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While many internet browsers continue to battle between who’s the fastest and the most efficient of them all, Firefox has just recently released Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 which is the fifth development milestone and third beta release of Firefox 3.1, the next version of the Firefox web browser. Even though such released version is considered stable, developers and members of the testing community are still expected to provide feedbacks from its evaluation.
Firefox advises users of the latest released version not to expect that all of their add-ons will work properly with this beta. That is why Software Critics come in, after some research, to come up with these helpful tips on what you need to know in advance before you decide to upgrade to Firefox 3.1 Beta 3.
First tip: Back up you information. It is necessary that you do so in case something went wrong after the upgrade and you wish to go back to the version you previously use. Visit backing up files in Firefox for more information.
Second tip: Remember that some extension, and plugins may not work properly unless they had been updated to run on the new Firefox 3.1 Beta 3. Bookmarks are expected to remain intact. If you are using some extensions at the moment, better think twice before doing the upgrade.
Third tip: Themes are extremely likely not to work on the Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 version. Unless, you are willing to give up those themes just to try the new Beta 3.
Fourth tip: If you ever decided to downgrade, passwords will “go out of sync.” Why? Because the format changed and is only imported the “first” time you upgrade to Beta 3 unless you trigger it manually. So, if you downgrade Beta 3, you will not see passwords added after you upgraded (because they’re only in the file in the new format) and if you then upgrade a second time, you won’t see passwords you added while you were downgraded (because those were added to the old file, which isn’t imported a second time).
Fifth and last tip: If you’re unsure, don’t upgrade. Subscribe to us and wait for Firefox 3.5 Final as Software Critics delivers this information straight to your RSS feed readers.
Noteworthy:
Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 Release Notes state that release is considered to be stable. It has been QAd though but issues are still expected to come out.
Insider tech buzz:
Firefox 3.5 is coming soon. Firefox 3.5 is a branch off the trunk that will lead to a release, the trunk is for hardcore development. Firefox 3.1 Beta3 is what is out now. There has been a re-versioning which means the next release will be called 3.5 Beta 4, then there will be 3.5 RC1, then maybe more release candidates, then a final Firefox 3.5 release.
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