Firefox is the browser built for the way you use the Web on your mobile phone. These key design principles are at the heart of the browsing experience: minimize typing, let the Web have center stage, and seamlessly synchronize your desktop and mobile browsing, to name a few. It is built on the same browser engine as Firefox for desktop computers with some extensive under the hood work to optimize for mobile. Secure, powerful and customizable -- Firefox Mobile is packed with your favorite features.Here are some key features of "Firefox Mobile (Fennec)":
· Works with your favorite sites because it’s built on the same browser engine as Firefox for the desktop
· Awesome Bar gets you to your favorite websites with minimal typing
· Seamlessly synchronizes your Firefox tabs, history, bookmarks and passwords between your desktop and mobile
· Location-Aware Browsing gives you info and maps relevant to your locale
· Tabbed browsing with thumbnail images
· One-touch bookmarking
· The first mobile Web browser to support add-ons that anyone can build and distribute to add new features and user experiences
· Fast JavaScript engine, using Mozilla's "TraceMonkey" just-in-time compiler
· Instant Web site ID and customized security settings for safe browsing
· Works with your favorite sites because it’s built on the same browser engine as Firefox for the desktop
· Awesome Bar gets you to your favorite websites with minimal typing
· Seamlessly synchronizes your Firefox tabs, history, bookmarks and passwords between your desktop and mobile
· Location-Aware Browsing gives you info and maps relevant to your locale
· Tabbed browsing with thumbnail images
· One-touch bookmarking
· The first mobile Web browser to support add-ons that anyone can build and distribute to add new features and user experiences
· Fast JavaScript engine, using Mozilla's "TraceMonkey" just-in-time compiler
· Instant Web site ID and customized security settings for safe browsing
Requirements:
· Maemo 5 (Nokia N900)
· Android 2.0 or later
· Maemo 5 (Nokia N900)
· Android 2.0 or later
What's New in This Release:
· New Look for Tablets: Firefox Beta has a new experience for tablets that leverages the large screen size and makes mobile Web browsing more intuitive. Popular Firefox features like tabs and the Awesome Screen are optimized for tablets.
· Full-Screen Portrait Browsing: Firefox Beta takes advantage of large tablet screens so you can use the full screen to browse the Web, even in portrait mode. Tabs are listed in a top left menu and easily hide when you don’t need them.
· Tab Optimization: Tabs are shown as thumbnails in the left panel of Firefox Beta, allowing you to easily switch between tabs while still viewing full websites on the right. You can swipe to the left to hide tabs for a full screen view.
· New Action Bar with Quick Access Buttons: You can access Firefox Preferences, Add-ons, downloads and more in the new Action Bar menu (next to the Awesome Bar). The Action Bar adds back, forward and bookmark buttons for easy access.
What’s New For Developers:
· HTML5 Input Tag for Camera Access: Developers can build mobile websites and Web apps that allow you to use the camera on an Android phone or tablet to take pictures, scan bar codes and more without leaving Firefox.
· HTML5 Form Validation API: Firefox Beta supports the HTML5 Form Validation API which automatically validates website form fields like numbers, emails and URLs without developers needing to write a custom code or use a third-party library.
· New Look for Tablets: Firefox Beta has a new experience for tablets that leverages the large screen size and makes mobile Web browsing more intuitive. Popular Firefox features like tabs and the Awesome Screen are optimized for tablets.
· Full-Screen Portrait Browsing: Firefox Beta takes advantage of large tablet screens so you can use the full screen to browse the Web, even in portrait mode. Tabs are listed in a top left menu and easily hide when you don’t need them.
· Tab Optimization: Tabs are shown as thumbnails in the left panel of Firefox Beta, allowing you to easily switch between tabs while still viewing full websites on the right. You can swipe to the left to hide tabs for a full screen view.
· New Action Bar with Quick Access Buttons: You can access Firefox Preferences, Add-ons, downloads and more in the new Action Bar menu (next to the Awesome Bar). The Action Bar adds back, forward and bookmark buttons for easy access.
What’s New For Developers:
· HTML5 Input Tag for Camera Access: Developers can build mobile websites and Web apps that allow you to use the camera on an Android phone or tablet to take pictures, scan bar codes and more without leaving Firefox.
· HTML5 Form Validation API: Firefox Beta supports the HTML5 Form Validation API which automatically validates website form fields like numbers, emails and URLs without developers needing to write a custom code or use a third-party library.
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