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Firefox for mobile 
Firefox for mobile 4.0 RC1 displaying WikipediaDeveloper(s) Mozilla Corporation
Mozilla FoundationStable release 6.0.2 for Android and Maemo (September 6, 2011) [+/−] Preview release 1.1 Alpha 1 for Windows Mobile (February 19, 2010 (development on hold)) [+/−] Written in C++, XUL Operating system Maemo
Android 2.0 and above[1]
Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional or greaterType Mobile browser License MPL 1.1 or later
GNU GPL 2.0 or later
GNU LGPL 2.1 or later[2]Website http://www.mozilla.com/mobile/ Firefox for mobile (codenamed Fennec) is the name of the build of the Mozilla Firefox web browser for devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs).
Firefox for mobile versions use the same Gecko layout engine as their Firefox counterparts. For example, version 1.0 used the same engine as Firefox 3.6, and the next release, 4.0, shared core code with Firefox 4.0. Its features include tabbed browsing, password manager, location-aware browsing, and the ability to synchronize with the user's computer Firefox browser using Firefox Sync.[3]
The user interface is completely redesigned for small screen optimization, the controls are hidden away so that only the web content is shown on screen and it uses touchscreen interaction methods in place of dragging actions with a mouse.[4]
Contents
History
Plugin support was initially disabled by default, removing compatibility with popular web content types such as Adobe Flash.[5] As of September 2011, Flash support has implemented in pre-release builds for pre-Honeycomb versions of Android.[6]
Release dates:
- Version 4: March 29, 2011.[7]
- Version 5: June 21, 2011.[8]
- Version 6: August 16, 2011.[9]
- Version 6.0.1: August 30, 2011.[10]
- Version 6.0.2: September 6, 2011.[11]
Name
The codename used for Firefox for mobile is Fennec. It comes from the Fennec Fox, a small desert fox (just as the Fennec Browser is a small version of Firefox browser). Firefox for Maemo Beta 5, released in 2009, was the first release to have official Firefox branding, with Firefox name and logo.[12] The browser's version numbering was bumped from version 2.0 to version 4.0 to more closely match desktop releases of Firefox since the rendering engines used in both browsers are the same.[13]
Platforms
It is currently available for Android 2.1 and above devices with an ARMv7 CPU[14] and the Nokia N900 Maemo device, though version 7 will be the last release for Maemo on the N900.[15] An alpha of version 1.1 for Windows Mobile is also available.[16][17] Following the Windows Phone 7 announcement and Microsoft's decision not to release a native development kit, development for Windows Mobile was put on hold.[18] If Microsoft releases a native development kit in the future for its Windows Phone 7 OS, then Mozilla will consider developing Fennec on the Windows Phone platform again.[1]
Mozilla has no plans to develop Firefox for Palm's WebOS[1], although an unofficial port to WebOS has begun.[19] An unofficial port is also available for the OpenPandora Handheld.[20]
Tristan Nitot, president of Mozilla Europe, has said that it's unlikely that an iPhone or a BlackBerry version will be released, citing Apple's non-compete application approval policies and BlackBerry's limited operating system as the reasons.[21] There are no plans to develop Firefox for the Symbian platform.[1]
While desktop versions are not supported, versions for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux are available; these versions are intended as a way to give people who do not have a supported operating system the ability to localize, experiment and build add-ons.[22][23]
See also
- Mobile browser
- Minimo, a previous project to create a mobile Mozilla browser.
- MicroB, a Mozilla-based mobile browser for Nokia Maemo.
- Opera Mobile
- Opera Mini
References
- ^ a b c d "wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms". https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms.
- ^ "mobile-browser: LICENSE@9aa835472fed". Hg.mozilla.org. http://hg.mozilla.org/mobile-browser/file/9aa835472fed/LICENSE. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "Firefox mobile features". Mozilla. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/features/. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Firefox Mobile Features Touch Friendly Interface". http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/features/#touch. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ "Mozilla releases Firefox for Mobile for Maemo phones". Techworld. http://news.techworld.com/mobile-wireless/3211674/mozilla-releases-firefox-for-mobile-for-maemo-phones/. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Support for Flash on Android Fennec". https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=630007. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ "Mozilla Launches Firefox 4 for Android, Allowing Users to Take the Power and Customization of Firefox Everywhere". http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2011/03/29/mozilla-launches-firefox-4-for-android-allowing-users-to-take-the-power-and-customization-of-firefox-everywhere-2/. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ Firefox 5 for desktop and Android released, Firefox 8 before Christmas
- ^ Firefox for Android Has a New Look and Tools that Empower Developers to Build Rich Mobile Web Experiences
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- ^ [2]
- ^ "Firefox for Maemo Beta 5 Released". http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2009/11/09/firefox-for-maemo-beta-5-released/.
- ^ "Fennec 4.0 – New and Notable". http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2010/09/fennec-4-0-new-and-notable/.
- ^ "Mobile System Requirements". https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms/Android#System_Requirements.
- ^ "No updates in Maemo5". https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=681422#c1.
- ^ "Fennec Alpha for Windows Mobile Release Notes". http://www.mozilla.org/projects/fennec/1.1a1-wm/releasenotes/.
- ^ "Final Fennec Alpha for Windows Mobile 6". http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/2010/03/2010-03-24-01-mobile-1.9.2/.
- ^ "Stopping Development for Windows Mobile". http://blog.pavlov.net/2010/03/22/stopping-development-for-windows-mobile/.
- ^ "Firefox running on the Palm Pre (mostly)". Oxymoronical. 12 April 2010. http://www.oxymoronical.com/blog/2010/04/Firefox-running-on-the-Palm-Pre-mostly/.
- ^ "Fennec in the OpenPandora App Store". OpenPandora. 29 May 2010. http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Application/fennec.inf.
- ^ "Mozilla rules out Firefox for iPhone and BlackBerry". http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2009/11/09/mozilla-rules-out-firefox-for-iphone-and-blackberry-115875-21809563/.
- ^ "Fennec Beta 5 for Maemo release notes". http://www.mozilla.org/projects/fennec/1.0b5/releasenotes/.
- ^ "releases for Linux, MacOSX, MSWindows". http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/releases/latest/.
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