UPDATE 38:
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Final version has been released, you can download the latest version using following link:
[Mozilla Firefox Latest Version Update]
UPDATE 37:
Mozilla has compiled final build of Firefox 4.0 Beta 12. Preview build of Beta 13 is available for download.
UPDATE 36:
Latest Beta 12 Preview build Pins Firefox to Windows 7 Taskbar if Firefox is set as default browser in your system.
UPDATE 35:
The latest Beta 12 Preview build comes with a new surprising change. Now the link URL previews have been moved to bottom from addressbar. As soon as you hover cursor over any link in a web page, the browser shows the link URL preview at bottom where it shows the page loading progress status details.
UPDATE 34:
Mozilla has compiled final build of Firefox 4.0 Beta 11. Preview build of Beta 12 is available for download.
UPDATE 33:
The latest Beta 11 Preview build adds a new option to enable / disable Tell websites I do not want to be tracked in Firefox Options page.
UPDATE 32:
Finally!!! Mozilla dev team has listened to the users and has put back the page loading status text back.
Now similar to Google Chrome, when a page is opened in Firefox, the loading status is shown at left bottom of browser screen which shifts to right-bottom if you hover cursor over it.
Kudos to Mozilla team.
UPDATE 31:
Mozilla has compiled final build of Firefox 4.0 Beta 10. Preview build of Beta 11 is available for download.
UPDATE 30:
Mozilla has compiled final build of Firefox 4.0 Beta 9. Preview build of Beta 10 is available for download.
UPDATE 29:
The latest Mozilla Firefox Beta 9 Preview Build features tabs in titlebar just like Google Chrome. Its a good decision by Mozilla team and will help in reducing the space taken by browser toolbars.
UPDATE 28:
Mozilla has compiled final build of Firefox 4.0 Beta 8. Preview build of Beta 9 is available for download.
UPDATE 27:
The latest Mozilla Firefox Beta 8 Preview Build automatically hides Navigation toolbar and Bookmarks toolbar in Add-ons Manager window.
Thanks to our readers Lacky, sheppi and leomate for this info...
UPDATE 26:
The latest Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta 8 Preview build comes with redesigned Add-ons Manager.
UPDATE 25:
The latest Mozilla Firefox Beta 8 Preview build features new and sexy semi-translucent dialog box as shown in following screenshot:
To test it, simply copy-paste following string in addressbar and press enter:
javascript:window.alert("I love AskVG")
It also enables a blur effect in background to make the alert box more attractive and easy to notice.
UPDATE 24:
In latest Beta 8 Preview build, when you enter in "Private Browsing" mode, the orange "Firefox" button changes its color to Purple.
Thanks to Mridul Negi for mentioning it...
UPDATE 23:
Mozilla is really nice in listening users request. Recently we posted a topic about the things which we don't like about new Firefox 4.0:
Things I hate about Mozilla Firefox 4.0
One thing which we mentioned in the above topic was removal of RSS feed icon from addressbar and now Mozilla has added it as a toolbar icon in the latest Beta 8 Preview build:
Currently its not enabled by default. Right-click on toolbar and select Customize and then drag-n-drop the RSS icon to anywhere you want on the toolbar.
UPDATE 22:
It seems Mozilla has listened to our request and finally put back the animation icon for tab progress activity in the latest Firefox Beta 8 Preview build.
Recently we posted an article about the things which we don't like about new Mozilla Firefox 4.0:
Things I hate about Mozilla Firefox 4.0
One thing which we don't like about Firefox 4.0 is the removal of progress activity icon from tabs. If a tab is loading, it shows the blank tab icon and once the favicon is displayed, it always shows the favicon whenever you try to navigate that website.
In previous versions, the tab used to show a small animated circle which let us know that the tab is loading. Now we can't know whether the page has completed loading or not unless we take a look at the mini progressbar in addressbar.
Now in the latest Beta 8 Preview build, Mozilla has put a new animated icon for tab progress activity as shown in following screenshot:
UPDATE 21:
Mozilla has compiled final build of Firefox 4.0 Beta 7. Preview build of Beta 8 is available for download.
UPDATE 20:
The latest Beta 7 Preview build has replaced "Status Bar" with new "Add-on Bar" which does nothing by default. It'll be used by Firefox add-ons to show their icons and activities.
You can enable it by right-click on the Tab Bar or Navigation Toolbar and select "Add-on Bar". You can also enable it using the orange "Firefox" button -> Options.
UPDATE 19:
The latest Beta 7 Preview build comes with 2 new features:
1. Paste and Go:
If you copy something and right-click in browser addressbar or searchbar, you get "Paste and Go" and "Paste and Search" options respectively.
2. Restart with Add-ons Diabled:
This new option can be accessed using "Help -> Restart with Add-ons Disabled" menu.
UPDATE 18:
The latest Beta 7 Preview build features Progress Bar in Tabs as shown in mockup themes.
The progressbar appears in a tab when its inactive. For example, you have opened 2 tabs in browser and both are loading the web page. You'll see progressbar in addressbar for the current page but since you can't see progress of the other inactive tab, that inactive tab will show the progressbar at the top of it so that you can get an idea about the progress.
Really interesting and helpful feature.
UPDATE 17:
The latest Beta 7 Preview build features progressbar in addressbar. So it seems Mozilla is trying its best to permanently remove Statusbar from its browser interface.
Also "Check for updates" menu item has been removed from Help menu. Now its present as a button in About Minefield box.
UPDATE 16:
The latest Beta 7 Preview build comes with a new surprise. As soon as you hover cursor over any link in a web page, the browser shows the link URL in addressbar as shown in following screenshot:
UPDATE 15:
Mozilla has compiled final build of Firefox 4.0 Beta 6 and now working on Beta 7 Preview builds. The new "Get Add-ons" page is ready now which can be accessed using "Tools -> Add-ons" menu or by pressing "Ctrl+Shift+A" keys together.
Download links are given at the end of this topic.
UPDATE 14:
The latest Beta 6 Preview build introduces a new option for "Automatic Cache Size Management". Once you open Firefox Options window, you can see a new option for it in "Advanced" tab:
You can either choose a custom cache size or let Firefox manage the size automatically.
UPDATE 13:
The latest Beta 6 Preview build comes with a new re-designed orange "Firefox" button which looks better than the previous one. The button also glows upon hovering the mouse cursor.
UPDATE 12:
Mozilla has compiled final build of Beta 5 and started working on Beta 6 build. Download links are given at the end of this topic.
UPDATE 11:
The latest Beta 5 Preview build adds a new option to enable / disable Hardware Acceleration in Firefox Options page:
UPDATE 10:
The latest Beta 5 Preview build comes with a new redesigned Add-ons Manager. It looks a bit classic styled. The background color has been changed along with some minor UI changes.
UPDATE 9:
The latest Firefox 4 Beta 5 Preview build features a new redesigned orange "Firefox" button in titlebar which looks as following:
As you can see it features Cut/copy/paste buttons in menus similar to Google Chrome developer builds.
Also the menu has been divided into 2 sub-menus which allows Firefox developers to put more menu items than before.
UPDATE 8:
Mozilla has compiled final build of Beta 4 and started working on Beta 5 build. Download links are given at the end of this topic.
UPDATE 7:
The latest Beta 4 Preview build features 2 new additions:
- Tab Sets (formerly known as Tab Candy)
- Firefox Sync
To invoke "Tab Sets", simply press "Ctrl+Space" keys together. You can also drag-n-drop its button to standard toolbar using toolbar customization window.
"Sync" has also been included in the build so you no longer need to install it using external add-on.
UPDATE 6:
Mozilla has compiled final build of Beta 3 and started working on Beta 4 build. Download links are given at the end of this topic.
UPDATE 5:
The latest Beta 3 Preview build adds a new option to enable / disable tab previews in Windows Taskbar in Firefox Options page:
UPDATE 4:
The nightly build features "App Tabs" option which puts the tab to the left of Tab bar. It also shrinks the size of the tab and only shows the favicon to save the Tab bar space.
To convert a tab into "App Tab", right-click on the tab and select "Make into App Tab" option.
To make it normal, again right-click on the tab and select "Make into Normal Tab" option.
UPDATE 3:
The orange "Firefox" button glitch, which we mentioned earlier, has been fixed in the latest Alpha 6 Preview build.
PS: A new glitch found! Double-clicking on Tab bar should create a new tab but now it maximizes / restores browser window which is incorrect behavior.
UPDATE 2:
Mozilla has again updated the UI of its upcoming web browser Firefox 4.0 (which is still named as 3.7 in testing builds) in the latest Alpha build.
The new orange "Firefox" button has been moved to Titlebar which saves space and also "Tabs on Top" option has been enabled by default so the Tab bar is shown on Top by default.
There is some glitch btw. When you maximize the window, the orange "Firefox" button doesn't look properly. Since its an Alpha build and the work is in progress, the glitch will be fixed in future builds.
UPDATE 1:
The latest Mozilla Firefox 3.7 Alpha 5 Preview build comes with a new Add-ons Manager. The most noticeable change is, it doesn't open in a new dialog box. Instead it opens in a new tab in the same browser window.
It shows a better organized interface compared to the old one. The fonts size has been increased for better readability.
Overall its a nice change and makes the browser more user-friendly.
PS: If any of your favorite extensions is not working in this build, you can use instructions given in following topic:
How to Fix Broken Incompatible Extensions in Firefox, Make Them Compatible With Newer Versions
This article was posted by VG in following section: Mozilla Firefox.
If you enjoyed this article, you can subscribe to our RSS feed or free newsletter to get all new articles directly in your Inbox. Also check out our most popular articles and archive to read other interesting articles. If you have some news or tip to share, please send us.
Olive
There are many changes in Firefox 4 since version 3.
AAARXT
OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!