New Firefox 4 beta 1 available for download

There’s a new official build of the Fennec browser available for downloading today, with Mozilla sticking up the newer Firefox 4 beta 1 test release up on its site. And yes, you’re now supposed to call it Firefox.

The release notes tell us this supports Firefox Add-ons, and has been optimised for greater speed. Mind you, everyone always says that. Here’s a brief look at it in action a few minutes ago on our HTC Desire:

firefox 1 firefox 2

firefox 3

firefox 4 firefox 5

Seems OK. Get it here. It’s an APK file, so you’ll need to install it yourself – or browse to that link on your Android phone. Here’s Mozilla’s list of supported and tested devices:

Firefox is compatible with Android 2.0 and above devices.

Installation requires approximately 32MB internal storage, plus 12MB SD storage.

Supported Devices – Tested

HTC Desire
HTC EVO 4G
HTC Google Nexus One
Motorola Droid 2

Supported Devices – Not Tested

HTC Desire Z (T-Mobile G2)
HTC Droid Incredible
Motorola Droid X
Motorola Milestone (Verizon Droid)
Samsung I9000 Galaxy S (AT&T Captivate, Verizon Fascinate, T-Mobile Vibrant, Sprint Epic 4G)

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  1. penhapus

     /  October 8, 2010

    Pointless; so big I can’t even get it on my phone to try it out.

    Reply
  2. flett

     /  October 8, 2010

    Yeah I’m the same. I can download but then can’t do anything with it.

    Reply
    • Gary C

       /  October 8, 2010

      I had to remove a few apps to get it running. First time that’s happened, and I wouldn’t say my phone was rammed with stuff either.

      Reply
  3. MarkG

     /  October 8, 2010

    Does nothing that Opera Mini doesn’t already do in 1mb

    Don’t know why people pit up with FireFox bloat and Chrome privacy problems when opera is so much better on both desktop and mobile.

    Reply
  4. tommyd

     /  October 11, 2010

    Over 43MB when installed and boots as long as phone itself.

    Reply
  5. Jason

     /  October 14, 2010

    32MB? Christ, I’ve only got 15MB available on my HTC Desire’s internal memory, and that’s tough enough to maintain as it is. I’ll stick with Dolphin’s 1.32MB (which is on the SD card to boot).

    Reply
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