Firefox for Android

Firefox for Android
Developer(s)
Initial releaseMarch 29, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-03-29)[1]
Stable release(s) [±]
132.0.1 (November 4, 2024; 7 days ago (2024-11-04)[2]) [±]
Preview release(s) [±]
Beta133.0b3[3] / November 4, 2024; 7 days ago (2024-11-04)
Nightly134.0a1[4] / November 3, 2024; 8 days ago (2024-11-03)
Repository
Written inKotlin, JavaScript and others; including C++ and Rust[5][6] because of its rendering engine
Operating systemAndroid 5.0 and above[7]
Size
TypeMobile browser
LicenseMPL 2.0, uses proprietary components, including Google Play Services
Websitewww.mozilla.org/firefox/mobile

Firefox for Android is a web browser developed by Mozilla for Android smartphones and tablet computers. As with its desktop version, it uses the Gecko layout engine, and supports features such as synchronization with Firefox Sync, and add-ons.

The initial version of Firefox for Android was codenamed Fennec and branded Firefox for mobile;[12] it initially supported Maemo and Android before supporting MeeGo[13] and Firefox OS as well. Support for Maemo was later dropped. In 2020, a redesigned version of Firefox for Android (codenamed Fenix, and also branded as Firefox Daylight) was released, which introduced a new internal architecture and user interface inspired by Firefox Focus, new privacy features, and switching to curated WebExtensions for add-ons.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ff4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Firefox for Android 132.0.1, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes". mozilla.org. 2024-11-04. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  3. ^ "Firefox Beta for Developers APKS". APKMirror.
  4. ^ "Firefox Nightly for Developers APKS". APKMirror.
  5. ^ "R/Rust - How much Rust is in Firefox Preview's GeckoView?". July 2019.
  6. ^ "Mozilla binds Firefox's fate to the Rust language". 3 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Firefox for Android upgrade FAQs". Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  8. ^ "Firefox 84.1.2 (arm-v7a) (Android 5.0+)". APKMirror. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "Firefox 84.1.2 (arm64-v8a) (Android 5.0+)". APKMirror. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Firefox 84.1.2 (x86) (Android 5.0+)". APKMirror. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "Firefox 84.1.2 (x86-64) (Android 5.0+)". APKMirror. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  12. ^ Jostedt, Erica. "Firefox for Mobile Now Available on Nokia's Maemo Platform!". The Mozilla Blog. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  13. ^ "Building Fennec on Meego 1.2 chroot environment".