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Mozilla launches Firefox 4 for Android

Mozilla launches Firefox 4 for Android

By Sameer Mitha | Updated: 11 June 2012 17:02 IST

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A week after the launch of its desktop cousin, Mozilla has launched the full version of Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo. The mobile version of the browser possesses many features of its desktop counterpart and is available in more than 10 languages.

A week after the launch of its desktop cousin, Mozilla has launched the full version of Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo. The mobile version of the browser possesses many features of its desktop counterpart and is available in more than 10 languages.

One of the key new features is the ability of the browser to synchronize the desktop and mobile device browsers. The users can now sync, history, bookmarks, open tabs and passwords between the desktop and Android device browsers.

Mozilla blog claims, "Firefox is up to three times faster than the stock browser on Android. Major enhancements to the JavaScript engine make everything from page load speed to graphics to overall performance snappy in Firefox."

The blog also states, "Firefox for mobile is built on the same technology platform as the desktop version. With modern Web technologies like HTML5, developers can build rich, interactive applications and websites."

But all is not good. In our initial tests, the browser did not support Adobe Flash, though we had the plugin installed on the device that we tested it on. So, as of now if you want to use Flash on your Android phone, please stick to your default browser.

Also, this version of Firefox only supports ARM 7 series processors. Devices like Google Nexus One, Samsung Galaxy S and Samsung Galaxy Tab are supported. But, popular devices like HTC Wildfire, LG Optimus, HTC Hero, Motorola Backflip, HTC Legend, Samsung Galaxy 3/5/Ace, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini/ Mini Pro and X8 are not supported. Visit https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms/Android to check out the full list of supported and unsupported devices.

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