{"id":15780,"date":"2011-10-31T11:22:52","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T18:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wapreview.com\/?p=15780"},"modified":"2011-11-05T17:26:55","modified_gmt":"2011-11-06T00:26:55","slug":"using-firefox-mobile-on-the-nokia-n9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/15780\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Firefox Mobile on the Nokia N9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had to send the N9 back to <a href=\"http:\/\/nokiaconnects.com\/\">NokiaConnects<\/a> on Friday as my two week trial was up. Before returning the phone I installed Firefox Mobile on the N9 and created this video\u00a0showing the installation process and Firefox mobile running on the device.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eUki6bsGOJo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Firefox Mobile on MeeGo\/Harmattan is not an official release from Mozilla.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Luckily for us\u00a0a developer named shmerl has packaged the latest Firefox Mobile nightly build for Harmattan and posted a link to it on forum.meego.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s how to install Firefox mobile on your N9 or N950.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Download Shmerl&#8217;s latest build<\/em>.<\/strong> \u00a0You can find it on his \u00a0download server at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shmerl.freeshell.net\/dev\/fennec\/meego_harmattan\/nightly\/\">shmerl.freeshell.net\/dev\/fennec\/meego_harmattan\/nightly\/<\/a>\u00a0or at <a href=\"http:\/\/my-meego.com\/downloads\/search.php?name=Firefox%20(Fennec)\">My-Meego.com<\/a>. The version I downloaded was labeled as 9.0 but I see that there is now a new 10.0 release available which includes a fix for a sync bug. \u00a0You can follow the progress of Firefox for Harmattan and find installation and configuration tips,\u00a0changelogs and announcements of new releases in this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/forum.meego.com\/showthread.php?t=3647&amp;page=10\">forum-meego.com thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Installing Firefox mobile using the N9 browser doesn&#8217;t work<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0It looks like the download server is using the wrong mime type causing the browser to display the binary file as text\u00a0gobbledygook\u00a0with no way to save it.<em><strong> You have to download Firefox to a PC and copy the file to the N9 using a cable and the phone&#8217;s USB mass storage mode.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>By default Harmattan only allows apps to be installed from the Nokia Store. <em><strong>\u00a0To allow installing apps from the file\u00a0system<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Open Settings, go to \u201cApplications\u201d, tap \u201cInstallations\u201d and tap \u201cAllow installations from non-store sources\u201d<\/strong><\/em> to enable it<\/p>\n<p><strong>Once the file is on the device\u00a0fire up a file manager.<\/strong> The N9 doesn&#8217;t come with one, I used the free <a href=\"http:\/\/store.ovi.com\/content\/208884\">File Mangaer Beta<\/a> from the Nokia Store. Navigate to the folder where you saved the Firefox Mobile .deb file and tap the filename to install.<\/p>\n<p>I found Firefox Mobile was stable on the N9 with competivite page loading speed and rendering. Its best features are support for the thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/mobile\/\">Firefox Mobile Add-ons<\/a> and also Firefox Sync, which keeps your bookmarks, history, passwords and open tabs\u00a0synchronized with Firefox on all your PCs and phones. \u00a0I can live with the quirky Firefox Mobile UI, although I don&#8217;t see that it has any advantages over a typical tab and menu driver browser interface. But I&#8217;m disappointed\u00a0that Firefox Mobile doesn&#8217;t reflow text after zooming.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/15780\/2011-10-28_12-40-20\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15796\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15796\" title=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - WapReview\" src=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-28_12-40-20-170x302.png\" alt=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - WapReview\" width=\"170\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/15780\/2011-10-28_12-40-39-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15810\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15810\" title=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - WapReview Zoomed In\" src=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-28_12-40-391-170x302.png\" alt=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - WapReview Zoomed In\" width=\"170\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/15780\/2011-10-28_12-41-01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15811\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15811\" title=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - Open Tabs and New Tab Button\" src=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-28_12-41-01-170x302.png\" alt=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - Open Tabs and New Tab Button\" width=\"170\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Using the N9 was a great experience<\/strong>, I will\u00a0definitely\u00a0miss it. \u00a0The N9&#8217;s hardware is nice but what really sets it apart is the Linux based MeeGo\/Harmattan OS&#8217;s openness, powerful multitasking and the Swipe user interface. Swipe is the first really great new mobile UI I&#8217;ve seen since the original iPhone. To me the N9 heralds the return of Nokia&#8217;s design and\u00a0engineering\u00a0excellence after the stumbles of the last few years. I&#8217;m very\u00a0disappointed in Nokia&#8217;s decision to end MeeGo development and limit the N9&#8217;s distribution to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/nokia\/8694467\/Nokia-N9-will-not-launch-in-UK.html\"> relatively few countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/15780\/2011-10-28_12-43-47-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15812\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15812\" title=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - ESPN\" src=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-28_12-43-471-170x302.png\" alt=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - ESPN\" width=\"170\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/15780\/2011-10-28_12-44-30-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15813\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15813\" title=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - Grantland.com\" src=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-28_12-44-301-170x302.png\" alt=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - Grantland.com\" width=\"170\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/15780\/2011-10-28_12-44-47-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15814\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15814\" title=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - Right Menu; Star, Back, Forward and Settings \" src=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-28_12-44-471-170x302.png\" alt=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - Right Menu; Star, Back, Forward and Settings \" width=\"170\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/15780\/2011-10-28_12-41-46-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15815\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15815\" title=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - All Pages Menu\" src=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-28_12-41-461-170x302.png\" alt=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - All Pages Menu\" width=\"170\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/15780\/2011-10-28_12-48-59-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15816\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15816\" title=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - Add-ons Menu\" src=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-28_12-48-591-170x302.png\" alt=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - Add-ons Menu\" width=\"170\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/15780\/2011-10-28_12-45-01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15819\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15819\" title=\"Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile - Settings \/> Preferences Menu&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2011-10-28_12-45-01-170&#215;302.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Nokia N9 Firefox Mobile &#8211; Settings > Preferences Menu&#8221; width=&#8221;170&#8243; height=&#8221;302&#8243; \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had to send the N9 back to NokiaConnects on Friday as my two week trial was up. Before returning the phone I installed Firefox Mobile on the N9 and created this video\u00a0showing the installation process and Firefox mobile running on the device. Firefox Mobile on MeeGo\/Harmattan is not an official release from Mozilla.\u00a0Luckily for us\u00a0a developer named shmerl has packaged the latest Firefox Mobile nightly build for Harmattan and posted a link to it on forum.meego.com. Here&#8217;s how to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/15780\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[1011,1283,1209],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15780"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15780"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15890,"href":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15780\/revisions\/15890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}