And we couldn’t be more excited to share it. Included with this new mobile experience are lots of innovative features, an improved user experience with new customization options, and some massive changes under the hood. Like we did with our “ Firefox Quantum” desktop browser revamp, we’re calling this release “Firefox Daylight” as it marks a new beginning for our Android browser.
Users in North America will receive the update on August 27. Then, on August 27th, US users will get the chance to update to the redesigned Firefox for Android.īig news for mobile: as of today, Firefox for Android users in Europe will find an entirely redesigned interface and a fast and secure mobile browser that was overhauled down to the core.
Update 8/25: Mozilla has officially announced this redesign, explaining in a blog post that the update will be rolling out widely in Europe starting today. Luckily, you can just sideload the update if you’re feeling impatient. As TechDows notes, only a few regions are supported so far: SA,UA,NZ,BG,NO,PH.
You can now sort your logins by name or last-used date.Īlso noteworthy is that this Firefox redesign isn’t available for all Android users just yet. Enhanced Tracking Protection is set to Strict by default. Icon now shows up in the address bar when Reader mode is available. Perform voice searches from the address bar. The official changelog for this update also details everything else that’s new. For example, the address bar can now be moved to the bottom of the screen, a more comfortable location for many users. All of the elements have a more modern design as well as some nice quality-of-life changes. The following pages list direct downloads for supported Firefox channels. Select Menu > Help > About Firefox to check the installed version and to run a manual check for updates. The updated version uses the same codebase from the beta versions of Firefox on Android, as well as pulling over the redesigned UI. All new Firefox versions are pushed via the browsers automatic update feature. If an update is available, it will be downloaded. Things may be different if you do not have the Mozilla Maintenance Service installed.For a while now, Firefox has been working on a complete redesign for its Android browser known as “Fenix.” The updated browser delivers a lot of changes for the better, but it also cripples Mozilla’s extension support.įirefox’s stable channel on the Play Store jumps from v68 to v79 with this update, including essentially a year’s worth of updates in a single go. Update Firefox Click the menu button Fx89menuButton Firefox will check for updates automatically. It’s probably safe to modify or delete this file. It looks like this (for Firefox Developer Edition): There is a folder per Firefox instance, it contains a file update.xml. Instead, it is located in “All Users AppData”, C:\ProgramData\Mozilla-SOME-GUID\updates. The Firefox update history is not stored as part of the profile.
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