Dan Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 So, it is 2020 and I see no indication that Maxthon is moving forward. Is there a new official release planned? Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 theres a post from bugsir saying all updates to MX5 are on hold as they are working on MX6 - no time scale or info given - so we wait and wait and i would guess wait some more in the mean time Vivaldi works for me - its skinnable with work and has an up to date core Tony - Vivaldi 4 on Windows 10 64Bit Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 Vivaldi is fast and frequently updated. Perhaps Maxthon can still become this efficient... Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantantrollo Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 44 minutes ago, Dan said: Perhaps Maxthon can still become this efficient... I don't know if the current maxthon will be efficient (I doubt it), but what is clear is that with the chrome 69 kernel, it has all the vulnerabilities that exist to date (current versions are between 79 and 80) In my case, I still use it in some websites, like other browsers, but for serious things (banks, government administrations, work, studies, etc...), I end up pulling the "big ones" Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugSir006 Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 We will release the beta v5.3.8.2100 today and the Maxthon 6 beta version in the next few months. Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, BugSir006 said: We will release the beta v5.3.8.2100 today and the Maxthon 6 beta version in the next few months. recent months - so where is it thats past tense to my mind i assume you mean coming months - you really have to be joking - months - MX is dead now how is a beta in months going to resurrect it Tony - Vivaldi 4 on Windows 10 64Bit Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugSir006 Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, Tony said: recent months - so where is it thats past tense to my mind i assume you mean coming months - you really have to be joking - months - MX is dead now how is a beta in months going to resurrect it So sorry for the error. I changed that. Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantantrollo Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 hours ago, BugSir006 said: We will release the beta v5.3.8.2100 today and the Maxthon 6 beta version in the next few months. I'm a little confused, didn't we agree that mx5 was paralyzed in favor of the development of mx6? Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7twenty Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 9 hours ago, pantantrollo said: didn't we agree that mx5 was paralyzed in favor of the development of mx6? Depends on how you read it. It says temporarily, so maybe referring to the holiday break? Or could just be a translation issue, as in no active development, so no new features/major updates etc. But doesn't mean that some small bugfixes aren't/can't be worked on. Regardless, MX5 is well past it's prime, updates or not. And MX6 is just vapourware at this stage. Should it happen at some point then users need to see if it is any improvement on what MX5 was, and make the call whether they want to keep using it. Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Remember : Good things take time With regards! Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vedicaudio Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 10:08 PM, BugSir006 said: We will release the beta v5.3.8.2100 today and the Maxthon 6 beta version in the next few months. So does the beta version have an updated Chromium kernel? I am currently running v5.2.6.1000, and when I use the about-> check for updates function in the browser it tells me "your browser is up to date" even though there are numerous more recent builds available. But whether I try to download the most recent official release or the beta release, the download consistently fails with just a few KB remaining. I've even tried downloading the file with Chrome, but it also fails... How can I get an installation file if Maxthon itself can't download and refuses to update? Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantantrollo Posted March 7, 2020 Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 18 hours ago, vedicaudio said: So does the beta version have an updated Chromium kernel? No, Maxthon last beta uses Chrome 69. 18 hours ago, vedicaudio said: I've even tried downloading the file with Chrome, but it also fails... How can I get an installation file if Maxthon itself can't download and refuses to update? No problem with downloads from the page of this same forum. https://forum.maxthon.com/index.php?/release-notes5/ Try to see if it is the antivirus or similar that is preventing the download from being closed. Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugSir006 Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 3/7/2020 at 2:19 AM, vedicaudio said: So does the beta version have an updated Chromium kernel? I am currently running v5.2.6.1000, and when I use the about-> check for updates function in the browser it tells me "your browser is up to date" even though there are numerous more recent builds available. But whether I try to download the most recent official release or the beta release, the download consistently fails with just a few KB remaining. I've even tried downloading the file with Chrome, but it also fails... How can I get an installation file if Maxthon itself can't download and refuses to update? Yes, new kernel in v5.3.8.xxxx. Could you let me know your country for troubleshooting the download issue? Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugSir006 Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 mx5.3.8.2100-beta.exe Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantantrollo Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 10 hours ago, BugSir006 said: Yes, new kernel in v5.3.8.xxxx. Please, let's not confuse the terms: Yes, it's a new kernel (with respect to the previous 5.2x branch, but it's NOT an updated kernel, let's not confuse the terms, which although they seem subtle, are very different Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugSir006 Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 12 hours ago, pantantrollo said: Please, let's not confuse the terms: Yes, it's a new kernel (with respect to the previous 5.2x branch, but it's NOT an updated kernel, let's not confuse the terms, which although they seem subtle, are very different Hi there, v5.2.6.xxxx is Chrome 61, and v5.3.8.xxxx is Chrome 69. So I said new kernel. Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantantrollo Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 On 3/9/2020 at 3:02 AM, BugSir006 said: Hi there, v5.2.6.xxxx is Chrome 61, and v5.3.8.xxxx is Chrome 69. So I said new kernel. Right, you said new core, but @vedicaudio asked: "does the beta version have an updated Chromium core?" So I nuanced the answer Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vedicaudio Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Thanks for trying to provide a clear answer to my question. I didn't understand the real differences between the two terms. What I really wanted to know was: Assuming that the statement "with the chrome 69 kernel, [the current official version] has all the vulnerabilities that exist to date (current versions are between 79 and 80)" is true, does that statement also apply to the most recent beta version. In other words, can I avoid running a browser with known vulnerabilities by installing the beta version (which I normally would not do)? Tip Give Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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