Posted on Wednesday, February 02 2011 @ 17:00 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Mozilla published the fourth beta version of Firefox Mobile for Android and Maemo devices, you can grab it
over here. This new edition offers faster startup times, a 15 percent boost in JavaScript performance, lower CPU and memory usage, and many other tweaks.
Add-ons
* There are now over 100 add-ons for Firefox for Mobile, and counting.
Performance and Memory Usage
* Startup speed has improved visibly. This was a top request from Beta 3 users.
* JavaScript is much faster - almost 15% performance improvement in Beta 4 compared to Beta 3.
* Memory and CPU usage is reduced, making the browser more responsive and stable.
Android
* Fixed several keyboard issues (top feedback from Beta 3)
* Improved support for tablets (like the Samsung Galaxy Tab) and small-screen devices (like the Motorola Droid Pro)
Firefox Sync
* Improved user interface for easy connection with desktop Firefox
User Interface
* Added an option to resize text to fit the screen when you double-tap to zoom in, to optimize the reading experience. This feature can be activated in the Firefox preferences. (This is also based on top feedback from Beta 3 users.)
* Many miscellaneous bug fixes, usability improvements, and optimizations for a better experience
