C%20Forbes%20reported.\">The Sun<\/a>\u00a0and has been reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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