On Tuesday, Mozilla introduced a fast as well as refurbished Android version of its Firefox based browser. This introduction was done with hopes in order to bring improvements in its dreary population. This new mobile version of the Firefox is now introduced out beta the Google Play store and as a matter of fact, this is much faster in comparison to other Web browser of the Android. This version is accorded with an enhanced interface which has the capability to use Adobe Flash features.
According to the latest information collected from various Net Applications, the Firefox 4 has a minute 0.02 percent share in the global market for mobile browsers. However, at present, the leaders of the market in terms of mobile browsers are Safari with 63.2 percent, Android with 19.2 percent, Opera Mini with 12.4 percent and Symbian with 1.1 percent. This free upgrade of Firefox for the Android is compatible with all smartphones devices which run on Android 2.2 OS and the above versions. This is likely to draw attention of smartphone users who desire for an amazing device.
In a blog post, Mozilla said “Firefox for Android is significantly faster than the stock browser that ships on Android phones according to the leading industry benchmarks, such as Sunspider,” It is also added “Firefox for Android [also] supports Flash so you can watch videos, play games and interact with more Web content on your Android phone.” There is a lot of creativity as the interface of this new version has a streamlined look, well designed Screen which is powered by Firefox Sync and this is what grants instant access to the browsing history, passwords, bookmarks, etc of the users. The developers have also supported tabbed browsing, Firefox Sync and Firefox add-ons to this new version.
Firefox for Android has also brought the integration of HTML5 abilities and the aim is to ensure that developers are creating and coming up with enriched Web apps as well as Web sites based on HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, etc. The browser also accompanies a swath of the latest privacy as well as security features like Do Not Track, master password and HTTP strict transport security.