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Firefox Mobile 2.0 alpha (aka Fennec) hits Android and Maemo
Bleeding edge Firefox fans will be happy to know that an alpha version of Firefox mobile 2.0 (aka Fennec) has just landed on Android and Maemo devices. If you're running Android 2.0+, or if you've got a Nokia N900, you can download and test out the latest version of Mozilla's mobile browser right now.Highlights of Fennec 2 include navigating through tags via swiping gestures, rendering pages with the same engine used by the desktop version Firefox, and support for add-ons. It also syncs bookmarks, passwords and open pages and tabs with Firefox on your desktop. (That last feature will be familiar to anyone who's tried Firefox Home on the iPhone).
Our friend Brad Linder at Mobiputing recommends moving some components of Firefox to your SD card on Android, because this is the first version of Fennec that will let you do that. Also, remember that this is still alpha software, so speed and stability should improve drastically by the final release.
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Subscribe to commentsDaniel BloisAug 27th 2010 1:11PM
I do I install this on my Android? It is a Windows Install file not a .apk file.
Daniel BloisAug 27th 2010 1:13PM
Sorry mistyped - I meant how do I?
DanAug 27th 2010 1:59PM
Wow, that is some bloatware, couldn't even fit it on my internal memory without having to delete a 1/4th of my already installed apps. Of course I have a Moment so couldn't save anything to a SD card.
OskieeAug 27th 2010 2:21PM
11mb download... thank god for vibrants 16bg of internal memory.
JackAug 27th 2010 2:39PM
Darn. Not enough room on my desire.
Could someone trim the file to maybe a few megs? :D Remove extra languages? haha
megablissAug 27th 2010 6:04PM
@Daniel Blois
To get the apk file visit the link http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/m/alpha with your android browser. It's a 11.52MB download mind you..
@davey_ladAug 27th 2010 4:05PM
Just installed on my Desire (Froyo) and it isn't the best experience.
Alpha I know... but it's pretty unusable IMO.
- Takes up a lot of space... even after moving to SD card I have a low space warning.
- Took an age to start (I actually thought it had hung)
- Slow page rendering
- Terrible scrolling (very sluggish and hangs frequently)
- Sync didn't fully.. erm.. sync
It looks pretty and already has extension support but it's just not ready for the wild. Not on Android at least... no idea what it's like on the N900.
Useage wise it's same as Dolphin HD browser in that you swipe in the margins to bring up different toolbars. For now I'm uninstalling... i'm not really an alpha tester/adopter but Fennec has been so long in the making I had to give it a try.
hurry up fella's you been working on this for years now!
DbagjonesOct 4th 2010 12:33PM
Installed on my rooted Backflip running 2.1 but it was taking so long to open (black screen) I said screw it. Looking forward to being able to check it out. I didn't let it go to see if it would start up eventually only because if it takes more than 20 or 30 seconds to open, I'm not going to use it.
Disclaimer: This isn't a knock to the browser, just some info for those that may be running the same hardware as me. That being said, my phone is definitely not the best (not even close) device to be trying out software in alpha/beta stages (for those not already familiar with the Moto Backflip).
axcel.orOct 8th 2010 4:02AM
sudah 3 kali saya download,tapi tidak bekerja di samsung galaxy 5,fannec berfungsi di samsung galaxy s dan sejajarnya