New Firefox for Android: Stakes and Opportunities for users



Since November 19, 2012, the owners of Android devices have an opportunity to experiment new Firefox for mobile. It introduces support for several devices, including the HTC Status, HTC ChaCha, Samsung Galaxy Ace, Motorola Fire XT and LG Optimus Q.
 
According to Mozilla: ‘’Firefox for Android also adds new accessibility features to make browsing the Web on a mobile phone easier for the visually impaired. Firefox for Android integrates seamlessly with TalkBack, the Android screen reader, with no need for additional configuration or installations.’’
Firefox also support advanced accessibility features recently introduced to Android, including Explore by Touch and Gesture Navigation. Explore by Touch is an Android feature that makes it easier for the visually impaired to browse the Web using speech output, sounds and vibrations.
However, it supports for phones running Android versions 2.2 and higher, but only on phones equipped with ARMv7 processors. 


here is new features:
- Support for Android ARMv6 phones with at least an 800MHz processor and a minimum of 512MB of available RAM
- Android (ICS/Jellybean) support for hardware and software decoding of H.264/AAC/MP3 audio and video
- Jellybean support for Explore by Touch
Fixed:
- Android 4.2 instability
- Text deletion issues

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