Firefox for Android
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49.0 Firefox for Android Release

September 20, 2016

Version 49.0, first offered to Release channel users on September 20, 2016

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

New

  • Updated Firefox Login Manager to allow HTTPS pages to use saved HTTP logins. It’s one more way Firefox is supporting Let’s Encrypt and helping users transition to a more secure web.

  • Updated tab appearance and behavior

    • Outdated tabs are now hidden when restore tabs setting is set to "Always restore"
    • Remember scroll position and zoom level for open tabs
    • Updated media controls to avoid playing sounds from multiple tabs at once
    • Visual improvements in favicon display

  • Added tour of indispensable features like Reader View and Sync to First Run page

  • Locales added: Spanish from Chile (es-CL) and Norwegian (Nynorsk) (nn-NO)

Changed

  • Default search engine changed to Yahoo for Chinese (Traditional) locale.

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