Long-time Firefox users who enjoy both the desktop and mobile versions will be pleased to know Mozilla is working to keep the mobile version’s updates consistent with the desktop version. Mozilla was not the fastest developer in bringing their web browser to Android devices, but now that they have it available, they certainly seem to be moving ahead at full speed in supporting it and trying to keep it up-to-date. Yesterday they released an update to bring it up to version 16, which puts it slightly ahead of the desktop version which saw version 16 released today and updates have not yet rolled out to all users.
Headlining the new features in this update is a new “Reader Mode” that promises to improve readability by transforming cluttered web pages to make them easier to read, a feature that sounds similar to Evernote’s Clearly add-on. A new “share” feature enables a simple click to be used to sync tabs between devices and the desktop version of Firefox for users who enable the “Firefox Sync” option. Mozilla indicates they have addressed a security hole involving tel: URLs that could wipe a user’s phone, included improvements related to JavaScript, and addressed some CSS3 issues.
Whether Firefox can catch up to some of the other popular mobile browsers remains to be seen, but improvements like this should help close the gap. The size of the app, at 19MB, will not help though, especially for users with memory strapped devices.
Use one of the download links below to check out the latest version of Firefox for Android.
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