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Mozilla adds pull-to-refresh for Firefox Nightly on Android

Mozilla adds pull-to-refresh for Firefox Nightly on Android

October 22, 2020
While Mozilla's Firefox browser is behind Google's Chrome in a couple of aspects, I feel it doesn't get the credit it deserves nowadays. On Android, it supports browser extensions, which, to be frank, is amazing for a mobile browser. Today, however, Mozilla has finally added a feature to the Android version of Firefox that other...
Firefox for Android Nightly adds 8 new Extensions, including Bitwarden, Adguard, and Ghostery

Firefox for Android Nightly adds 8 new Extensions, including Bitwarden, Adguard, and Ghostery

September 29, 2020
Mozilla rolled out Firefox 79 for Android with a boatload of changes towards the end of July this year. But the update wasn't well-received as it removed some key features that were previously available on the browser. Since then, Mozilla has rolled out two updates for the browser, bringing back some of the features that...
Firefox for Android’s Enhanced Tracking Protection will soon block redirect tracking

Firefox for Android’s Enhanced Tracking Protection will soon block redirect tracking

September 21, 2020
Mozilla rolled out Firefox 79 for Android earlier this year, introducing nearly a year's worth of changes to the browser. However, the update was met with criticism from users as it was missing several crucial features that were previously available in the browser. Since then, Mozilla has rolled out two updates for the browser, bringing...
Firefox Nightly for Android adds support for 3 new add-ons

Firefox Nightly for Android adds support for 3 new add-ons

July 16, 2020
Earlier this month, Firefox made some changes to its convoluted system of beta, nightly, and preview builds. There are now only three builds that will receive development: Stable, Beta, and Nightly. Firefox routinely brings new add-ons to the Nightly builds for Android and recently it added support for three more. The three new add-ons in Firefox...
Firefox for Android ditches Preview builds to simplify releases

Firefox for Android ditches Preview builds to simplify releases

July 3, 2020
We talk a lot about Chrome when it comes to Android browsers, but there are several other great options available. Firefox is one such browser and Mozilla maintains a few different builds for people looking to try the latest features. There is stable Firefox, Firefox Beta, Firefox Nightly, Firefox Preview, and Firefox Preview Nightly. Sound...
Firefox Preview for Android adds support for Dark Reader, NoScript, and 3 other add-ons

Firefox Preview for Android adds support for Dark Reader, NoScript, and 3 other add-ons

April 16, 2020
Google Chrome comes pre-installed on Android phones which is why it's position as the most used mobile browser remains unshaken. But if you move out of the comfort zone and look for alternatives, you find quite a few substitutes for Chrome – and one of them is Mozilla Firefox. Back in 2018, Mozilla decided to...
After Chrome, Mozilla Firefox is adding picture-in-picture video support

After Chrome, Mozilla Firefox is adding picture-in-picture video support

February 19, 2019
Google added picture-in-picture mode to the Chrome browser in May of last year. The feature is supposed to help users multitask easily. There are times when you want to listen to some video on YouTube but also search for something else. That's a great time to use picture-in-picture mode. Chrome has had the support of...
Firefox follows Chrome by adding option to block auto-playing video/audio

Firefox follows Chrome by adding option to block auto-playing video/audio

July 26, 2018
What's the most annoying thing websites put on the internet? If you didn't answer "auto-playing videos and audio," sorry, but you're mistaken. As of Firefox Nightly Edition version 63.0a1, you can now block automatically playing video and audio from within your settings. The web browser previously blocked automatically playing audio from advertisements, but now it's...
Latest Firefox Nightly Update Receives New Photon UI

Latest Firefox Nightly Update Receives New Photon UI

August 9, 2017
Firefox has been working on a big update for both its desktop and mobile browser these past few months. Version 57 of Firefox is slated to be released sometime in November and the biggest user facing change is its new user interface. This new UI has been dubbed Photon UI and it too will be...