Firefox for Android is about to begin migration

Mozilla aspects announced plans to soon install Firefox for Android Nightly migrate to the new Preview for Android Nightly version of Firefox.

The organization has been developing a new Android mobile web browser, the browser based on old technology and different techniques. According to Mozilla's say, a new Web browser will provide better than older browsers advantages, including better performance and faster updates.

Mozilla revealed plans in 2020 for the classic Android Firefox Web browser users to migrate to new mobile browser, Nightly user will first be migrated, Beta and stable version of the Firefox Web browser, the user will be launched in later migration.

The notice indicates that, Firefox Nightly version belonging to the timing has come. Starting (January 21) next Tuesday, the classic Firefox for Android applications Nightly versions may upgrade to the new Firefox browser for Android (currently called Firefox Preview).

According to the first six months of user testing and the positive feedback we have received, we are confident that Android users will like the new browsing experience, and are very pleased to announce that from 21 January 2020, we'll begin Nightly its application will be extended to our existing Firefox Android version in the audience.

Nightly users may upgrade automatically based on the updated configuration. If configured for automatic updates, the Nightly will automatically migrate to the new version. If this is not the case, Firefox for Android Nightly users can update manually set to prevent temporary migration.

It is worth noting that some data will be migrated, including open tabs, bookmarks, and browsing history. For the password you want to migrate, you can not use the master password.

Firefox from the user's perspective, the biggest obstacle may be new browsers do not really support the expansion. Mozilla in mid-2019 revealed new browser will support the expansion of the message, but they want to achieve real floor you will also need some time.

Ad blocker uBlock Origin will be the first formal support plug-ins. According to Mozilla's statement, we will fully support WebExtensions at the end of 2020.

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