Most of us like having a choice between browsers on our pc desktops as well as our cell phones. I have been using the latest Beta version of Firefox on my Android and have to say I’m very impressed. I’m so impressed I’ve decided to write my own article explaining how awesome it is, including a few facts from Mozilla. Thanks to Mozilla Firefox for releasing the beta stages and giving us a taste of what the browser will be like.

Highlights of Firefox for Android:

• Pinch-to-zoom (Android), double-tap, or use the volume rocker (Nokia N900) to zoom in and out
• Tabbed browsing in thumbnail view lets you easily see and open the site you want
• Location-Aware Browsing gives you content and info relevant to your location
• Find in Page in the Site Menu lets you quickly find text on the webpage
• Share Page in the Site Menu lets you send content to email, Facebook, Twitter and Google Reader
• Forget Password in the Site Menu tells a website you no longer trust to forget your private data
• Add Search Engine in the Site Menu lets you quickly add a new search engine to your Awesome Screen
• Context Menu lets you Open in New Tab and Share by long tapping and holding a link
• Smart Tapping lets you tap on links, widgets and other Web content with accuracy
• Password Manager lets you choose to remember site password to avoid typing

There are a few known issues with the browser while still in beta stages such as text not wrapping to fit screen after you zoom in, Adobe Flash and other plugins are not supported yet and currently Firefox 4 beta 1 requires around 40 MB of internal storage. Mozilla does have plans to reduce this to 20 MB or less.

I have to admit my favorite feature so far is the tabbed browsing. The way Mozilla has made this option available and work is very impressive. Tabbed browsing couldn’t be easier than this, in my own opinion. Once you try it out for yourself, let us know what you think!

Source: Mozilla