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*Acer Liquid E - Firefox crashes on startup with Android 2.1 ({{bug|637424}}) | *Acer Liquid E - Firefox crashes on startup with Android 2.1 ({{bug|637424}}) | ||
*Motorola Charm - does not have the suggested amount of RAM. | *Motorola Charm - does not have the suggested amount of RAM. | ||
*Motorola Droid 1 (Milestone XT720) - does not meet requirements | *Motorola Droid 1 (Milestone XT720) - does not meet requirements | ||
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These are some of the bugs in the latest builds. We are working on fixing them. | These are some of the bugs in the latest builds. We are working on fixing them. | ||
* Adobe Flash and other plugins are not supported yet ({{Bug|630007}}). | * Adobe Flash and other plugins are not supported yet ({{Bug|630007}}, experimental support for Android 2.x devices in Firefox 10). | ||
* Firefox has some problems when used with the Swiftkey X | * Firefox has some problems when used with the Swype and Swiftkey X keyboards ({{bug|672661}} - <font color="green">fixed in Firefox 9 (Aurora)</font>). | ||
* The hardware keyboard and touchpad of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer does not work correctly ({{bug|662219}}, {{bug|669361}}, {{bug|677155}} - <font color="green">fixed in Firefox 9 (Aurora)</font>). | * The hardware keyboard and touchpad of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer does not work correctly ({{bug|662219}}, {{bug|669361}}, {{bug|677155}} - <font color="green">fixed in Firefox 9 (Aurora)</font>). | ||
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Download location: | Download location: | ||
* Short URL: http://bit.ly/ | * Short URL: http://bit.ly/aurora10 | ||
* Full URL: | * Full URL: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-mozilla-aurora-android/fennec-10.0a2.multi.android-arm.apk | ||
Aurora is not just for Android! You can also use the Aurora channel to '''[http://www.firefox.com/channel/ preview Firefox for Windows/Mac/Linux]'''. | Aurora is not just for Android! You can also use the Aurora channel to '''[http://www.firefox.com/channel/ preview Firefox for Windows/Mac/Linux]'''. | ||
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If you are actively developing or testing Firefox features that are '''not yet released''' to the Aurora or Beta channels, you can download a Nightly build. You may install and use Nightly alongside builds from other channels (Firefox, Beta, Aurora). | If you are actively developing or testing Firefox features that are '''not yet released''' to the Aurora or Beta channels, you can download a Nightly build. You may install and use Nightly alongside builds from other channels (Firefox, Beta, Aurora). | ||
The nightly channel is a snapshot of our very latest development work, before it is ready for widespread testing. This is our least stable update channel, and is not recommended for most users. Nightly builds provide an early preview of work that will eventually be included in Firefox | The nightly channel is a snapshot of our very latest development work, before it is ready for widespread testing. This is our least stable update channel, and is not recommended for most users. Nightly builds provide an early preview of work that will eventually be included in Firefox 11 or later. Nightly will offer to update itself automatically about once a day with the latest changes from our developers. | ||
Download instructions: | Download instructions: | ||
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Download location: | Download location: | ||
* Short URL: http://bit.ly/ | * Short URL: http://bit.ly/nightly11 | ||
* Full URL: | * Full URL: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-mozilla-central-android/fennec-11.0a1.multi.android-arm.apk | ||
You can also [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-mobile-trunk/ test mobile Firefox nightly on other platforms], or get [http://nightly.mozilla.org/ desktop Firefox nightly builds]. | You can also [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-mobile-trunk/ test mobile Firefox nightly on other platforms], or get [http://nightly.mozilla.org/ desktop Firefox nightly builds]. | ||
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== Native UI Nightly Builds == | |||
We have started a project to rewrite the Firefox UI using the native Android toolkit. This work is still in progress, but you can check it out by running a special nightly build from [[Fennec/NativeUI]]. | |||
== ARMv6 (experimental) == | == ARMv6 (experimental) == | ||
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== What's new? == | == What's new? == | ||
=== New in Firefox 8 === | |||
=== New in Firefox 8 | |||
* [https://www.mozilla.com/mobile/8.0/releasenotes/ Firefox 8 release notes]. | |||
* Faster start-up on many devices | * Faster start-up on many devices | ||
* Master Password ({{bug|592772}}). | * Master Password ({{bug|592772}}). | ||
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* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox_8_for_developers New features for web developers] | * [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox_8_for_developers New features for web developers] | ||
=== New in Firefox 9 ( | === New in Firefox 9 (Beta) === | ||
* [https://www.mozilla.com/mobile/9.0/releasenotes/ Firefox 9 release notes]. | |||
* Even faster start-up | * Even faster start-up | ||
* Fixes for bugs affecting some keyboards, including Swype. | |||
* [[Fennec/Features/TabletUI|New user interface for tablets]] | * [[Fennec/Features/TabletUI|New user interface for tablets]] | ||
* Support for [https://apps.mozillalabs.com/ Open Web Apps] | * Support for [https://apps.mozillalabs.com/ Open Web Apps] | ||
* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox_9_for_developers New features for developers] | * [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox_9_for_developers New features for developers] | ||
=== New in Firefox 10 (Aurora) === | |||
* [[Firefox/Features/Sync Setup Improvements|Sync setup improvements]] | |||
* Many small bug fixes and polish for the new Tablet UI. | |||
== Development == | == Development == | ||