Notes (First offered to Beta channel users on July 19, 2012)
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NEW
Native UI for tablets, including fast startup and a beautiful new Awesome Bar!
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NEW
Desktop sites can now be requested from the menu.
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NEW
Even better tabs experience - now includes swipe to close
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NEW
Find in page implemented
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NEW
Support for SPDY networking protocol v3
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NEW
Bookmarks and history can now be imported from the stock browser in the Settings
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CHANGED
Pause, resume, cancel, and retry options added to the download manager
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CHANGED
Specific types of private data can now be cleared from the Settngs
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DEVELOPER
The CSS word-break property has been implemented.
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DEVELOPER
High precision event timer implemented
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HTML5
Native support for the Opus audio codec added
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HTML5
The <source> element now supports the media attribute
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HTML5
The <audio> and <video> elements now support the played attribute
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FIXED
Find on page is not currently supported (695172)
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FIXED
WebGL on Adreno devices is not currently supported (736123)
What’s New
Known Issues
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Unresolved
Some recent changes in the Google layout and CSS may cause issues in non-webkit browsers like Firefox (see 668288)
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Unresolved
Firefox for Android uses the same locale as your system language settings (see 695565)
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Unresolved
Flash is not currently supported on Tegra 2 devices running Gingerbread (see 703056)
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Unresolved
Forms are not yet fully functional (see 705201)
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Unresolved
Font inflation my sometimes render inconsistent font sizes on certain pages (see 707195)
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Unresolved
Changing the device orientation may sometimes yield unexpected behavior (see 740691)
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Unresolved
Firefox Sync will not behave as expected if multiple Firefox channels are installed on a single device (see 761206)