Firefox Beta for Android updated with new Awesome Bar, updated RSS feed reader and more


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Firefox has updated the beta version of the Android app to version 23 that brings lot of new features. The Awesome Bar now automatically hides while not in use, to make your entire small screen available for browsing. It also includes domain autocomplete, which will complete your URL destination as you type. The update also lets you add default search provider directly from the add-ons manager and adds updated RSS feed reader to create a simple way to subscribe to an RSS feed. The update also brings support for Turkish and Hungarian locales.

New features in Firefox for Android Beta

  • Dynamic toolbar hides navigation bar when scrolling down page content
  • Basic support for subscribing to feeds (RSS/Atom) with long-tap in address bar
  • Add pages to reading list on devices incapable of accessing Reader Mode
  • Preliminary implementation of Firefox Health Report for Android
  • Added a setting to let users display URLs in the title bar instead of page titles
  • Users can now specify a default search engine
  • Implemented switch-to-tab
  • Added  Turkish and Hungarian to Android multi-locale builds
  • Added Serif/Sans Serif font toggle to Reader Mode
  • Long press Reader Mode icon to add article to Reading List

Download Firefox Beta for Android from the Google Play Store for free, if you don’t have it yet.

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