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Firefox Android Apk X86 Firefox android apk x86 Continue Free and open source Android web browser Mozilla Firefox for AndroidDeveloper (s) Mozilla Foundation and its contributors Mozilla Corporation Stable release (s ±) 2020; 6 days ago (2020-10-07 ± ±) 7 days ago (2020-10-06)NightlyNightly 201007 17:09 / 7 October 2020; 6 days ago (2020-10-07) Repositorygithub.com/mozilla- mobile/fenix Written inC, XUL, Java, JavaScript, RustOperating systemAndroid 5.0 and above ARM: 58.1 MB'5' Android, ARM64: 64.84 MB'6' Android, x86: 69.21 MB'7' Android, x86-64: 67.69 MB'8 TypeMobile browserLicenseMPLWebsitewww.mozilla.org/firefox/mobileThis lead article should be expanded. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (August 2020) Firefox for Android (codenamed Fenix, formerly codenamed Fennec) is a free and open source web browser developed by Mozilla for Android smartphones and tablets. Firefox uses the GeckoView engine for Android. From 2010 to 2011, the Fennec project supported Maemo phones. Mozilla also makes another mobile browser for iOS called Firefox for iOS. The history of Firefox for mobile devices, codenamed Fennec, was first released for Maemo in January 2010 with version 1.0 and for Android in March 2011 with version 4.0. Maemo support was discontinued after Version 7 was released in September 2011. The code name Fennec comes from the fox fennex, a small desert fox (just like the Fennec browser is a small version of the Firefox desktop browser). Firefox for Maemo Beta 5, released in 2009, was the first version to have the official Firefox branding, with the name Firefox and the logo. Fennec uses the Gecko engine; for example, version 1.0 used the same engine as Firefox 3.6, and the next release, 4.0, shared the main code with Firefox 4.0. Its features include HTML5 support, Firefox synchronization, add-on support, and tab browsing. The browser version number was bumped from the 2.0 beta version to version 4.0 to more closely match Firefox's desktop releases, as the rendering engines used in both browsers are the same. Plugin support was initially disabled by default, removing compatibility with popular types of web content such as Adobe Flash. In September 2011, Flash support was implemented in pre-Honeycomb pre-Honeycomb versions of Android. Flash support for Android 2.x and 4.x was enabled for most smartphones in version 14.0; It was later removed in version 56.0. The latest version of Fennec was version 68, released in July 2019, receiving bugs and security fixes until July 2020. On June 27, 2019, Mozilla introduced Firefox Preview (codenamed Fenix), a redesigned version of Firefox for Android on the GeckoView - implementation which is separated as a reusable library designed to be used as an alternative to the default Android WebView component. Firefox Beta was moved to Fenix in April 2020, and it was officially released to the stable in August 2020 as version 79, branded as Firefox Daylight. It includes advanced desktop-based tracking features, default on the address bar at the bottom of the screen, dark-mode support, a new Collection feature, and a redesigned private view mode based on Firefox Focus. Add-ons also see: Mozilla and Firefox Firefox extensions for Android allow you to install extensions; because of the change in architecture and the need to ensure that they are properly optimized for mobile use, Firefox Daylight/Fenix supports the only curated selection of popular extensions from the Mozilla Supplements Recommended Expansion program, with only nine (Dark Reader, Decentraleyes, HTTPS Everywhere, NoScript, Privacy Badger, Privacy Possum, Image Search, uBlock Origin, and YouTube High Definition) is supported at launch, and is scheduled to be at least 30 to be supported by the end of 2020. On September 29, 2020, Mozilla announced a night-time pre-release trial to install extensions through the collection on the AMO website. The Firefox platform for Android, starting with version 79 from July 2020, only works on Android version 5.0 and later; Earlier versions of Firefox also supported earlier versions of Android. Support for Android devices that work with Intel x86 processors was added in December 2013. Previously or informally supported previously, Firefox for mobile devices supported platforms other than Android. Official support for the Nokia N900 Maemo has stopped with version 7. Mobile Firefox was available for MeeGo through the third-party OpenRepos repository. Firefox for Android 62.0.1 browsing Wikimedia Commons Mobile Alpha build version 1.1 (1.1 Alpha 1) for Windows Mobile, released on February 19, 2010, is the latest build for this operating system. After the announcement of Windows Phone 7 and Microsoft's decision not to release a domestic development kit, as in the case of Android and other systems, the development of Windows Mobile was snnroat. If Microsoft releases a domestic development kit for its Windows Phone in the future, Mozilla will consider developing Fennec for the platform. Tristan Nioto, president of Mozilla Europe, said it was unlikely that a version of the BlackBerry OS would be released, citing BlackBerry's limited operating system as a reason. Mozilla has no plans to develop Firefox for the Symbian platform, or webOS. The unofficial WebOS port was created, but according to 2011 data no longer supported. The unofficial port is available for the Pandora portable console. Firefox 52.0.2 was the last last to run on ARM devices without NEON support, such as Tegra 2. [39] [40] viewtalkedit Operating system Latest stable version Support status Android (including Android-x86) 5.0 and later Current stable version: 81.0 (x64)[41] 2018– Current stable version: 81.0 (ARM64)[41] 2017– Current stable version: 81.0 (IA-32 and ARMv7)[41] 2014– 4.1–4.4 Old version, no longer maintained: 68.11.0 (x64)[42] 2018–2020 Old version, no longer maintained: 68.11.0 (IA-32) 2013–2020 Old version, no longer maintained: 68.11.0 (ARMv7) 2012–2020 4.0 Old version, no longer maintained: 55.0.2 (IA-32)[43][44] 2013–2017 Old version, no longer maintained: 55.0.2 (ARMv7) 2011–2017 3.0–3.2 Old version, no longer maintained: 45.0.2 (ARMv7)[43] 2011–2016 2.3 Old version, no longer maintained: 47.0 (ARMv7)[43][45] 2.2– 4.3 Old version, no longer maintained: 31.3.0esr (ARMv6) 2012–2015 2.2 Old version , no longer supported: 31.0 (ARMv7) 2011-2014 2.1 Old version, no longer supported: 19.0.2 (ARMv6) 2012-2013 Old version, no longer supported: 19.0.2 (ARMv7) 2011-2013 2.0 Old version, Old version, 2.0 No longer supported: 6.0.2 (ARMv7) 2011 Firefox OS 2.2 Old version, no longer supported: 35/36/37 2015 2.1 Old version, no longer supported: 33/34 2014-2015 2.0 Old version, No longer supported: 31/32 Maemo Old version, no longer supported: 7.0.1 2010-2011 Legend: Old version Ofolder version, still supported Latest versionAltest preview of the FirefoxOS Notes is not specified in this table as its version numbers will be misleading; it uses version numbers that don't match any of the other versions of Firefox. They share the main component, the Gecko engine rendering, and track its version numbers, while the iOS operating system version uses an operating system engine rendering (WebKit) rather than Mozilla (Gecko). Receiving this article should be updated. Please update this section to reflect recent events or newly available information. (August 2020) Share of the use of less commonly used mobile browsers since 2013. The share of Firefox usage increased in March and April 2014. The main critical comments (who?) of the preview 14 browser were slow viewing speed, lack of plug-in support, and performance issues. To solve these problems, Mozilla reworked the browser in version 14.0, adding Flash support, improving launch speed, as well as other enhancements. This update has greatly improved Firefox for Android. As of September 2014, the average estimate of Firefox users for Android in the Google Play Store is 4.4. Compared to the Stock browser Android and Chrome on Android, Firefox has a small market share; for November 2015, Firefox's share of Android use of all browsers made up just 0.81%. Despite this, Firefox for Android has a high Play Store rating, has more than 100 million and continues to evolve. The latest version supports Android 4.0 and above (as Android 2.3 support has been removed in version 48). In the 2015 Android browser comparison, Spanish news software and site reviews Softonic.com awarded the Firefox version of 37.0.1 Best 2015 nod, with reviewer Fabrizio Benedetti citing good design, effective memory consumption, open source browser character, and independence. In August 2020, Mozilla released a major Firefox update for Android, version 79, which has been in development for more than 1 year codenamed Firefox Daylight. It has been described by Mozilla as dramatically redesigned to be faster, easy to use, customizable and private. However, it received intense criticism from users who complained that it was more difficult to use, and slower, and various features were suddenly missing. Some online tech writers have even recommended people disable the update if possible. The security benefits of a number of devices work under older versions of Android. Some of them will not be upgraded to newer versions due to insufficient technical knowledge of users or lack of access to mobile data; some devices cannot be upgraded due to the system's low resources, or the manufacturer and telecom operator have been unable to provide an update.
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