Fennec Alpha for Android and Nokia N900

Try Fennec alpha for Android and the Nokia N900 by visiting Firefox.com/m/alpha on your phone.

Built on the same technology platform as Firefox 4 for the desktop, this alpha release of Fennec is designed and optimized for browsing on a mobile phone, yet ships with many of your favorite Firefox desktop features like Firefox Sync, Add-ons and the Awesome Bar.

Highlights of this release include:
*Firefox Sync synchronizes your Firefox history, bookmarks, passwords and tabs
between your desktop and mobile
* Add-ons are available to customize the functionality and look of your Firefox
* Personalized Start page lets you pick up where you left off on your desktop
* Awesome Screen gets to know you and takes you to your favorite websites with minimal typing
* Pinch-to-zoom (Android), double-tab, or use the volume rocker (Nokia N900) to
zoom in and out
* Tabbed browsing in thumbnail view lets you easily see and select the site you want
* Location-Aware Browsing gives you content and info relevant to your location
* Save to PDF, Find In Page, Forget Password, Send Page and Add Search Engine located in the Site Menu all help you manage your preferences and options for each site you're on
* Context Menu lets you Open in New Tab and Share by long tapping and holding a link or image

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Firefox
• mobile
• Mozilla
• Android
• Nokia N900
• Sync

[jayzhead]

Looks promising but so far unusable cause it's SLOOOW... Lags when moving anything. Other browsers, including stock, are blazing fast on a 2.2 nexus, not a hint of lag unless there is tons of flash content. IMO, it should be fluent and more attractive visually, then it will be a winner.

[mkannant]

Lives up to Mozilla's reputation. It sure does make my Nexus feel like a slow phone ;)

[lilTitan]

@Keetsune there's always the Cydia option :)

[Dustin52456]

this looked interesting... until i was heard it included an "awesome bar"...

[redechelon37]

Looks amazing really, but like others have said, it's slow. I realize this is an alpha, not even a beta, so I'm still hopeful. I'm a big fan of mozilla, and I'm eagerly awaiting the official release.

[RambOFreAc]

nokia n900 is a internet tablet, but still, many many many phones has much much better internet then n900 :S XD

anoying!

[Keetsune]

@lilTitan Apple won’t let them put it on the appstore, as it is a competitor for Safari.

[dilipepper]

@MrKevin001111 it's really buggy. it took me to find a version that would work. when i tried to download it it kept downloading the nokia version which was the wrong format. try getting a copy from softpedia. it works great though just a little buggy and slow which should be fixed soon hopefully.

[MrKevin001111]

@dilipepper I do and when it "successfully" install i try to open it and it just closes after a second or two and goes back to my home screen.

[mammanon]

slooooooooooooooooooooooooowww­www

[clite22]

it does work on the D1 its just slow/laggy bc its alpha by the time its on the market ir will be on a par with Dolphin (currently the best imo)

@561DontFuckRound lol the D1 is not a horrible device it does alot more than some other, & newer, phones

[dilipepper]

@MrKevin001111 this is not in the android market. you have to go to the website to download it.