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Firefox for Android pre-release now available for download
Our friend Brad Linder, over at Mobiputing, says that the build that's going around right now is optimized for Droid, and doesn't run quite so smoothly on his Nexus One. He also points out that you'll need to copy the .apk file to your phone's SD card and use a file explorer app to complete the install. It's called "GeckoApp," by the way, which is a reference to the Gecko rendering engine used in Firefox.
If you're not amongst the brave early-adopters who want to download and install a prerelease app, you can still scope out the video after the jump for a visual taste of Firefox on Android.
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Subscribe to commentsLevel 5Mar 30th 2010 4:45PM
I'm all for Firefox coming to Android, but this pre-release isn't worth sending out to the public in any way, shape or form. It runs of absolute ass. Be advised.
cmsb55Apr 2nd 2010 1:00PM
How did you get it? The site won't let me download it without a password.
cmsb55Apr 2nd 2010 1:16PM
I found the password and username:
user: fennec
password: android
MattMar 30th 2010 9:53PM
force closes on droid eris 2.1
BrandonMar 31st 2010 4:13AM
Why are the touch buttons on the right side blinking so much?
DESiBELiMar 31st 2010 8:12AM
Woah, the filesize... It's HUGE!
DarthNinjaApr 1st 2010 6:09AM
The site is requiring authentication to download those files.
Maybe get a better link up?
BenApr 6th 2010 6:34PM
Maybe look at the site?
Granted it's in German, but still, you can clearly see the username and password written in German that might as well be English.
User für Downloads: fennec
Passwort für Downloads: android
DarthNinjaApr 6th 2010 7:18PM
Old comment is old.
Already got it, thanks anyway.
NikitaApr 13th 2010 2:44AM
Not worth downloading at all. It seems like I'm just using a desktop version of firefox on a underpowered and very small machine. It doesn't really even look like the one in the video.
Wtf?
webhead328Apr 15th 2010 4:57PM
"Optimized" for Droid, my ass. This runs like crap. First time I tried starting it, the thing froze my phone. Now it starts...after a while...and runs terrible. Why would anyone even release this? It's terrible.
It has promise, to be sure. I can SEE the features on it will be great...you know...when the browser is actually usable.
enderMay 15th 2010 6:31PM
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