While Mozilla is pushing out new updates for Firefox, it is also working on a plan to end support for Firefox 3.5, which is now almost two years old.
WebGL fixes: a fix for cross-domain textures and a fix to address the memory stealing issue Performance improvements for background tabs Improvements to Linux desktop environment integration Improvements to spell checking for various languages Improved standards support for HTML5, XHR, MathML, SMIL, and canvas Improvements for canvas, JavaScript, and networking performance, and memory usage The preference for "Do Not Track" has been moved to aid easier discoverability by users Support for CSS transitions has been added The official changelog will be made available here. The new release looks and runs very similar to Firefox 4, but it has a few changes under the hood. The new accelerated release schedule Mozilla is using for Firefox development will see the next version of Firefox, Firefox 6, go into beta about two weeks following Firefox 5's release. Version 4.0 touched down in May, bringing with it security updates, widget support and new search features.Almost three months following Firefox 4's release, Mozilla has posted final builds for Firefox 5 ahead of the official release date of June 21. It competes with Google Chrome, Opera and Apple’s Safari browser on the platform, the latter of which comes pre-installed. The first version of Firefox iOS was released at the back end of last year, offering many of the same features as other mobile and desktop versions, including tabs, private browsing and the ability to sync history, bookmarks and passwords across multiple devices. Closed tabs will also be easier to recover with the ability to ‘undo’ an accidental mass shutdown of websites.Īnd for those who use a wireless keyboard with their mobile device, shortcuts should make it easier to go ‘tap free’ This means searches for items on eBay or information in Wikipedia can be done from the address bar. Firefox iOS 5.0Īny website with a search bar can be added to a list, simply by tapping a magnifying glass. Tyler Laxroix, a summer intern at Mozilla, made it his ‘pet project’ to make the browser for iPhone and iPad more efficient and managed to achieve a 40 percent reduction in CPU use and 30 percent reduction in power consumption.Ī new menu is designed to bring the mobile experience on a par with the desktop edition of Firefox, with easier navigation and quick access to frequently used features, while long pressing back and forward buttons makes it simpler to go through browsing history. Firefox for iOS version 5.0 has been released on the App Store, allowing users to surf the web more quickly while using less battery, and introducing a number of other enhancements.
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