{"id":2631,"date":"2019-04-11T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/futurereleases\/?p=2631"},"modified":"2019-04-11T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T13:00:23","slug":"firefox-beta-for-windows-10-on-qualcomm-snapdragon-always-connected-pcs-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/futurereleases\/2019\/04\/11\/firefox-beta-for-windows-10-on-qualcomm-snapdragon-always-connected-pcs-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox Beta for Windows 10 on Qualcomm Snapdragon Always Connected PCs Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it\u2019s checking the weather forecast or movie times, you can always count on the web to give you the information you\u2019re seeking. Your choice of operating system and computer shouldn\u2019t change your online experience. As part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/about\/manifesto\/\">Mozilla\u2019s mission<\/a>, we built Firefox as a trusted user agent for people on the web and it\u2019s one of the reasons why we\u2019re always looking to work with companies to optimize Firefox Quantum for their devices.<\/p>\n<p>Last December, we <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/futurereleases\/2018\/12\/06\/firefox-coming-to-the-windows-10-on-qualcomm-snapdragon-devices-ecosystem\/\">announced<\/a> our collaboration with Qualcomm, to create an ARM64-native build of Firefox for Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 Always Connected PCs. Today, we\u2019re excited to report its availability in our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/firefox\/channel\/desktop\/#beta\"> beta release channel<\/a>, a channel aimed at developers or early tech adopters to test upcoming features before they\u2019re released to consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s release builds on the performance work done for<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2017\/11\/14\/introducing-firefox-quantum\/\"> Firefox Quantum<\/a>, which uses multiple processes as efficiently as possible. Working with Qualcomm&#8217;s Snapdragon compute platform, we\u2019re able to push the multi-core paradigm one step further, offering octa-core CPUs. We\u2019re also taking advantage of<a href=\"https:\/\/research.mozilla.org\/rust\/\"> Rust&#8217;s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.rust-lang.org\/book\/ch16-00-concurrency.html\"> fearless concurrency<\/a> to intelligently divide browsing tasks across those cores to deliver a fast, personal, and convenient experience.<\/p>\n<p>Snapdragon powered Always Connected PCs are ideal for the road warrior because they are thin, fanless, lightweight with a long battery life and lightening fast cellular connectivity, and built to seamlessly perform daily work tasks on-the-go. We\u2019re no stranger to optimizing the Firefox browser for any device. From Fire TV to the new iPad, we\u2019ve custom tailored Firefox browsers for a number of different devices, because it shouldn\u2019t matter what device you use.<\/p>\n<h3>Test Drive Firefox\u2019s ARM64 for Windows 10 on Snapdragon<\/h3>\n<p>Your feedback is valuable for us to fine-tune this experience for a future release. If you have an ARM64 device running Windows 10, you can help by<a href=\"https:\/\/mzl.la\/2Ow6HZy\"> reporting bugs<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/kb\/mozillacrashreporter\">submitting crash reports<\/a> or simply sharing feedback. If you have any questions about your experience you can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/products\/firefox\">here<\/a> for assistance.<\/p>\n<p>To try the ARM64-native build of Firefox on Windows beta version, you can download it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/firefox\/channel\/desktop\/#beta\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it\u2019s checking the weather forecast or movie times, you can always count on the web to give you the information you\u2019re seeking. 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