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If, like me, you've become fairly reliant on Google Gears, the browser plug-in from Google that allows sites to save data for offline access, the release of Firefox 3.5 is probably frustrating you. For some reason, Google isn't on the ball, even though the impending Firefox release was available for aeons in beta.
Luckily, for those of you that are brave (or dumb) enough to install an unofficial version of the Google Gears Firefox extension, you can get your Google Gears goodness going in Firefox 3.5 right now. Lifehacker points us to the unofficial Gears download locations for Windows & Linux, and Mac OS X (Intel only), but had only tested the Windows version at the time they posted about it. I can report that I'm dumb enough to install an unofficial Gears build, and it has so far worked flawlessly on my Mac. I use Gears regularly with Gmail, GCal, GReader, and WordPress, and all are working as expected.
Hopefully Google will hurry up and release an official Gears release for Firefox 3.5, but for now I've got a solution that works. Do you use Gears? If so, do you rely on it? What sites do you use it with?
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Subscribe to commentspanopticanJul 10th 2009 12:03PM
WordPress has been killing me without Gears. I have a pretty old computer that's always connected so I'm less interested in the offline component (besides, Gears-enabled Gmail does not play nice with an Inspiron 1100) than I am in the turbo loading offered by WordPress. Wish more sites would use Gears in this manner.
The_DocJul 10th 2009 1:46PM
The Windows version has a bug so that if you click on the 'Advanced' tab in the options with the unofficial gears installed, your browser crashes.
Parsifal32Jul 11th 2009 2:46PM
It does not work in Firefox 3.5, it's not compatible
ninja_in_pajamasJul 10th 2009 8:39PM
Why not do this the EASY way? Tell 3.5 to use your 3.1 add ons til they update. Just gotta add a couple things in about config and it works perfectly.
MalteserrJul 10th 2009 9:20PM
Tried that last time and I don't think it works on Google Gears unfortunately :( I didn't mess with about:config though, just used the Nightly Tester Tools to override
TonyJul 10th 2009 9:25PM
Hmmm...I've never used the nightly tester tools, though I heard they do the same thing for the most part. I just know that going the about config route made everything work for me. The only minor issue I get is when restoring tabs. A box pops up and I click try again and everything works after that.
ninja_in_pajamasJul 10th 2009 9:41PM
Gyaaaaa!!! Why did my name change?! Oh well...whatever.
shaamJul 14th 2009 10:43AM
After I installed the unofficial Google Gears update to make it work with FF 3.5, the Gmail Manager add on stopped working. Has anybody else had this problem? Is there a work around? I need some help, if possible.
NicoleJul 21st 2009 2:57PM
I'm so glad I came across this article, I use gears for WordPress and Google apps. The install seems to be working fine for me.