Skyfire mobile browser released Skyfire 2.3 forGoogle's Android operating system and now available for download here. This released in the Android Market with full version number is 2.3.1.19478, the new Skyfire release comes with a wide range of enhancements and fixes.
Fixes for Skyfire 2.3.1:
* Fixed streaming performance issues for Droid X and Droid 2 Devices!
* Proper Streaming support for HTC EVO (found a workaround for EVO device specific issue)
* Improved overall streaming performance for all FroYo devices
Enhancements in Skyfire 2.3 release:
* Fixed streaming performance issues for Droid X and Droid 2 Devices!
* Support for Fix for some Android 2.2 related issues found on the HTC EVO.
* Video playback: We improved our overall video streaming reliability, thus you should see a much lower occurrence of video timeouts with this new version. More enhancements are in the works, so video reliability will continue to get better.
* YouTube: On July 23, YouTube changed some of its APIs, causing YouTube videos to fail occasionally. This release resolves that problem.
* Desktop/Mobile switch: When switching between Android and Desktop mode of a page we better preserve the original page URL to reduce confusion due to page redirects.
* Video startup time: Video playback start time improved as much as 5 seconds.
Fixed in 2.3 Release:
* Startup Crash: For some users, Skyfire would intermittently force close startup. Fixed.
* Battery optimization, especially when Skyfire is in background
* Samsung Galaxy S: Better support for Flash 9 to co-exist with Skyfire Toolbar.
* Find on page: functionality fully working now
* Exit Skyfire in Android 1.5: On Motorola Backflip and HTC Magic it is now possible to properly exit Skyfire via a long-pressing the ‘back’ key.
According to the company, “Video playback: We improved our overall video streaming reliability, thus you should see a much lower occurrence of video timeouts with this new version. More enhancements are in the works, so video reliability will continue to get better”.
The new Skyfire 2.3 for Android also comes with resolved issues related to some APIs YouTube changed in late July, as well as with better preservation of the original page URL when switching between Android and Desktop mode of a page.
Download Link for Skyfire 2.3.1.19478 for Android:
Skyfire-Android 2.3.1.19478.apk (1.40 MB)
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