Mozilla rolls out Firefox 24 with goodies for Android

Mozilla on Wednesday (Manila time) rolled out Version 24 of its Firefox browser, with several major goodies for devices running Google's Android operating system.

Among the major updates are support for bump-sharing via near-field communications (NFC) and turning on WebRTC by default, tech site The Next Web reported.

WebRTC, a platform that allows browser-to-browser applications such as voice calling, video chat and file sharing without plugins, "is now enabled by default," it said.

Such a feature allows developers to "capture camera or microphone streams directly from Firefox Android using only JavaScript," it said.

"Users meanwhile can make browser-to-browser calls (audio and/or video) and share data (no server in the middle) to enable peer-to-peer apps (including text chat, gaming, image sharing during calls, and so on)," it added.

Firefox for Android also includes a new feature making it easier to “quickshare” favorite websites, articles, or videos with family and friends.

Users who share often via Twitter, Facebook, SMS, or email can have Firefox for Android "automatically add your most frequent sharing service to the menu button."

Meanwhile, the built-in Reader has been improved to allow changes in fonts, and long-tapping the Reader icon in the URL bar will add an article to the Reading List.

Mozilla also added support for Braille and Popup announcements, while Reader gets a night mode function to allow better night reading.

As for the desktop version of Firefox, The Next Web said Mozilla there is no major change.

"The biggest feature addition is probably the option to close all tabs to the right of the current tab," it added. — VC, GMA News