Updated Firefox for Android Now Supports ARMv6 Architecture

ARM v6 processor. The open Web will now be a reality for the entire lot of people who use Firefox Aurora for Android to connect to the Internet. As it is, 500 million Android phones run on ARMv6 architecture and with the other devices added to the fold, the numbers are only going to grow.

More importantly, it will enable the Internet to be free and accessible to all. Right now, we’re looking at 250 million phones to start with. When we said accessible, we meant it. Firefox has ensured that its update can be used by the visually challenged as well.

The new browser works beautifully with TalkBack for Android, the application that provides speech feedback. What’s better, this comes without extra configuration headaches or installations to have to deal with.

You can also use other features like Gesture Navigation that enables your phone to guess what your letter might be as you begin to write it on the screen and Explore by Touch, the feature that lets your fingers do the talking for you. The phone gives you feedback both spoken and through vibration.
Firefox is known for its desktop version of the internet browser along with its amazing

Awesome Bar. This is a one point place to search for stuff on the internet, history, bookmarks, websites or data from other computers. It is also known for its HTML5 support and automatic syncing. Mozilla, the company that brings Firefox, believes being on a larger number of mobile phones is important for the company’s mobile phone market penetration.

It should not be hard to do, seeing how popular their desktop browser already is. So it’s good news indeed that the updated Firefox for Android supports ARMv6 Architecture. Android phone users have much more to celebrate now.

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