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 Fennec, aka Firefox for Android!

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TSscpt
post Apr 28 2010, 03:19 PM, updated 16y ago

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A pre-alpha build has just been released for us to test it out biggrin.gif Apparently it was tested on the Droid & N1 only, other users can feel free to try it out. Also it doesn't work with apps2sd.

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This build should be considered "pre-alpha", so there are some warnings and caveats:

-We've only really tested this on the Motorola Droid and the Nexus One.
-It will likely not eat your phone, but bugs might cause your phone to stop responding, requiring a reboot.
-Memory usage of this build isn't great -- in many ways it's a debug build, and we haven't really done a lot of optimization yet.  This could cause some problems with large pages, especially on low memory devices like the Droid.
-You'll see the app exit and relaunch on first start, as well as on add-on installs; this is a quirk of our install process, and we're working to get rid of it.
-You can't open links from other apps using Fennec; we should have this for the next build.
-This build requires Android 2.0 or above, and likely an OpenGL ES 2.0 capable device.
-Edit: This build must be installed to internal memory, not to a SD card.


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Download & tested it. Works on the Milestone, but uses a massive amount of space, and I mean MASSIVE: around 20++ mb required for installation not including data & cache.

Some comments:
-only double tap zoom is available, doesn't work that well
-no virtual keyboard support

+neat interface
+add-ons

This post has been edited by scpt: Apr 28 2010, 03:27 PM
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post Apr 28 2010, 04:14 PM

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i can't wait for the final release...
There's an alternative browser though, called dolphin browser.. quite similar to Fennec... supports gestures and multi-touch.. thumbup.gif
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post Apr 28 2010, 05:14 PM

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Never tried Dolphin, using Xscope as my default now. It has the new pin-zoom(single finger zoom) gesture biggrin.gif

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post Apr 28 2010, 07:51 PM

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ah.. cool.. i''ll give it a try too...
i just install the fennec on my desire..
the UI is very interesting but no pinch to zoom yet...
VERY big file, after installlation, almost 40MB... Crazy! not even cache...
starting up is very slow/laggy due to its alpha version
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post Apr 28 2010, 07:55 PM

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QUOTE(scpt @ Apr 28 2010, 03:19 PM)
A pre-alpha build has just been released for us to test it out biggrin.gif Apparently it was tested on the Droid & N1 only, other users can feel free to try it out.  Also it doesn't work with apps2sd.
Source

Download & tested it. Works on the Milestone, but uses a massive amount of space, and I mean MASSIVE: around 20++ mb required for installation not including data & cache.

Some comments:
-only double tap zoom is available, doesn't work that well
-no virtual keyboard support

+neat interface
+add-ons
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I heard it got Auto Apps updater right??
Is that new or 2.0 already have it?? hmm.gif
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post Apr 29 2010, 10:34 AM

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Wow 20Mb for installation... Need to use APP2SD!
Time to root the phone
TSscpt
post Apr 29 2010, 11:25 AM

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QUOTE(faridaizuddin @ Apr 28 2010, 07:55 PM)
I heard it got Auto Apps updater right??
Is that new or 2.0 already have it?? hmm.gif
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Not sure about that

QUOTE(ineser @ Apr 29 2010, 10:34 AM)
Wow 20Mb for installation... Need to use APP2SD!
Time to root the phone
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This version doesn't work with apps2sd
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post May 1 2010, 08:05 AM

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QUOTE(ineser @ Apr 29 2010, 10:34 AM)
Wow 20Mb for installation... Need to use APP2SD!
Time to root the phone
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Just wait for the FINAL RELEASED..
Although centuries waiting from the official news about it..
So slow rrr HTC.. sad.gif sad.gif
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post May 1 2010, 10:09 AM

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DW, its coming soon, the official release!
http://androidandme.com/2010/04/uncategori...oon-to-android/
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post May 1 2010, 02:20 PM

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QUOTE(ineser @ May 1 2010, 10:09 AM)
DW, its coming soon, the official release!
http://androidandme.com/2010/04/uncategori...oon-to-android/
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demio121
post Oct 12 2010, 11:54 PM

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firefox is the default browser on my desktop.

Fennec on the other hand.... is NOT gonna be even in my phone. Over 30MB of space and its slow compare to the stock browser. No pinch zoom on my Desire.

It an an effort, i gotta clap for them but its really badly done.
kevin613
post Oct 13 2010, 08:40 AM

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Installed, launched, uninstalled
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post Oct 13 2010, 09:02 AM

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QUOTE(kevin613 @ Oct 13 2010, 08:40 AM)
Installed, launched, uninstalled
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me too .. rclxms.gif
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post Oct 13 2010, 11:32 AM

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the agent identify the fennec as mobile browser, not much diff with the stock, @ least stock can change the agent
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post Oct 13 2010, 05:45 PM

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better use the default browser..
if got low signal connection use opera instead..
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post Oct 17 2010, 05:50 PM

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unfortunately xperia x10 cant used it temporary
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post Oct 17 2010, 06:09 PM

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QUOTE(leoyew @ Oct 17 2010, 05:50 PM)
unfortunately xperia x10 cant used it temporary
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it's the worst of the lot compared to Dolphin HD/Stock browser/Xscope, at least thats the impression i had before i uninstalled from my phone,
so nothing to be sad of..
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post Oct 18 2010, 10:17 PM

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At least it's still not a final version, it might be improved on until the final release.
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