Mozilla Firefox Now Available In Android Market
Recently Mozilla Firefox 6 for desktop was released. It had many new features and covered many security holes. Yesterday, Mozilla has launched the latest version of Firefox web browser for the Smartphones running on Android OS. Mainly it is said that the new Firefox has a refined look and its tools for developers are updated as well.
This announcement was made yesterday at the Mozilla’s official blog, where they said that the updated new version of Firefox is available at the Android Market.
As we know that Android is an open operating system and it allows you to enjoy the freedom of your choice, you can choose any alternate browser available in the Market to enjoy. Mozilla is a Non-profit organization which has announced the version 6 of its web browser Firefox. And it is the one of the best alternate browsers available for the Mozilla Firefox. It has many new and some old but
improved features loaded in. Tabbed browsing, password security and management, and also the Firefox Sync which enables you to synchronize your history, bookmarks or recently opened tabs etc are the main features of Firefox.
In this update, new improvements are added to overall browsing experience. Better image rendering and smoother zoom in or out animation is one of them. This version is also optimized for the Android’s Honey comb version OS too.
According to Android’s Market: What’s New:
- Higher-quality image rendering and smoother zooming
- First wave of optimizations for tablets and large-screen devices
- Improved interaction with touch-optimized sites (e.g. Google Maps, games)
- Improved form helper
- Visual refresh for phones running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
- Continued performance and memory management enhancements
If you are accustomed to Firefox in your desktop then you’ll definitely want to use it in your android smartphone too. Just like the desktop it is well integrated and has ability to install plugins which makes it the leader of all other web browsers.
Mozilla usually releases a new version in about every six weeks, so you can expect smaller updates in no time, which will make your firefox more and more fast and add other cool features in it. Firefox 6 is compatible with all devices having Android Éclair 2.0 or above.