Now you can install Firefox on
Android OS. Firefox for Android
supports the "Open Web Apps"
Mozilla, which allows you to install
and run Firefox OS applications
directly on the Android device.
Firefox Marketplace now serves as
an alternative to the Android App
Store, such as the Amazon App
Store.
FIREFOX IS OS?
Mozilla wants to change the default
smartphone applications with
Cross-Platform Web applications.
You will be able to buy apps from
the MarketPlace Firefox OS or third-
party app store. This application will
then run on Firefox OS, Android and
ideally every other platform. Your
application will not be tied to one
platform, so you can still use it
even if you switch from Android to
another platform.
Firefox OS is all about the web.
Firefox OS is actually a web
application, but it was written
specifically for Firefox and Firefox
use the new API to access the
dialer, sensor devices, and other
features. Mozilla provides Firefox for
Android applications, and
applications Firefox uses the Gecko
rendering engine of Mozilla.
Because Firefox for Android and
Firefox OS is built on the same
technology, applications Firefox OS
will now work on Android via the
Firefox browser. Apple does not
allow developers to create their
own browser engine, so it is not
possible on the iPhone and iPad.
They also can be run on a PC via
Firefox OS Simulator.
It is a long-term vision Mozilla.
Meanwhile, Firefox OS has not been
released. Mozilla is clearly hoping
that the platform is available for
Android users this will encourage
developers to create more Open
Web Apps.
HOW TO INSTALL FIREFOX
ON ANDROID DEVICES
First, you need the latest version of
Firefox for Android installed on your
device. You can download it from
the Google Play Store.
If you have an Android device
without Google Play Store, you can
download the APK file directly from
the Firefox Mozilla FTP servers. You
have to keep Firefox keep updated
on your device to do this, download
the new APK file and install Firefox
on a regular basis on your device.
In the android settings, you have to
activate the checkbox
"Unknown
Sources" to install the Firefox
application from the Marketplace. If
not, you will see the message
"Install blocked." Open the
Android Settings application, tap
Security, and check the
"Unknown
Sources".
This option allows you to install
apps from outside of Google Play,
for example, from the Amazon App
Store, Firefox Marketplace, or
directly from the developer's
website. Be careful when using it.
Do not install pirated apps or you
could be infected with malware.
Most malware comes from outside
Google's Android Play Store.
After activating the settings, now
you can browse the store, select
the application, and install it. You
will see the installation screen
Android application that unusual
when you to tap the "Free" or price
to install the application.
USING FIREFOX IN
ANDROID OS
This application seems to run
independently of Firefox. You will
see an icon in the app drawer, and
you can place a direct shortcut to
the application on the homescreen.
Open the application and it will run
in full screen mode. It's the same
as the way a web application
running in Firefox OS.
This application uses Firefox in the
background. If you uninstall Firefox
from the Android app and tried to
install the Firefox OS, you will be
taken directly to Google Play so
you can reinstall Firefox for Android.
Because this application will not run
without installing Firefox.
Open Web Apps even get its own
entry in the Android multitasking
interface, so they do not fall apart
in the Firefox browser tab.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
This feature is very amazing. You
will get access to the App Store is
full of amazing web applications
that work across platforms, so you
can get the application from there.
Your application can then follow
you from platform to platform, so
you can easily switch between
Firefox and the Android OS without
losing your applications.
Actually very few applications
available in the market MarketPlace
Firefox OS. Some applications are
available, such as Twitter, just
basically a web application. Default
Twitter app for Android offers a
better experience. Firefox also rely
on the application of web
technology, and the technology is
not as mature as the mobile
platform - the default application
will give you better performance.
Firefox is still noticeably slower than
Chrome on Android.
