Mozilla launches Firefox 4

[yowanvista]

Mozilla launches Firefox 4.0

For those who wanted to wait for the official announcement from Mozilla, they have now added it to their download site.
As promised, Mozilla has released version 4.0 of its popular browser (on time) to its official download page after two Release Candidates found their way to testers earlier this month; And Mozilla will be hoping to top their previous Guinness World Record of 8,002,530 downloads within 24 hours for Firefox 3.0, which took place in June 2008 with parties in over 25 countries.
At the time of posting Firefox 4 had been downloaded 384,614 times according to the Mozilla download page, you can also view a map of those downloads (updated real time, hourly) here, which appears to show a different number.

Firefox 4.0 officially released


Mozilla Firefox Main Page

Release Notes

Firefox 4.0 Demos

Download Stats





Around 17,000 changes were added since first 3.7a1pre build!

Note: Final Build is same as RC2









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[Sardonicus]

Downloading it now.
Thanks

 

[jorpe]

Just installed. Awesome. Now the waiting game for extensions to get updated...

 

[yowanvista]

Just installed. Awesome. Now the waiting game for extensions to get updated...

Even old extensions will work if you disable compatibility check

 

[pparks1]

Just installed. Awesome. Now the waiting game for extensions to get updated...

Even old extensions will work if you disable compatibility check

Can you tell me what you do to disable this? I've found through all of my web searching that disabling compatibility checks, doesn't allow my add-ons to function in FF4 RC.

 

[yowanvista]

Just installed. Awesome. Now the waiting game for extensions to get updated...

Even old extensions will work if you disable compatibility check

Can you tell me what you do to disable this? I've found through all of my web searching that disabling compatibility checks, doesn't allow my add-ons to function in FF4 RC.

Go to about:config

Create a new boolean value and name it 'extensions.checkCompatibility.4.0'
Then set to 'false' and restart the browser

 

[Fayla]

Or you can edit an extensions "em:maxVersion" to whatever you need it to be, like em:maxVersion>6.0.*

Admittedly it takes a few seconds longer than your method, but if you set the value high enough, you can avoid playing about with the config in the future.

Just installed. Awesome. Now the waiting game for extensions to get updated...

Even old extensions will work if you disable compatibility check

 

[Wallonn7]

Hi pparks1...

 

[Mike Connor]

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Even old extensions will work if you disable compatibility check

Can you tell me what you do to disable this? I've found through all of my web searching that disabling compatibility checks, doesn't allow my add-ons to function in FF4 RC.

Go to about:config

Create a new boolean value and name it 'extensions.checkCompatibility.4.0'
Then set to 'false' and restart the browser

Some still wont work, but most do. Depends on why they are incompatible.

Quite a few didn't work in the Release Candidates even after disabling the compatibility check, but they work in the final.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[TCG]

Thanks for the update. Just upgraded my RC2 to this without issue.

 

[Mike Connor]

Also, on some extensions you can scroll down to the bottom of the extension page;



Click on "View all versions", and you get this;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fastestfox-browse-faster/versions/

This for instance, ( FastestFox) works with FF 4.0 when installed from the version 4.35 box.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

Cant work out if mines upgraded or not.Where can i get the version number from its dissapeared from help/about firefox.

Danny


EDIT-Its ok its updated just my theme is black as is the version number so its blended in

 

[Wallonn7]

Cant work out if mines upgraded or not.Where can i get the version number from its dissapeared from help/about firefox.

Danny

Just disable the skin that lets it black for a second ... restart it, see?! Reapply the skin.

 

[subhadip]

tab close button

can't find any tab close button in firefox 4.....help!!!!!!how to get it back?????

 

[Wallonn7]

can't find any tab close button in firefox 4.....help!!!!!!how to get it back?????

Take a look...

 

[yowanvista]

can't find any tab close button in firefox 4.....help!!!!!!how to get it back?????

Right click on any area of the toolbar and click on customize, then reset the default layout

 

[IntelCoreI3]

its launch tonight (march 22)
i will wait to check it out

 

[Emcee]

Probably stupid question, but FF4 is supposed to support 64 bit OSs...is there a separate 64 bit version, or does the one installer just install the correct version?

 

[Wallonn7]

Probably stupid question, but FF4 is supposed to support 64 bit OSs...is there a separate 64 bit version, or does the one installer just install the correct version?

Firefox 64bit native installer... not yet! But it supports 64bit as well! Firefox 5 will be a native 64bit installer, rumors say.
And there's no stupid questions! Silence where doubt lives is stupid! Feel always free to ask any question, right?

 

[smiths22]

no spanish version yet i'll wait till gets official.