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Is this your experience for the latest Firefox beta, or has this been something you've observed for the past few releases? I've got an old Droid 2 and won't be
by possibilistic 14y ago
Is this your experience for the latest Firefox beta, or has this been something you've observed for the past few releases?
I've got an old Droid 2 and won't be replacing it until this fall. I try to run Firefox Beta, but it always takes on the order of ~20 seconds to start. It's quite frustrating! I much prefer the Firefox experience to the built-in browser with the exceptions of font rendering, poor hardware keyboard support [1], and the long start up time.
Edit: I just downloaded the update, and it's incredibly good. The startup time is almost instantaneous and the fonts finally look comparable to the Android browser. I'm quite impressed! I haven't tried using the hardware keyboard yet, but these two fixes alone represent a significant upgrade to the Firefox Beta experience. The new start page looks slick, too.
So I guess I've just replaced my default browser.
Edit 2: This is _really_ good. You have to give it a try, especially on older hardware.
[1]: Left/right keys don't work right, editing is buggy and places the cursor in improper places, modal keys get 'stuck', etc. I think it's a regression; at one point this wasn't a problem. I wish I had a bugzilla link, but I don't have the time to find/make a report.
- joenathan 14y agoThe first betas where really slow but the new beta is a whole different story. I too have issues editing, I'm hoping that'll be resolved soon but even with those bugs it has been a better overall experience than the Chrome or the stock browser for me.