Firefox Smart Window Adds 3 AI Features in Beta as Mozilla Taps Exa for Search

3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Aug 18

Mozilla rolled out three new Smart Window beta features: AI web retrieval, suggested tab groups, and one-click duplicate tab detection for Firefox users in the U.S. and Canada.
Exa powers the new search layer, letting Smart Window pull current web information and show source links directly in the browser instead of sending users to a separate results page.
Natural-language history search now surfaces visual previews for queries such as pages viewed last week, helping users find similar past tabs without reopening each one.
Mozilla said the update reflects user feedback and is aimed at helping people resume unfinished work; upcoming additions include resurfacing browsing journeys and using relevant data to help fill online forms.

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