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Mozilla releases Nightly build of Firefox for Windows 8

Jonathan Riggall

Jonathan Riggall

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The first Firefox for Windows 8 Nightly Build is now available for testing. Mozilla has released this unfinished version of their popular browser optimized for tablets. It looks surprisingly similar to Internet Explorer, but doesn’t have any unique touch gestures for navigation yet.

The new Firefox for Windows 8 is part of the Firefox Nightly builds channel, and is downloaded automatically as part of the latest update. If you have Windows 8, once installed a Modern UI Firefox tile should appear on your desktop. To run it, you have to have Firefox Nightly set as your default browser.

It’s still pretty basic, so really only suitable for testing or if you’re curious to see the future of the browser. Firefox Sync does work, so you’ll get your bookmarks and passwords.

Now Firefox for Windows 8 is in the Nightly Builds cycle, we can expect it to  migrate to the Aurora channel in about six weeks, and be possibly ready for general release in or June.

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