Finally, Firefox 4 for Android arrives in beta. Just join the list of web browsers that have recently found their way to the mobile phone market, as newly released beta of Firefox 4 has been released for Android and Maemo Firefox 4.
Firefox 4 beta for android is more than just a new name for an old product as the browser comes with a variety of cool new features such as function appropriately called 'Sync'. As its name suggests, synchronizes a user tabs, history, bookmarks and passwords between the browser on your PC and the browser on the Smartphone. It is also a feature (Mozilla) are calling the impressive screen that allows users to have access to your recent history, their chips and your bookmarks just by tapping on the address bar of the browser.
In the start-up, first show the tabs of the visit of the previous user online along with other tabs in the team and it also comes with a suggested list of plugins for the browser. The user interface has been separated from the manipulation of the content of the website and this has greatly improved the speed of the browser and its ability to respond to user input even when the browser is loading pages. Pinch zoom, which is now compatible with devices with multi-touch capability, is also another interesting function. This basically allows zoom making a pinching motion on the touch screen.
Compatible phones include the Nokia N900 and all the android phones running 2 and up. Nexus One, HTC Desire, EVO 4 G and Motorola Droid 2 are just some of the phones that the browser has been tested successfully but most other Android based smartphones must also be able to do the same including Verizon Driod, the milestone.
For now, the beta version of Firefox 4 is still quite in the early stages of their development and this means that Mozilla will continuously updates and improvements to the browser which will be according to the reaction of the user about the products and features that will be sent to them for purposes of proof. Some of the areas that will be improved in include stability, performance and functionality. This means that even those still working with previous Firefox which was very popular with the Androids still 1.1 may consider making the change to beta 4 as this new version opens a wide range of possibilities for them.
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