For the Android platform the release of the experimental browser , developed under the code name Fenix as a replacement for the Firefox edition for Android. The release will be published in the catalog soon (requires Android 5 or newer). Additionally, starting from version Firefox 77, the regular Firefox is now available as a beta version. builds based on Firefox Preview 5.x (Firefox 77 Beta for Android is identical to Firefox Preview 5.1).
Firefox Preview The GeckoView engine, built on Firefox Quantum technologies, and the set of libraries , which are already being used to build browsers and . GeckoView is a variant of the Gecko engine presented as a separate library that can be updated independently, and Android Components includes libraries with standard components that ensure the operation of tabs, input autocompletion, search suggestions, and other browser features.
Key :
- A new popup feature has been proposed for switching between open tabs (). Instead of displaying open tabs on the basic home screen, the new release adds a button with an indicator showing the number of open tabs. Tapping it shows a separate list of tabs open in both regular and private modes. The home page retains a list of frequently used sites and the content of collections that group information about previously opened sites. Closing tabs is done with a swipe to the right, and after closing a tab, an undo button appears at the bottom.
- Simplified voice search, allowing search keywords to be entered using speech recognition.
- Improvements have been made for people with disabilities.
- A visible button has been added to the address bar to open the page in reader mode (previously, reader mode was accessed from the menu, making it unclear whether it was supported for the current site).
- dynamic display of the bottom navigation bar.
- In the tab switching interface quick access to the context menu.
- the ability to initiate synchronization of bookmarks and history with a 'swipe down' gesture.
Additionally, it can be noted in nightly builds of Firefox, on which the release of Firefox 79 will be based, the pages 'about:preferences#experimental' feature an interface for enabling experimental features, similar to about:flags in Chrome. To enable the new interface in about:config, the option 'browser.preferences.experimental' is provided.
Source: opennet.ru
