Notes (First offered to Aurora channel users on May 17, 2013)
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NEW
Long press Reader Mode icon to add article to Reading List (try it!)
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NEW
Added a setting to let users display URLs in the title bar instead of page titles. Read more in the ux blogpost.
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NEW
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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NEW
Added Serif/Sans Serif font toggle to Reader Mode
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NEW
Implemented switch-to-tab
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NEW
Specify a default search engine
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DEVELOPER
Dropped blink effect from text-decoration: blink; and completely removed <blink> element
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DEVELOPER
Partial support for Web Audio, targeted at web developers for testing
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DEVELOPER
Added unprefixed requestAnimationFrame
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DEVELOPER
HTML5 <input type="range"> form control implemented
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DEVELOPER
Write more accessible pages on touch interfaces with new ARIA role for key buttons
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
Font inflation may sometimes render inconsistent font sizes on certain pages (see 707195)
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Unresolved
Firefox Sync will not behave as expected if multiple Firefox channels are installed on a single device (see 761206)
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Unresolved
'Video can't be played because the file is corrupt' on some HTC Gingerbread (Android 2.3) devices (see 829454)
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Unresolved
Private Browsing - can't see URL bar text on variant of HTC Sense UI (Froyo) (see 833351)
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Unresolved
Moving Firefox to background while playing a flash video in full screen mode and bring it back to view will freeze the app (see 809055)