Mozilla is quick to note that this is a pre-Alpha build of the browser, and is only for testing purposes. But that isn�t stopping Mozilla�s Vladimir Vukicevic from announcing it on There also aren�t yet any automated nightly developer builds or automated updates to this build; it�s even more of a pre-nightly build (even earlier than pre-alpha). But, it�s usable enough that we wanted to get some feedback on it as we continue to develop,� he notes.
To get this build, you can visit this link on your Android device. Or you can point your phone�s browser to: bit.ly/fennec-android. And yes, there�s a QR code on Vukicevic�s blog post if you want to scan it, and download it that way. Whichever way you do it, you�ll need to make sure your settings allow you to install non-Market apps (go to Settings, Applications, and check �Unknown Sources�).
Some other warnings and notes to consider about the build from Vukicevic:
- We�ve only really tested this on the Motorola Droid and the Nexus One.
- It will likely not eat your phone, but bugs might cause your phone to stop responding, requiring a reboot.
- Memory usage of this build isn�t great � in many ways it�s a debug build, and we haven�t really done a lot of optimization yet. This could cause some problems with large pages, especially on low memory devices like the Droid.
- You�ll see the app exit and relaunch on first start, as well as on add-on installs; this is a quirk of our install process, and we�re working to get rid of it.
- You can�t open links from other apps using Fennec; we should have this for the next build.
He also notes that there�s an experimental version of Weave, Mozilla�s syncing tool that will work with this pre-Alpha build of Fennec. Visit this page and click on the �Experimental version� to find it.
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