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Use FF nightly on Android. It's got the quantum update and it's great. I haven't had it break on me yet, but I keep a working APK just in case.

ethagnawl 9y ago
Do you have to install the nightly build manually or can you opt-in via the default version?
- teamhappy 9y ago
  Nightly and beta releases are available as separate apps.
  - cpeterso 9y ago
    Google Play store link for Firefox Beta: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox_beta https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fi... Google Play store link for Firefox Nightly: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fennec_aurora https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fe...
    - krzyk 9y ago
      Wow, I didn't know Nightly got into play store, I installed it as an APK from mozilla site (upgrading APKs is painful in comparison to play upgrades).
    - ethagnawl 9y ago
      Thanks!
Vinnl 9y ago
Has it actually got Quantum DOM as well? I was under the impression that it was merely Electrolysis and Quantum Compositor (i.e. the speedups from Firefox 54), and that the massive on from 57 was still set to arrive?
- linclark 9y ago
  The prioritization parts of Quantum DOM have landed. There is some work around preemption that still needs to happen. We should have a post talking about this coming out in the next few weeks.
  - jakub_g 9y ago
    I tried Android Nightly but there are still 2 small yet noticeable things Mozilla should improve (which are not at all linked to the page rendering in itself) - when it's done, it could really rival Chromium-based browsers: - when you swipe fast, the page only scrolls by like 30%, instead of scrolling by 200% like in Chromium browsers. Basically it's impossible to quickly scroll a long page on Firefox (maybe it's configurable somehow in about:config?) - when you long-press a link, it takes like 2-3 seconds for the menu to open. As I "open in new tab" by default, this quickly adds up.

ethagnawl 9y ago

Do you have to install the nightly build manually or can you opt-in via the default version?

teamhappy 9y ago
Nightly and beta releases are available as separate apps.
- cpeterso 9y ago
  Google Play store link for Firefox Beta: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox_beta https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fi... Google Play store link for Firefox Nightly: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fennec_aurora https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fe...
  - krzyk 9y ago
    Wow, I didn't know Nightly got into play store, I installed it as an APK from mozilla site (upgrading APKs is painful in comparison to play upgrades).
  - ethagnawl 9y ago
    Thanks!

Vinnl 9y ago

Has it actually got Quantum DOM as well? I was under the impression that it was merely Electrolysis and Quantum Compositor (i.e. the speedups from Firefox 54), and that the massive on from 57 was still set to arrive?

linclark 9y ago
The prioritization parts of Quantum DOM have landed. There is some work around preemption that still needs to happen. We should have a post talking about this coming out in the next few weeks.
- jakub_g 9y ago
  I tried Android Nightly but there are still 2 small yet noticeable things Mozilla should improve (which are not at all linked to the page rendering in itself) - when it's done, it could really rival Chromium-based browsers: - when you swipe fast, the page only scrolls by like 30%, instead of scrolling by 200% like in Chromium browsers. Basically it's impossible to quickly scroll a long page on Firefox (maybe it's configurable somehow in about:config?) - when you long-press a link, it takes like 2-3 seconds for the menu to open. As I "open in new tab" by default, this quickly adds up.