Firefox 5: Anybody Tried It?

12 years ago

I dont see much difference in this new firefox 5.0 so I assume that waiting is for your add-ons to make their own corresponding updates is fine. The only new features mentioned was the tab groups and the ability to pin any site to the tab.

I am not a big fan of add-ons, plug-ins so I didn't think twice when I upgraded. I personally dont like firefox nudging me again and again that I should upgrade so I just did.

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Brandon Tanner 12 years ago

Yup. It's Faaaaaaaast. I thought FF4 felt quite a bit snappier than 3, but with 5, it seems even more so. I've only been using it a couple days, but haven't noticed any bugs or odd behavior at all. Good stuff. When you begin to install the new version it will let you know in advance which installed plug-ins are compatible with v5, so you can decide if you want to go through with it, or keep the old version.
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tpw

12 years ago

They suggest that we should update now, due to some security issues.

But the fact that the Google toolbar won't work with it yet, along with other plugins, is keeping me on the fence.

I upgraded to FF4 before it was ready to use my plugins... I won't make the same mistake twice.

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Nick Lotter

12 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

But the fact that the Google toolbar won't work with it yet, along with other plugins, is keeping me on the fence.

I upgraded to FF4 before it was ready to use my plugins... I won't make the same mistake twice.

Same reason I don't want to upgrade yet.

I only use less than a handful of FF plugins, but I use them most days and don't want to lose them. I guess I'll hit the download link and see which of my plugins are not compatible before deciding.

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Allegra Sinclair

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Nick Lotter

Same reason I don't want to upgrade yet.

I only use less than a handful of FF plugins, but I use them most days and don't want to lose them. I guess I'll hit the download link and see which of my plugins are not compatible before deciding.

The download link warned me that my 1Password plugin would not work so I'm also waiting before upgrading. I think 4 has crashed a lot so I'm looking forward to the new version.

Allegra

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gefflong

12 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

They suggest that we should update now, due to some security issues.

But the fact that the Google toolbar won't work with it yet, along with other plugins, is keeping me on the fence.

I upgraded to FF4 before it was ready to use my plugins... I won't make the same mistake twice.

Well said. I agree. They always want you to "upgrade immediately" but most of the time the upgrade breaks something else, so I end up downgrading back to the older version. Now I just wait until they come out the next small update ver. X.01 or whatever and upgrade then.

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howdab2 12 years ago

Now, after just downloading and installing it....

Looks like nothing has changed.

Yea I can't tell the difference, it works and looks the same as v4...maybe they just changed the version # for the hell of it... lol

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PatrickBrianONeill

12 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

They suggest that we should update now, due to some security issues.

But the fact that the Google toolbar won't work with it yet, along with other plugins, is keeping me on the fence.

I upgraded to FF4 before it was ready to use my plugins... I won't make the same mistake twice.

I made the same mistake as TPW, switching to FF4 as soon as it was ready.

I love FF and just erroneously expected them to have their stuff together, and it was a nightmare.

I am waiting as well.

Patrick

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ThomM

12 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

They suggest that we should update now, due to some security issues.

But the fact that the Google toolbar won't work with it yet, along with other plugins, is keeping me on the fence.

I upgraded to FF4 before it was ready to use my plugins... I won't make the same mistake twice.

Back in the day when I was a so called WP expert I'd always tell people to wait before upgrading. In fact I noticed a pattern where every other wp upgrade would work fine but the one before and after the one that was fine would be buggy as hell.
Something I've noticed with FF is for about a week before an upgrade the browser would suddenly cause all sorts of problems for me. I started thinking the folks there where causing the problems so I'd want to upgrade as soon as the newest version came out.

Now I just installed Ubuntu on my puter and it's running FF5 without any problems, yet.

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PPC-Coach

12 years ago

I always wait. When you upgrade right away, you're the first batch of guinea pigs.

I waited on the previous update and it still has some bugs with turning javascript off on randomly it seems.

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cheesee

12 years ago

Nope. I don't even have firefox anymore. I only use google chrome, and rockmelt.

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Wizardofwords 12 years ago

Originally Posted by cheesee

Nope. I don't even have firefox anymore. I only use google chrome, and rockmelt.

Exactly. Google Chrome works really well, and I don't think it takes up as much space or memory as FF.
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ok123

12 years ago

Typing this on FF5. Seems faster than FF$, FF4 used to crash a bit. Still waiting for FF5 to go down. Majority of the addins do not work. e.g. sEOBOOK toolbar, linkification and DAP.

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pbarnhart

12 years ago

As of right now, my Evernote clipper does not work in FF5

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Matt.Lake

12 years ago

I upgraded to Firefox 5 yesterday without giving it any thought, and it only led to frustration. It doesn't support the Google toolbar or the Google global add-on, two features which I need, making it useless for me. I imagine a lot of Internet marketers use those features too.

The more annoying thing was that it's not easy to revert back to an older version. I was able to revert back to Firefox 3.something eventually after searching around, but it's obviously an older version than what I was using before I upgraded to 5.

Before reverting back to the older version of Firefox, I actually thought I'd give Chrome a shot. It's definitely faster and seems pretty cool, but even that doesn't support the Google toolbar with the Pagerank display etc!! (If those of you using Chrome have an alternative for easily viewing the Pagerank of a site when you're on it then I'd be interested).

I made a quick search in the Google forums regarding that issue, and as usual there was just a load of other frustated people not getting good answers from Google. That partly puts me off using Chrome, but then again, Firefox support appears just as bad.

Anyway, my advice would be to hold back from Firefox 5 at the moment... something I'll remember to do with future updates!

Matt

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Alexa Smith Banned 12 years ago

I'm using FireFox 5.

When I downloaded it, it did notify me that a couple of plugins weren't yet ready-to-go with FF5 and told me they'd update themselves automatically when they were available.

I haven't noticed any difference between this and the previous version (but I never had a problem with that, either).

Now that I right-click and look, it does seem that for the moment I've lost my one-click "no-follow"/"do-follow" backlink identifier, but I hadn't actually looked at it for over a year anyway.

Seems fine to me ... (though I admit I'm probably not the most demanding of users).
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Christophe Young

12 years ago

Works for me, but Google toolbar does not like it yet. Roboform (7.3.2) works fine with it and that's the only program I really use all the time.

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zusmart 12 years ago

I have used it. But it still not support to my downloader and antivirus. So, i install firefox 4.1 again
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Michael Shook 12 years ago

When I upgraded to FF 4, I had to start using Roboform 7.x. That one is the version you have to start paying for. The price was not exorbitant, especailly for a plugin that I use easily 100 times a day.

But I rally dislked the interface and the insdie part to Roboform 7. I have no intention of ever synching my passwords or storing them in the cloud or whateever it is called this week.

So I did some research and finally found a way to reintall Roboform 6, which I really liked much better.

So at the moment I have no intention to upgrade to FF5.

Must have heard me, the little notifier popped up to get me to upgrade right while I as typing that last sentence.
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askloz

12 years ago

had no choice, i was upgraded automatically... my browser has been going nuts over the past week with upgrades running all over the place.

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ajbarnes777 12 years ago

I'm running it now. Loading up takes longer than the previous version I had installed (which was version 3), but browsing and performing functions seems to be a little quicker.
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Myles Sinclair 12 years ago

Originally Posted by askloz

had no choice, i was upgraded automatically... my browser has been going nuts over the past week with upgrades running all over the place.

You can change that in the future if you want to.

Go to Tools/Options then click on the Advanced tab. Then click on the update tab which will allow you to specify how to handle updates.

Hope that helps.

Myles
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- azmanar 12 years ago
  
  Hi,
  
  When I used FireFox 4, it crashes ever too often and at times hang. Even starting up was taking too long.
  
  But when I upgraded to FireFox 5, it seems to be much lighter. Haven't hang on me yet. Had not crashed yet. Even the start-up is quicker.
  
  There are some plugins which were not supported but I immediately plugged Flash, SEO Quake and some other stuff without issues.
  
  I like this version better.
  
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dslfarms

12 years ago

I am using 5 right now , 4 days now and no problems at all,

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ZILLIONAIRE

12 years ago

... i clicked the update button faster than a Porsche on a track and later realized that some plugins are still not compatible with it! lesson learned.

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rahmat

12 years ago

If you wanted to install old version of firefox, you can consider Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB, portable and cloud drives

It will create separate folder for your firefox legacy program.

It won't overwrite your currently installed firefox.

Moreover, you can bring it on your thumbdrive.

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timpears

12 years ago

I am still using FF3.6.x because I heard so many complaints about FF4. Looks like they were quick to move up to 5 so they must have got the message.

I am going to wait till I hear that the plugin issues have been fixed before I upgrade. The version I use now is working pretty well, other than the occasional crash. But I have so much stuff going on my computer that I think that is due to memory issues. I need to upgrade my computer more than anything.

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pathart

12 years ago

I used to be an avid FF user but as Chrome has developed so much along with the new addons I've switched over, interesting to see what FF 5 brings to the table.

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azmanar 12 years ago

Originally Posted by pathart

I used to be an avid FF user but as Chrome has developed so much along with the new addons I've switched over, interesting to see what FF 5 brings to the table.

Hi,

Whenever my FireFox4 hang or crashes, I switched to chrome. But I prefer not to stick to Chrome.

FireFox5 is very promising for the past 4 days. No hang no crashes and speedy. So far no need to use Chrome.

Don't want Google invasion in everything I do on the net.
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elijahcamp1

12 years ago

I hope it's better than version 4...

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JamesRiley

12 years ago

stopped using Firefox every since Google Chrome came out

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JeffTonkin

12 years ago

I downloaded 4 in beta.

And you just made me leave here to download 5.

Thanks a lot. lol

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Scott B

12 years ago

Haven't upgraded to FF5 yet. Give it a couple weeks for them to work out the kinks and for the developers of Evernote, Roboform, etc to upgrade their toolbars to work with FF5. Until that happens, upgrading to FF5 would cost me more time than it would save.

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JeffTonkin

12 years ago

Now, after just downloading and installing it....

Looks like nothing has changed.

From 3 to 4 was drastic, 4 to 5 look identical.

Stick with 4 for now, 5 looks the same and you have to be a guinea pig.

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Isaiah Jackson

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Nick Lotter

Hey Warriors,

I just received a notification that Firefox 5 is available.

There were a couple of issues when I upgraded to Firefox 4, such as a couple of plugins that were not supported and stopped working, and a new layout that took some getting used to.

This time around I am going to wait a while before updating, just to see if there are any bugs.

If anybody else has updated to Firefox 5, please post here and let the rest of us know if it is worth updating or if it would be better to wait.

All the best,

Nick

Really not a big difference, but you are right about most of the plugins most of them were not updated to work with FF 4 so users were stuck to wait for the update to the plugin I would know I was one of them

but other than that I can understand your patience for wanting to wait for the plugins to update to work with the new FF 5 so I would just wait until you get an update notice for your plugins

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Alfonso_Montenegro

12 years ago

I upgraded to FireFox 5.0 immediately and it was a bit regrettable because some plugins of mine aren't compatible with it yet.

Next time, I will really wait for a while before deciding to upgrade. Hope this helps.

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charless

12 years ago

It's kind of a resource hog, but I like it.

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dewaz

12 years ago

i'm using FF5 with XP, I feel not so different with FF4. All plugin become inactive.

personally I prefer FF3.6, because after update to FF4, somehow FF4 cant show all pictures at my websites (recommendedstore.com).

I'm not recommended FF5. I recommend FF3.6 and chrome (since FF have more plugins)

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gorufus

12 years ago

I haven't had any problems with it so far. There were some issues with a few plugins, but it seems like the plugins I recently downloaded were fine, but all of my older ones are a little behind the 8 ball.

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sscot

12 years ago

I didn't hope to make a reply on this thread. But, instantly, when I was exited form this page, FF gave me the software update message.

Why it says, It is strongly recommended that you apply this update for Firefox as soon as possible. Due to my mention, I haven't gotten this kind of take action soon type message from FF before.

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art72

12 years ago

I personally have refrained from the Firefox update, as I am using AVG anti-virus, and it states it's not compatible. Combine this with the Google toolbar issue, and I waiting.

I'm still having some crash issues with FF4!

As stated by many above, I love FF...but not prepared to update until they work out all the kinks.

Art

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dagaul101

12 years ago

It's always a great idea to wait to see what the general populace think, don't want to upgrade only to find a much needed plugin is no longer supported