Firefox 6.0 Beta 4 has been released. This is the last beta according to the schedule. The stable version of Firefox 6 will be released on 16th of August, 2011. The current stable release of Firefox is 5.0 The latest version of Firefox 6 beta 4 includes the following enhancements and features:
- The address bar now highlights the domain of the website you’re visiting
- Streamlined the look of the site identity block
- Added support for the latest draft version of WebSockets with a prefixed API
- Added support for EventSource / server-sent events
- Added support for window.matchMedia
- Added Scratchpad, an interactive JavaScript prototyping environment
- Added a new Web Developer menu item and moved development-related items into it
- Improved usability of the Web Console
- Improved the discoverability of Firefox Sync
- Reduced browser startup time when using Panorama
If you are installing Firefox 6 beta on your production system and have already installed a previous version of Firefox, Firefox 6 beta will overwrite the current installation. All your history, settings and bookmarks will be preserved. But some of the add-ons may not work due to compatibility issues.
Here is the list of issues that still needs to be resolved in this beta version:
All Systems
- For some users, scrolling in the main GMail window will be slower than usual
- If you try to start Firefox using a locked profile, it will crash
Microsoft Windows
- Some users of Adobe Reader X have experienced instability when viewing PDF documents in the browser. Uninstalling and reinstalling Adobe Reader X has been determined to resolve the issue
Mac OS X
- This version of the beta will not work on Macintosh hardware with Power PC CPU
Linux and Unix
- The video control buttons may not work when viewing QuickTime videos with libtotem
- Users compiling from source might need a newer gcc and libstdc++ as the build requirements have changed
Update: Firefox 6.0 Stable version has been released. Kindly download Firefox 6.0 Stable instead of beta.
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