Most recently, after a long development process, the company Mozilla has presented us with a new version of its browser. Firefox 4 release is a really good and at the moment it is already downloaded more 72 million times. Despite this success, the developers are not going to rest on our laurels and announced the release of this year, the fifth, sixth and seventh version of the program. This acceleration is caused by the development of a rapid pace of renovation of one of the main competitors - Google Chrome, and carries a large changes in the development process. So, now we will be available a few updates channels - Aurora, Beta and Release. In this article you will learn how easy it is to switch the channel from updating your browser Mozilla and the first to try new features for future releases.
First of all, it is necessary to say a few words about what these new updates channels. So, Aurora - this is a new channel that provides the latest experimental features, but there is a risk of instability.
Beta - this is a stable version and Release - the final version designed for general use.Changing update channel is hidden in the bowels of the about: config and is available only in the last test, the so-called "night", builds of the browser. In order to gain access to new channels, you have to make a few simple steps.
1. Download "Night" build Firefox here and install on your computer. The browser is installed in a separate folder, it picks up all of your installed add-ons and settings and does not interfere with the normal version of Firefox.
2. Start your browser and enter in the address bar about: config, Accept the warning. Open the tab browser settings.
3. Right-click anywhere, choose from the context menu New> String. In the resulting window, enter the value app.update.desiredChannelAnd then introduce the parameter Beta.
4. Restart the browser. Now go to the menu Help> About Firefox and seeing a new place, reports the current channel. click links Change and in the drop-down list, select the desired channel updates.
And I remind you that the output of the first test assembly of Firefox 5 is scheduled for April 12, and a beta version to be released on May 17 of this year. Download, try, share experiences.