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Firefox the Android

posted Oct 7, 2010 7:03 PM by Victor Simone   [ updated Oct 7, 2010 7:37 PM ]
Here's the bottom line: zoom / scroll feels jagged and unnatural, even on my Evo. Font rendering is awfully rough, even for a first-release beta. 

However, I really like the interface flow much better than the default browser, so I'm excited to see this evolve. Scrolling left reveals a vertical navigation bar previewing open tabs. To the right are navigation buttons, bookmark button and entry to the settings dialog. What intrigues me most is the Firefox Sync option to keep desktop and mobile phone in touch with each other: history, bookmarks, tabs, passwords, and form-filled data. 

Here's the link:

And the screen shots (familiar icon, tabs, full browser, favorite and navigation buttons, and the settings dialog):