Minimo / Fennec

Early mobile Firefox (Minimo, then Fennec), for Windows Mobile and Maemo.

Facts

Developer

Mozilla

Website

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Engine

Gecko

Derived from

Mozilla Firefox

Successor

Firefox for Android (Fennec was its code name)

Platforms

Windows MobileAndroidOther

Details

Maemo / MeeGo

Popularity

47/100

Key versions

1. 2004
   Minimo 0.1GeckoFirst version for ARM devices such as the iPAQ running Linux.[1]
2. Feb. 2005
   Windows CEFirst public build for Windows CE (Pocket PC).[1]
3. June 2006
   Minimo 0.16Adds tabs and the “homebase” bar.[1]
4. Mar. 31, 2007
   Minimo 0.2Last Minimo release, with Windows Mobile 5 support.[1]
5. Nov. 27, 2007
   Minimo droppedMozilla announces Minimo is no longer supported; Fennec takes over.[1]
6. Nov. 9, 2009
   Maemo Beta 5First Fennec build to carry the Firefox brand.[2]
7. Jan. 28, 2010
   1.0Firefox for Maemo (Nokia N900), on the Firefox 3.6 engine.[3]
8. Feb. 19, 2010
   1.1 Alpha 1Last build for Windows Mobile.[2]
9. Mar. 29, 2011
   4.0Final release for Android.[2]
10. Sept. 2011
    7End of Maemo support.[2]

Version sources: [1] Minimo (Wikipedia en), [2] Firefox for Android (Wikipedia en), [3] website-archive.mozilla.org

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimo
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_for_Android