Firefox Beta is the build for those who like a little bit of jeopardy, but who don’t want to risk everything by trying out Firefox Aurora,
the early alpha build of Firefox. Firefox Beta gives you a sneak peek
at the next version of Firefox six weeks ahead of its final release,
offering a relatively stable build that’s not quite ready for primetime,
but still pretty solid.
Whereas Firefox Aurora installs as a completely separate application
alongside your existing Firefox installation, Firebox Beta will replace
the stable build. Should you subsequently wish to go back to the safer
version, you’ll need to manually download the stable version and install
it over the top of the beta build.
Confirm which build you have by selecting About Firefox from the
Firefox menu or button (it’s inside the Help menu if using the Firefox
button).
Firefox 19 is now in the Beta channel.
The most visible new feature in version 18 is simply that the inline
PDF viewer has been switched back on by default. This allows users to
view PDFs within the browser page without having to install a
third-party plugin from the likes of Adobe. It’s been in the works for a
number of months now, so we’ll hold off on the champagne, although its
appearance in the beta channel suggests it might be approaching
primetime release at last.
Firefox will offer to reset the Awesomebar search provider, if it has
been changed by third-party software or through about:config. Firefox
19 brings various startup performance improvements, as well as a browser
debugger for add-on developers, along with some CSS improvements.
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