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Firefox Aurora Notes (First offered to Aurora channel users on March 19, 2012)

Check out what’s new and known issues for this version of Firefox for mobile below. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think, or file a bug in Bugzilla.

What’s New

  • NEW
    Faster start-up and page load times!
  • NEW
    The user interface has been completely re-designed!
  • NEW
    Re-designed start page with Top Sites
  • NEW
    We've made exciting changes to Firefox for mobile recently! Please see the Future of Firefox blog post for more info.
  • CHANGED
    SPDY protocol now enabled by default for faster browsing on supported sites
  • CHANGED
    Top Sites, Bookmarks, and History are now more accessible from the Awesome Bar
  • DEVELOPER
    Support for the CSS3 background-position property extended syntax has been added
  • DEVELOPER
    The :invalid pseudo-class can now be applied to the
    element
  • DEVELOPER
    The CSS turn <angle> unit is now supported
  • FIXED
    Reloading a page increases the zoom level (see 628269)
  • FIXED
    Blinking characters in form fields (see 665374)
  • FIXED
    Adobe Flash and other plugin support (see 687265)
  • FIXED
    Your previous tab session may not be re-opened on launch in some instances (see 697858)
  • FIXED
    Some Android 2.1 devices may crash on startup (see 705874)
  • FIXED
    Some text may appear too large (see 710808)
  • FIXED
    Opening links from external apps may not open properly. (see 711515)

Known Issues

  • Unresolved
    On tablets, "Sync Now" button is active even if the Sync is in progress (see 656594)
  • Unresolved
    Some recent changes in the Google layout and CSS may cause issues in non-webkit browsers like Firefox (see 668288)
  • Unresolved
    Firefox for Android uses same locale as your system language settings (see 695565)
  • Unresolved
    Forms are not yet fully functional (see 705201)