Open Web Apps now run as Native Apps on Android, courtesy Firefox of Android

Firefox OS was targeted at the lower end smartphone segment, but it hasn’t really made an impact yet as no phones running on Firefox OS has been launched in India. As Mozilla mentioned, the Firefox OS is based on Open Web Standards and any web app can be wrapped into a Firefox App with just a few lines of code.

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Firefox for Android updated with better private browsing and support for more devices

Firefox for Android v20 Private Browser

Firefox browser for Android has been updated to version 20. This version brings better private browsing and Per-tab private browsing lets you switch between private and standard tabs within the same browsing session. You can also without closing or changing your current browsing session. This version also brings support for Android devices with 384MB of RAM and QVGA displays. The Firefox for Android version 17 update last November brought support for devices with ARMv6 processors.  Continue reading “Firefox for Android updated with better private browsing and support for more devices”

Firefox for Android v17.0 update brings support for devices with ARMv6 processors


Mozilla has updated their Firefox browser for Android to version 17.0 that brings support for ARMv6 phones with at least 800MHZ processor and minimum 512MB RAM. With this update, more than 500 million Android phones including popular phones such as Samsung Galaxy Pro GT-B7510, HTC Status, HTC ChaCha, Samsung Galaxy Ace, Motorola XT531, and the Motorola Fire XT can run the Firefox Browser. Continue reading “Firefox for Android v17.0 update brings support for devices with ARMv6 processors”

Firefox for Android v15.0 brings new tablet UI, Swipe gesture to close tabs and more

Mozilla has updated the Firefox app for Android to version 15.0 that brings Native UI for Tablets, including faster startup and Awesome Bar that lets you access Top Sites, Bookmarks, and History. This update also includes features such as option to request Desktop sites, swipe gesture to close tabs and more new features. Continue reading “Firefox for Android v15.0 brings new tablet UI, Swipe gesture to close tabs and more”

Firefox for Android v14.0 brings Faster start-up, new UI, Flash support and more new features

Mozilla has updated the Firefox for Android app to version 14.0 that has streamlined look with a personalized start page, new Awesome Screen powered by Firefox Sync delivers all your browsing history, bookmarks, passwords, Adobe Flash support that lets you watch videos, play games and lots more features. The beta version was launched last month. Continue reading “Firefox for Android v14.0 brings Faster start-up, new UI, Flash support and more new features”

Firefox Beta for Android gets Redesigned UI, Flash support and more

New Firefox Beta for Android has been released that brings new native user interface, support for third-party plugins like Adobe Flash. It also has faster start-up and page load times than the earlier version and has improvements and fixes. Continue reading “Firefox Beta for Android gets Redesigned UI, Flash support and more”

Firefox for Android v9.0 update brings new UI for tablets

Firefox for Android has been updated to version 9.0 that bring new UI for tablets. This version also brings faster start-up time, HTML5 form validation and more. The previous version 8.0 brought Better Security and Home Screen Bookmarks. Continue reading “Firefox for Android v9.0 update brings new UI for tablets”

Firefox for Android v8.0 update brings Better Security and Home Screen Bookmarks

Firefox for Android has been updated to version 8.0 that lets the users to set a master password to encrypt saved usernames and passwords for better security. This also has Home Screen Bookmark feature that lets the users add any bookmarks on their Android Home Screen. The Firefox mobile already has option to sync browser history, bookmarks, passwords and open tabs from any device and also supports add-ons. The previous version was Version 7.0 that was launched in September. Continue reading “Firefox for Android v8.0 update brings Better Security and Home Screen Bookmarks”

Mozilla Firefox 4 Stable for Android and Maemo now available

Mozilla launched Release Candidate version of Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo devices last week. Now the stable version is available to download that comes with lots of changes and is much faster. Continue reading “Mozilla Firefox 4 Stable for Android and Maemo now available”

Firefox 4 Beta 3 Now Available For Android And Maemo

Firefox 4 Beta 3 has been finally released for Android and Maemo smartphones. The new version comes with a new Android-style menus, improved support for Android keyboards, support for uploading files, improved audio performance and so on.

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Firefox 4 Beta 3 has been finally released for Android and Maemo smartphones. The new version comes with a new Android-style menus, improved support for Android keyboards, support for uploading files, improved audio performance and so on. Continue reading “Firefox 4 Beta 3 Now Available For Android And Maemo”

Firefox 4 Beta 2 Now Available For Android And Maemo

Firefox 4 Beta 2 has been released and you can download it in 10 languages on your Android or Maemo device. The new version comes with a wide range of fixes and improvements.

Firefox 4 Beta 2 has been released and you can download it in 10 languages on your Android or Maemo device. The new version comes with a wide range of fixes and improvements. The install size of Firefox Beta has been reduced by 60% (from around 43 MB to 17 MB). Continue reading “Firefox 4 Beta 2 Now Available For Android And Maemo”