New Firefox For Android Beta Released

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @10:10AM from the foxy-android dept.

Mozilla has announced the availability of a new beta version of Firefox for Android. The release notes list many of the new features and fixes, which include Flash support, improvements to panning and zooming, plugins loading only on touch, and a new "Awesome Screen." They point out that many Android phones are supported, and that a beta version for tablets will be coming soon. Mozilla is asking for help "testing everything from the faster startup and response times to compatibility for specific websites and graphics performance." Here's the download page.

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Re:What's special about this version? by markdavis · 2012-05-15 10:34 · Score: 3, Interesting

>"What makes this version so special that it warrants a /. front page story?"
Because it is the first Firefox for Android that uses the Android user interface, instead of a totally foreign one. It is a pretty big milestone.
If they can improve the speed to match (or at least approach) the native Android browser AND support Adblock, I will absolutely use it for 100% of my mobile phone and tablet browsing, like I already do for all my desktops.