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WTF ! Firefox mobile not working on android 2.1.

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WTF ! Firefox mobile not working on android 2.1.

WTF ! Firefox mobile not working on android 2.1.

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Android

  • Firefox is compatible with Android 2.0 and above devices.
  • Installation requires about 17 MB internal or SD card storage and 512 MB of RAM

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/platforms/

Do you meet these requirements?

Modified by Svetlana

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- # Android 2.1 - # 2Gb memory - # 256Mb ram

512 MB of RAM is a must? My phone 256mb ram!

Modified by DileepRocks

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You also need an ARMv7 processor.

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will this work from pc world? ARCHOS ARNOVA 7d G3 Tablet PC i want to use firefox inorder to run TOR i like the price

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If the ARCHOS ARNOVA 7d G3 indeed has a ARM Cortex A8, 1 GB Ram and Android 4.0 then it may work as this cpu is a ARMv7.

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dileepma, what is your exact phone model as I or others may be able to find what cpu it has.

Many older or budget phones have a ARMv6 type of cpu, which is a possibility as you say your phone only has 256Mb ram.

Modified by James

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My phone model is SAMSUNG Galaxy I5800 http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i5800_galaxy_3-3395.php

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It does thanks for imput can you answer this, When the final mobile ff is released on 21st june2012 on my tablet will i be be able to use/run/access the TOR network?? I know its called orbot that i need for android in order for it to work but will the new ff suport it, id ask live chat but they dont seem to be doing that anymore.

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dileepma, it has a Samsung S5P6422 processor which is sorry to say a ARMv6.

The phone is from two years ago and was a budget, mid-range smartphone so no surprise as it was mainly the higher-end phones then that had ARMv7 at time.

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms/Android

These devices have ARMv6 processors and are not compatible with Firefox for Android. We are working on ARMv6 support: 

Samsung i5800 Galaxy 3


There are experimental ARMv6 builds you can try listed in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=723946 and there are third-party experimental builds at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25855563

Modified by James