FireFox 2.0 (Alpha 1) Release Date

By Peter | Published: February 7, 2006

Most current activity on the Firefox 2 front is wrapped up in planning, scoping, and assigning tasks. Please see the features list and the planning documents linked therein for more information.

Next scheduled release date: February 10, 2006 (Alpha 1).

  • New Bookmark and History System
  • Tabbed browsing UI improvements & defaults
  • Extension Manager enhancements
  • Search Engine UI improvements (add/remove/options)
  • Visual refresh, “native theme” support
  • Platform patch uplift
  • In-line spell check
  • Instrumentation / exit surveys
  • Session saver
  • Branding & update systems
  • Fully integrated RSS functionality
  • Browser status indication
  • Offline mode detection & better use of cache
  • Pluggable Download Manager Anti-phishing
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One Comment

  1. Brandon Bowers
    Posted February 7, 2006 at 10:29 am | Permalink

    This is another reason that I like the Firefox Browser. It is constantly growing and changing. Updates quick and a lot better then the last version. I cannot wait to download this Alpha verson of the new Firefox.

    Breathe deep, seek peace,
    Brandon Bowers