Firefox beta 1 for Android
Mozilla released Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android on October 7, the organization's first mainstream foray into mobile browsing. The software isn't perfect, but it offers several interesting features to distinguish it from rivals such as Opera Mini, Opera Mobile, and the iOS and Android browsers. As with several newer mobile browsers, it's able to show a full version of the Web in miniature.
Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android welcome screen
This is the first thing you'll see when you install Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android: a welcome screen offering options on sync, customization, and browsing.
Firefox beta 1 for Android new-tab screen
Sliding the browser window to the right reveals the browser tabs you have open. Each one has a small thumbnail image. When switching to a different tab, you have to be careful not to hit the close box.
Firefox beta 1 for Android tab opening options
When you've used the browser a little, Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android shows a list of previously visited tabs when you launch the program.
Gmail on Firefox beta 1 for Android
Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android was powerful enough to run the full JavaScript-intense desktop version of Gmail, including the priority inbox. However, in this case, the Web application fell back to its more basic HTML interface.
Firefox beta 1 for Android showing Flickr
Mobile-optimized sites such as Flickr work better with Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android, which at present has difficulties handling wider columns of text.
Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android shows Facebook
Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android offers to remember your passwords, just like a desktop browser. In this case, it's showing the mobile-optimized version of Facebook.
Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android bookmarking
Sliding the browser window to the left reveals the bookmark control, forward and backward arrows, and a control panel icon.
Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android crashing
It's beta software, and it's not perfect. This warning message popped up as Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android struggled to load Gmail after eight other pages had been loaded earlier.
Firefox Sync setup on Android
Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android comes with the ability to synchronize passwords, browsing history, tabs, and bookmarks. This is the setup screen.
Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android add-ons interface
One of Firefox's selling points compared to other mobile browsers is the ability to extend its behavior through add-ons. This shows the four installed be default, which provide various search options; the search box to find new add-ons; and recommended add-ons toward the bottom.
Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android search options
After clicking the search button to the right of the address bar, Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android presents a list of possible destinations to perform the search.
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