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== Download Firefox for Android  ==
== Download Firefox for Android  ==


[[Image:mobile-beta.png‎|right]]
'''[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox Install Firefox from the Google Play Store]'''


Firefox for Android is now available.  Please check the '''[[#System Requirements|system requirements]]''' below to see if your device is compatible.
To find out more about Firefox for Android and other Mozilla mobile apps visit '''[https://www.mozilla.com/mobile/ mozilla.com/mobile]''' in your phone's web browser.


* '''[https://market.android.com/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox Install Firefox from the Android Market web site]'''
For direct APKs and pre-release versions visit https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/fenix/releases/
* or go to '''[http://firefox.com/m firefox.com/m]''' in your phone's web browser.
 
(Or if you have a compatible device without Android Market access, download Firefox for Android '''directly from our FTP server''' at [http://bit.ly/fennecftp bit.ly/fennecftp].  You will need to keep Firefox up to date yourself if you do not install it through the Market.)
 
To learn more about Firefox for Android, visit the [http://www.mozilla.com/mobile/ Mozilla Mobile web site].  You can also [[Mobile/Platforms|try out mobile Firefox on other platforms]], including on your Mac, Windows, or Linux PC.
 
We will continue to release new versions as we improve Firefox.  Stay tuned and follow us on [http://twitter.com/mozmobile Twitter] and [http://www.facebook.com/firefoxformobile Facebook] to hear about new releases and other announcements.  Or read our [http://planet.firefox.com/mobile/ developer blogs] to follow our  progress.
 
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== System Requirements  ==
 
Firefox requires '''Android 2.1''' or later and an '''ARMv7''' processor. Installation requires about '''17 MB''' internal or SD card storage. Firefox runs best on devices with at least '''512 MB of RAM'''.
 
These devices are compatible with Firefox:
 
<font color="#060">
*Acer Iconia Tab A500
*Acer Liquid, Liquid A1 ''(untested)''
*Advent Vega (P10AN01)
*Archos 101 Internet Tablet ''(untested)''
*Barnes&Noble Nook Color ''(root required)''
*Dell Streak, Streak 7
*HTC Desire
*HTC Desire S
*HTC Desire HD (AT&T Inspire 4G)
*HTC Droid Incredible/HTC Droid Incredible 2
*HTC EVO 4G, EVO Shift 4G
*HTC Flyer
*HTC Glacier (T-Mobile myTouch 4G)
*HTC Incredible S
*HTC Inspire 4G ''(untested)''
*HTC Nexus One
*HTC Sensation
*HTC Thunderbolt 4G
*Huawei Ideos S7
*LG Optimus 2X
*LG Optimus Black (P970)
*LG Optimus Z
*Motorola Atrix 4G
*Motorola Bravo
*Motorola Cliq 2
*Motorola Defy
*Motorola Droid 2, Droid 2 Global
*Motorola Droid Pro (Motorola PRO)
*Motorola Droid X
*Motorola Xoom
*POV Mobii Tegra Tablet
*Samsung Continuum (i400)
*Samsung Droid Charge
*Samsung Galaxy S (i9000, Captivate, Fascinate, Vibrant, Epic 4G)
*Samsung Galaxy S 4G ''(untested)''
*Samsung Galaxy S II
*Samsung Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Tab 10.1
*Samsung Infuse 4G ''(untested)''
*Samsung Nexus S
*Samsung T-Mobile Sidekick 4G ''(untested)''
*Samsung 4G LTE SCH-i520/Inspiration/Droid Charge/Stealth V
*Sharp Galapagos 003SH, 005SH
*Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
*Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
*Viewsonic gTablet
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The following devices have compatible hardware, but may have software problems when running Firefox. These bugs may be fixed in future versions:
 
<font color="#006">
*Acer Liquid E - Firefox crashes on startup with Android 2.1 ({{bug|637424}})
*Motorola Charm - does not have the suggested amount of RAM.
*Motorola Droid 1 (Milestone XT720) - does not meet requirements
*Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 - does not have the suggested amount of RAM (384Mb).
</font>
 
These devices have '''ARMv6''' processors and are not compatible with Firefox for Android:
 
<font color="#600">
*Android SDK emulator
*Asus Garmin nuvifone A50 (T-Mobile Garminfone)
*Augen GENTouch 78 Tablet
*Coby Kyros Internet Tablet (MID7015)
*Geeksphone One, Geeksphone Zero
*HTC Aria
*HTC ChaCha
*HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1, Android Dev Phone 1)
*HTC Droid Eris
*HTC Espresso (T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide)
*HTC Hero (T-Mobile G2 Touch)
*HTC Legend
*HTC Magic (T-Mobile myTouch 3G, T-Mobile G1 Touch)
*HTC Salsa
*HTC Tattoo
*HTC Wildfire
*Huawei Ascend
*Huawei Ideos U8150-B (T-Mobile Comet)
*Huawei U8110 (T-Mobile Pulse Mini)
*Huawei U8230
*LG Ally (Apex) (LG VS740)
*LG GW620 (Eve, InTouch Max, LinkMe)
*LG Optimus, Optimus M, Optimus T, Optimus S, Optimus V
*LG Vortex
*MAG iMiTO iM7
*MAG iMiTO iM7S
*Motorola Backflip
*Motorola Citrus
*Motorola Cliq (MB200)
*Motorola Dext
*Motorola Devour
*Motorola i1
*Motorola Spice XT300
*Motorola Quench XT5 XT502
*Pandigital Novel
*Samsung Behold, Behold 2
*Samsung GT-S5570 Galaxy Mini
*Samsung i5500 Galaxy 5 (Corby)
*Samsung i5700 Galaxy Portal (Spica)
*Samsung i5800 Galaxy 3
*Samsung i7500 Galaxy
*Samsung Intercept
*Samsung M900 Moment
*Samsung S5830 Galaxy Ace
*Samsung Transform
*Sanyo ZIO M6000
*Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
*Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini
*Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro
*Superpad 10.2" Tablet PC
*Viewsonic ViewPad 7 Tablet
*Velocity Micro T103 Cruz tablet
*Vodafone 845
*ZTE Blade / San Francisco
*ZTE Light / V9
</font>
 
== Known Issues ==
 
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}}, experimental support for Android 2.x devices in Firefox 10).
* Firefox has some problems when used with the Swype and Swiftkey X keyboards ({{bug|672661}} - <font color="green">fixed in Firefox 9</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</font>).
 
See also the [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/6.0/releasenotes/ release notes], and the complete list of [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?resolution=---&op_sys=Android&query_format=advanced open Android bugs] and [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=blocking-fennec%3A%2B tracked bugs] in Bugzilla.


== Support ==
== Support ==


If you have questions or trouble with Firefox for mobile, please see our dedicated '''[http://support.mozilla.com/mobile/ Mobile Support site]'''.
If you have questions or trouble with Firefox for mobile, please see our dedicated '''[http://support.mozilla.com/mobile/ Mobile Support site]'''.
== Download Firefox Beta ==
[[Image:Firefox-mobile-beta-market.png|right]]
Install Firefox Beta if you want to help us test the next version of Firefox for Android.
Firefox Beta contains new features and changes that are ready for widespread testing before we include them in the next official Firefox release.  You can install both Firefox and Firefox Beta at the same time if you want to use both versions.
Download instructions:
# Check the '''[[#System Requirements|system requirements]]''' below to see if Firefox Beta is compatible with your Android device.
# '''[https://market.android.com/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox_beta Install Firefox Beta from the Android Market web site]'''.
(Or if you have a compatible device without access to the Android Market, you can download the Firefox Beta [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/releases/latest-beta/android/multi/ directly from our FTP server]. You will need to keep Firefox Beta updated yourself if you do not install it through the Android Market.)
Firefox Beta is also available for other platforms!  Go to [http://firefox.com/channel firefox.com/channel] to learn more and download Firefox Beta for your computer.
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== Download Aurora ==
[[Image:Qrcode-fennec-aurora-android.png‎|right]]
If you want to '''test or preview Firefox 10''', you can download a build from the Aurora channel.  If you want to, you can install Aurora alongside the official released version of Firefox, and use both on the same device.
The Aurora channel provides an early preview of the next Firefox Beta release.  Although Aurora is more stable than our nightly development builds, it is not yet fully tested and is not the same quality as official beta or release versions.  Aurora will offer to update itself automatically about once a day, as we make improvements available.
Download instructions:
# Check the '''[[#System Requirements|system requirements]]''' below to see if Aurora is compatible with your Android device.
# Download Aurora directly onto your Android device by scanning the barcode to the right, or by entering the URL in your device's web browser.
# Open the "apk" file when it finishes downloading.
Download location:
* Short URL: http://bit.ly/fennecaurora11
* Full URL: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-mozilla-aurora-android/fennec-11.0a2.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]'''.
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== Download Nightly ==
[[Image:Qrcode-fennec-nightly-android.png‎|right]]
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 11 or later. Nightly will offer to update itself automatically about once a day with the latest changes from our developers.
Download instructions:
# Check the '''[[#System Requirements|system requirements]]''' below to see if Nightly is compatible with your Android device.
# Download the nightly build directly onto your Android device by scanning the barcode to the right, or by entering the URL in your device's web browser.
# Open the "apk" file when it finishes downloading.
Download location:
* Short URL: http://bit.ly/nightly11
* Full URL: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-mozilla-central-android/fennec-11.0a1.multi.android-arm.apk
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=== ReadMe: Native UI Nightly Builds ===
We have now merged our rewrite for the Firefox UI using the native Android toolkit, to our nightly channel. If you currently have Fennec Native Nightly installed, please uninstall via Android Settings/Manage Applications and reinstall using the above instructions.
Fennec Native Nightly uses the same storage for bookmarks and history (but not for passwords) as the default Android browser (and some other 3rd party Android browsers). If you have chosen to backup application data on your device, this bookmark and history data may be backed up to Google's servers. This is a change from previous versions of Fennec, where data was stored internally to Fennec and only synced off device if the user chose to use Mozilla Sync.
=== Tablet Users ===
Firefox 10 for mobile which includes UI designed specifically for tablets, is now available on the Aurora Channel.
=== Known issues ===
*Sync
** {{bug|695463}}:  Sync is not currently supported
*Zooming
** {{bug|703036}}:  Swipe gestures aggressively zoom content in and out
** {{bug|701830}}:  Rescaling at new resolution after zoom does not occur
** {{bug|701594}}:  Should not be able to stay zoomed out further than the page width
** {{bug|697701}}:  Support double-tap gesture to zoom
*Content
** {{bug|702676}}  Fennec paints only some parts of the page
** {{bug|694901}}  Pages may be wider or smaller than the viewable screen
** {{bug|700224}}  content area sized incorrectly
*Navigation
** {{bug|699412}}:  After viewing some pages, switching tabs or navigating back to prior pages do not display at all in content view
*Context Menu
** {{bug|703617}}: Context Menu is triggered if a single tap action is performed over the URL Bar (only happens on some phones)
*Text
** {{bug|696319}}:  Text Input will not scroll into view / Keyboard may cover form input elements in a page
*Flash
** {{bug|702992}}  Flash elements may get drawn out of position when panning
*Tabs
** {{bug|701884}}: Pages do not display after switching to a certain tab and closing it
** {{bug|704116}}: Popups are opened in the same tab
** {{bug|703776}}: movie (webm) content continues to play after switching tabs
** {{bug|703601}}: Flash content continues to play after switching tabs
* Clear Data
** {{bug|704172}}:  Clear data for application doesn't clear bookmarks or history
* HKB
** {{bug|704156}}:  Unable to overwrite selection in awesome bar using HKB
== ARMv6 (experimental) ==
<font color=red>'''Sorry, the experimental ARMv6 builds are no longer available.'''  They contained bugs that caused them to crash immediately, so they were no longer useful for testing.</font>
While we'd like Firefox to run on as many phones as possible, we are focusing first on devices that can run current versions of Firefox with acceptable performance.  As we improve Firefox's speed and memory use, it ''might'' become possible for us to support ARMv6 phones in the future, but we are not actively working on it now.
== What's new? ==
=== New in Firefox 8 ===
* [https://www.mozilla.com/mobile/8.0/releasenotes/ Firefox 8 release notes].
* Faster start-up on many devices
* Master Password ({{bug|592772}}).
* "Paste & Go" context menu command ({{bug|674771}}).
* Add bookmarks to the home screen ({{bug|676293}}).
* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox_8_for_developers New features for developers]
* Basic support for installing web pages as "web apps" ({{bug|676293}}).
* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox_8_for_developers New features for web developers]
=== New in Firefox  9 (Beta) ===
* [https://www.mozilla.com/mobile/9.0/releasenotes/ Firefox 9 release notes].
* Even faster start-up
* Fixes for bugs affecting some keyboards, including Swype.
* [[Fennec/Features/TabletUI|New user interface for tablets]]
* Support for [https://apps.mozillalabs.com/ Open Web Apps]
* [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 ==
Firefox for Android is part of the [[Fennec]] project to bring the full Firefox web browser to mobile devices.
See [[Mobile/Fennec/Android]] for build instructions, developer documentation, and more project status.

Latest revision as of 16:04, 9 December 2024

Download Firefox for Android

Install Firefox from the Google Play Store

To find out more about Firefox for Android and other Mozilla mobile apps visit mozilla.com/mobile in your phone's web browser.

For direct APKs and pre-release versions visit https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/fenix/releases/

Support

If you have questions or trouble with Firefox for mobile, please see our dedicated Mobile Support site.

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