Firefox for Android
Release Notes

Release Notes tell you what’s new in Firefox. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can also file a bug in Bugzilla or see the system requirements of this release.

23.0 Firefox for Android Release

Version 23.0, first offered to Release channel users on 6 August 2013

We'd also like to extend a special thank you to all of the new Mozillians who contributed to Firefox 23!

Basic support for subscribing to feeds (RSS/Atom) with long-tap in address bar
Dynamic toolbar hides navigation bar when scrolling down page content
Add pages to reading list on devices incapable of accessing Reader Mode
Preliminary implementation of Firefox Health Report for Android (see FAQ)
Added a setting to let users display URLs in the title bar instead of page titles
Users can now specify a default search engine
Implemented switch-to-tab
Added hu and tr to Android multi-locale builds
Added Serif/Sans Serif font toggle to Reader Mode
Long press Reader Mode icon to add article to Reading List (try it!)

"Enable JavaScript" preference checkbox has been removed and user-set values will be reset to the default
Updated Firefox Logo
Improved about:memory's functional UI
Simplified interface for notifications of plugin installation
Enabled DXVA2 on Windows Vista+ to accelerate H.264 video decoding
Users can now switch to a new search provider across the entire browser
CSP policies using the standard syntax and semantics will now be enforced
Awesomescreen remembers user entered search terms
"Load images automatically" and Always show the tab bar" checkboxes removed from preferences and reset to defaults. Want to hide one tab? Try this add-on.
<input type='file'> rendering improvements (see bug 838675)
Replace fixed-ratio audio resampler in webrtc.org capture code with Speex resampler and eliminate pseudo-44000Hz rate

Developer Information
<blink>Dropped blink effect from text-decoration: blink; and completely removed <blink> element </blink>
New feature in toolbox: Network Monitor
Added unprefixed requestAnimationFrame
Implemented a global browser console
Write more accessible pages on touch interfaces with new ARIA role for key buttons
Social share functionality
HTML5 <input type="range"> form control implemented

Browser is unusable on the Nexus 10 tablet with Android 4.3
Font inflation may sometimes render inconsistent font sizes on certain pages
Firefox Sync will not behave as expected if multiple Firefox channels are installed on a single device (761206)
Startup crash on LG Optimus Black (LG P970) running GB
Some recent changes in the Google layout and CSS may cause issues in non-webkit browsers like Firefox
'Video can't be played because the file is corrupt' on some HTC Gingerbread (Android 2.3) devices
Private Browsing - can't see URL bar text on variant of HTC Sense UI (Froyo)
Moving Firefox to background while playing a flash video in full screen mode and bring it back to view will freeze the app
Users on Android 4.3 will not be able to copy, cut, or select within the address bar