Re:Hands-on: Firefox for Android may become your favorite mo...
by iuqiddis on Tuesday June 26, 2012 @12:38PM
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I'd like to see a one-finger method for switching tabs in the next version. What I mean by this is the following: On larger phones (pretty much all the new phones), its hard (for most people) to reach the top of the screen to toggle the tab changing button.
Besides that, changing a tab is at least a 2-tap process. The Chrome browser allows tab switching by swiping the edge of the screen; Dolphin HD allows tab switching by pressing the volume buttons; even the default browser allows faster tab switching than firefox as the navigation bar can be accessed by pivoting on the edge of the screen (not on by default).
I use firefox on the desktop, and I'd love to use it as my default browser on android as well. For now, I'm using Chrome. Works well enough for me.
Besides that, changing a tab is at least a 2-tap process. The Chrome browser allows tab switching by swiping the edge of the screen; Dolphin HD allows tab switching by pressing the volume buttons; even the default browser allows faster tab switching than firefox as the navigation bar can be accessed by pivoting on the edge of the screen (not on by default).
I use firefox on the desktop, and I'd love to use it as my default browser on android as well. For now, I'm using Chrome. Works well enough for me.