Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo – final version
From Mozilla announced that are finally ready with the final version of Firefox 4 and it is accessible to anyone wanting to try something different on their phone with Android and Maemo. The new version includes features such as Firefox Sync, allowing synchronization of bookmarks, passwords, history and open windows with the computer version of the browser, option to install addons that extends the functionality of the browser, compatibility with HTML5, and more cool stuff. The company even promised that the new version will be three times faster than the standard browser of Android , which is due to the improved JavaScript interpreter. Now, however, lacks the ability to play Flash content.
The capabilities of Firefox 4 will be evaluated best when is used with the new generation of tablets with Android 3.0, where access to users screen size is much larger.
Below is a list of tested devices compatible with Firefox 4 mobile.
Maemo
- Nokia N900
Android
- Firefox is compatible with Android 2.0 and above devices.
- Installation requires about 17 MB internal or SD card storage and 512 MB of RAM
Supported Devices – Tested
- Advent Vega (P10AN01)
- Dell Streak
- Dell Streak 7
- HTC Desire
- HTC Desire Z (T-Mobile G2)
- HTC Desire HD
- HTC Droid Incredible
- HTC EVO 4G
- HTC Glacier (T-Mobile myTouch 4G)
- HTC Nexus One
- LG Optimuz Z
- Motorola Atrix 4G
- Motorola Bravo
- Motorola Droid 2
- Motorola Droid Pro
- Motorola Droid X
- Motorola Xoom
- POV Mobii Tegra Tablet
- Samsung Continuum (i400)
- Samsung Galaxy S (i9000, Captivate, Fascinate, Vibrant, Epic 4G)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
- Viewsonic gTablet
See a full list of supported and unsupported devices by clicking here.