Firefox Preview 4.2 for Android is available

For Android platform published experimental browser release Firefox Preview 4.2, developed under the code name Fenix ​​as a replacement for Firefox for Android. Next, update 4.2.1 was released with the elimination of vulnerabilities. New issue published in the catalog Google Play (Android 5 or later is required for operation). For tomorrow is planned Release Firefox 75.

Firefox Preview uses GeckoView engine built on Firefox Quantum technologies and a set of libraries Mozilla Android Components, which are already used to build browsers Firefox Focus и Firefox lite. GeckoView is a variant of the Gecko engine that is packaged as a standalone library that can be updated independently, while Android Components includes libraries with generic components that provide tabs, input completion, search suggestions, and other browser features.

All changes:

• In the address bar terminated displaying the protocol (https://, http://) and the subdomain “www.”. The secure connection status is displayed via an icon. To view the full URL, you need to click on the address bar and enter URL editing mode.
• Added an option to allow audio or video to play automatically only when connected to a network via Wi-Fi. Sound and video blocking can now be selected separately.
• When viewing history and bookmarks, it is possible to use the function of sending a link (“share”) for several pages at once.
• Added transition animation between different settings pages.
• The browser components have been updated to the Android Components 37.0.0 library and the GeckoView 75 engine (repository cut from 2020-03-22).

Source: opennet.ru