Any feature requiring the binary component won't work.

The binary installer of LastPass cannot communicate with the WebExtension yet.You can check the version by clicking on the LastPass icon, and select More options > About LastPass from the menu.

This means that it is necessary to reconfigure LastPass after installation. Firefox users who run LastPass 4.1.54 or earlier will have their local preferences reset during the update.There are two caveats right now which you need to know about before you head over to the blog and install the beta version of LastPass for Firefox: This is done so that users are not stuck on development channels. Those who download and install the beta version of LastPass will be transitioned to the release channel version automatically once it is released. The company released a beta version of the upcoming WebExtensions version of LastPass earlier today.įirefox users can only download it from the official company website right now, as it is not available on Mozilla AMO at the time of writing (an alpha version, 4.2.0a is available however). It has over 646,000 thousand active users at the time of writing. LastPass is a popular extension for Firefox. Mozilla plans to end support for legacy add-ons with the release of Firefox 57 on November 14th, 2017.Â While users may switch to Firefox ESR or use the Nightly version to extend support for legacy add-ons, it is likely that most Firefox users won't go down that route.Ĭompanies and developers need to release WebExtensions versions of their add-ons to ensure compatibility with Firefox 57, and to make sure that users keep on using the add-ons.

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