What's New in Firefox OS?

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  • Creator: Michael Verdi
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Here's an overview of all the great new features included in the Firefox OS 1.1 upgrade.

Note: Your device manufacturer, together with your service provider, is responsible for providing Firefox OS system updates to you.

Improved Messages app now has MMS features

  • Add pictures, audio and video to your messages.
  • Chat with a whole group - tap the + to add more than one of your contacts to a message.
  • Type a URL in a message and it automatically becomes a working link that will open in the browser.

To learn more, see Send messages

Download files from the browser

  • Long-tap on a music, image or video file to download it to the Music, Gallery or Video app.

For the details, see Download music, photos and videos.

Search your music

  • Pull down on any screen in the Music app to expose the new search bar.

For more, see Playing Music on Firefox OS

Import contacts from more places

  • Now you can import contacts from Gmail, Outlook and Hotmail.

To learn how, see Add and delete contacts.