Firefox for Android
Release Notes
Release Notes tell you what’s new in Firefox. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can also file a bug in Bugzilla or see the system requirements of this release.
23.0 Firefox for Android Release
August 6, 2013
We'd also like to extend a special thank you to all of the new Mozillians who contributed to Firefox 23!
New
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Basic support for subscribing to feeds (RSS/Atom) with long-tap in address bar
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Dynamic toolbar hides navigation bar when scrolling down page content
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Add pages to reading list on devices incapable of accessing Reader Mode
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Preliminary implementation of Firefox Health Report for Android (see FAQ)
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Added a setting to let users display URLs in the title bar instead of page titles
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Users can now specify a default search engine
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Implemented switch-to-tab
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Added hu and tr to Android multi-locale builds
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Added Serif/Sans Serif font toggle to Reader Mode
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Long press Reader Mode icon to add article to Reading List (try it!)
Fixed
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Various security fixes
Changed
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"Enable JavaScript" preference checkbox has been removed and user-set values will be reset to the default
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Updated Firefox Logo
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Improved about:memory's functional UI
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Simplified interface for notifications of plugin installation
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Enabled DXVA2 on Windows Vista+ to accelerate H.264 video decoding
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Users can now switch to a new search provider across the entire browser
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CSP policies using the standard syntax and semantics will now be enforced
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Awesomescreen remembers user entered search terms
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"Load images automatically" and Always show the tab bar" checkboxes removed from preferences and reset to defaults. Want to hide one tab? Try this add-on.
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<input type='file'> rendering improvements (see bug 838675)
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Replace fixed-ratio audio resampler in webrtc.org capture code with Speex resampler and eliminate pseudo-44000Hz rate
Developer
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<blink>Dropped blink effect from text-decoration: blink; and completely removed <blink> element </blink>
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New feature in toolbox: Network Monitor
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Added unprefixed requestAnimationFrame
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Implemented a global browser console
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Write more accessible pages on touch interfaces with new ARIA role for key buttons
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Social share functionality
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HTML5 <input type="range"> form control implemented
Unresolved
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Browser is unusable on the Nexus 10 tablet with Android 4.3
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Font inflation may sometimes render inconsistent font sizes on certain pages
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Firefox Sync will not behave as expected if multiple Firefox channels are installed on a single device (761206)
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Startup crash on LG Optimus Black (LG P970) running GB
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Some recent changes in the Google layout and CSS may cause issues in non-webkit browsers like Firefox
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'Video can't be played because the file is corrupt' on some HTC Gingerbread (Android 2.3) devices
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Private Browsing - can't see URL bar text on variant of HTC Sense UI (Froyo)
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Moving Firefox to background while playing a flash video in full screen mode and bring it back to view will freeze the app
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Users on Android 4.3 will not be able to copy, cut, or select within the address bar