- Hardware accelerated AV1 video decoding now supported by default with supported hardware or via fallback to software decoding.
- GPU-accelerated Canvas2D is now enabled by default.
- UI improvements to the built-in PDF viewer to make it easier to save PDFs directly.
- Fixed a video playback bug in landscape screen orientation.
- Fixed accessibility bugs where Talkback didn't announce some buttons or text was too small.
- Hardware accelerated AV1 video decoding now supported by default with supported hardware or via fallback to software decoding.
- GPU-accelerated Canvas2D is now enabled by default.
- UI improvements to the built-in PDF viewer to make it easier to save PDFs directly.
- Fixed a video playback bug in landscape screen orientation.
- Fixed accessibility bugs where Talkback didn't announce some buttons or text was too small.
- Hardware accelerated AV1 video decoding now supported by default with supported hardware or via fallback to software decoding.
- GPU-accelerated Canvas2D is now enabled by default.
- UI improvements to the built-in PDF viewer to make it easier to save PDFs directly.
- Fixed a video playback bug in landscape screen orientation.
- Fixed accessibility bugs where Talkback didn't announce some buttons or text was too small.
-Users can now choose whether to be asked every time they open a link that -would open in another app.
-Added pull-to-refresh gesture to reload the page.
-Fixed the issue that prevented 10-bit videos from playing.
-Fixed the problem that caused full screen YouTube videos to exit and switch to portrait mode when changing quality or speed.
-Improved accessibility by fixing small buttons that were difficult to use.
-Solved the issue that prevented small pages from zooming out to 100% on Android.
-Users can now choose whether to be asked every time they open a link that -would open in another app.
-Added pull-to-refresh gesture to reload the page.
-Fixed the issue that prevented 10-bit videos from playing.
-Fixed the problem that caused full screen YouTube videos to exit and switch to portrait mode when changing quality or speed.
-Improved accessibility by fixing small buttons that were difficult to use.
-Solved the issue that prevented small pages from zooming out to 100% on Android.
- You can now view PDF documents directly in Firefox.
- Total Cookie Protection was added to Enhanced Tracking Protection’s Strict Mode. Every website gets its own “cookie jar,” preventing cookies from being used to track you from site to site.
- On Pixel devices running Android 12+, you can now share links to recently viewed web content directly from the Recents screen.
- Open in app and Android intents behavior change. You will need to confirm that the request to Open in app is expected.
- You can now view PDF documents directly in Firefox.
- Total Cookie Protection was added to Enhanced Tracking Protection’s Strict Mode. Every website gets its own “cookie jar,” preventing cookies from being used to track you from site to site.
- On Pixel devices running Android 12+, you can now share links to recently viewed web content directly from the Recents screen.
- Open in app and Android intents behavior change. You will need to confirm that the request to Open in app is expected.
- You can now view PDF documents directly in Firefox.
- Total Cookie Protection was added to Enhanced Tracking Protection’s Strict Mode. Every website gets its own “cookie jar,” preventing cookies from being used to track you from site to site.
- On Pixel devices running Android 12+, you can now share links to recently viewed web content directly from the Recents screen.
- Open in app and Android intents behavior change. You will need to confirm that the request to Open in app is expected.
NEW
- Support for Android themed app icons in Android 13+
- Several new extensions are available:
Firefox Relay
Tampermonkey
Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader
ClearURLs
FIXED
- Improved selection magnifier placement when selecting text over several lines.
- In Jump back in the Sync tab call to action can now be dismissed with the search bar open.
- Various security fixes.
* In full-screen video, swiping will no longer trigger the address bar
* Firefox now shows an undo option when removing a pinned site
* Handle the Android 11+ ask every time for camera permissions when scanning QR codes
* Search engines are now updated immediately when changing languages
* Fixed a crash that happened with large clipboard contents and the address bar
* Improved the performance of canvas when the graphics process is used
* Fixed a problem with H.264-only video calls
* In full-screen video, swiping will no longer trigger the address bar
* Firefox now shows an undo option when removing a pinned site
* Handle the Android 11+ ask every time for camera permissions when scanning QR codes
* Search engines are now updated immediately when changing languages
* Fixed a crash that happened with large clipboard contents and the address bar
* Improved the performance of canvas when the graphics process is used
* Fixed a problem with H.264-only video calls
-You can now save web pages as PDF files to conveniently access them later from your Downloads folder
-You can now organize your tabs in the tabs tray by long-pressing on a tab
-Open all bookmarks in a folder in tabs, new, or private tabs
-The 2x1 configuration for the search widget the voice search icon will be displayed. Previously it was clipped on some devices
-Improved frame scheduling when under load; this substantially improves Firefox’s MotionMark scores
-You can now save web pages as PDF files to conveniently access them later from your Downloads folder
-You can now organize your tabs in the tabs tray by long-pressing on a tab
-Open all bookmarks in a folder in tabs, new, or private tabs
-The 2x1 configuration for the search widget the voice search icon will be displayed. Previously it was clipped on some devices
-Improved frame scheduling when under load; this substantially improves Firefox’s MotionMark scores
-You can now save web pages as PDF files to conveniently access them later from your Downloads folder
-You can now organize your tabs in the tabs tray by long-pressing on a tab
-Open all bookmarks in a folder in tabs, new, or private tabs
-The 2x1 configuration for the search widget the voice search icon will be displayed. Previously it was clipped on some devices
-Improved frame scheduling when under load; this substantially improves Firefox’s MotionMark scores
- Fixed an issue where font weights, such as Bold, Thin, or Black, were not respected and instead rendered as Regular weight on recent Android versions.
- Various stability fixes.
- Total Cookie Protection is now available. This feature prevents third parties from tracking your online activity across websites.
- Preload intermediate certificates to reduce the number of secure website errors.
- Enabled text selection magnifier for website text.
- Added support for Android image keyboards.
- Fixed a problem where the notification bar appeared white-on-white.
- Increased the amount of text shown for shortcut titles on the homepage.
Welcome to a new version of Firefox for Android. This release comes with the following improvements and features:
- New Firefox homepage updates
- Limited edition wallpapers
- Bug fixes and technical improvements
- Updated interface font to use the Android default font
- Tabs shared from other Firefox devices will now open in Firefox
- Fixed downloads being duplicated when a user deletes the download and redownloads the same file
- Fixed image and animation corruption on Pixel 6, 6 Pro and 6a devices running Android 13
- Version 105.2.0: Various bug fixes
- Updated interface font to use the Android default font
- Tabs shared from other Firefox devices will now open in Firefox
- Fixed downloads being duplicated when a user deletes the download and redownloads the same file
- Fixed image and animation corruption on Pixel 6, 6 Pro and 6a devices running Android 13
-Address autofill: Firefox will now remember and offer to fill common address forms. You can add, edit and manage your addresses in the Firefox settings
-Delete recent history: You can choose to delete browsing history from the last hour, two days or all history from the history screen
-Fixed a crash that occurs when opening a link from an external app
-After bypassing an https only error page and navigating back, it now takes you to the previous site that was visited.
-Address autofill: Firefox will now remember and offer to fill common address forms. You can add, edit and manage your addresses in the Firefox settings
-Delete recent history: You can choose to delete browsing history from the last hour, two days or all history from the history screen
-Fixed a crash that occurs when opening a link from an external app
-After bypassing an https only error page and navigating back, it now takes you to the previous site that was visited.
Fixed an occasional crash on startup.
Fixed
* Resolved a crash involving split screen or resizing the Firefox window.
* Resolved a problem where video, for some devices, was playing upside down.
* Resolved a rare crash to a black screen when opening the keyboard on Android 12.
New
* Credit card autofill will now ask to save and update card information when filling out forms.
Fixed
* When switching between apps Firefox should remain running.
* Password autofill with a locked and not running Bitwarden password now works.
* Resolved a problem when tapping on the search widget with PiP enabled would crash.
* Resolved a problem with large clipboard contents causing a crash when the keyboard was opened. Happy copy and pasting!
NEW
* Firefox for Android now supports using the magnifier on Android 9+ for positioning the cursor in forms on web pages—which makes things on the screen much easier to see.
FIXED
* Fixed YouTube video sizing issues on some devices
* Fixed video sizing when exiting Picture-in-Picture playback mode
* Fixed keyboard flicker in menu popups
* Fixed QR code button disappearing from the address bar
-Two new wallpapers now available for your homepage background
-You can now turn on HTTPS-only mode, which will request a secure version of all websites you visit and warn you if one is unavailable
-Bookmark search is now available
-History search is now available
-Similar searches are now grouped together in your history for a more organized view
-There’s a new section on your homepage that shows highlights from your history
-Two new wallpapers now available for your homepage background
-You can now turn on HTTPS-only mode, which will request a secure version of all websites you visit and warn you if one is unavailable
-Bookmark search is now available
-History search is now available
-Similar searches are now grouped together in your history for a more organized view
-There’s a new section on your homepage that shows highlights from your history
* Fixed visual issues during fullscreen video playback.
* Various stability improvements.
NEW
* New prompt when attempting to leave private browsing with active downloads.
FIXED
* Improved cold start-up performance.
* History items are now sorted from newest to oldest.
* Tab group titles are no longer the wrong color when in private mode.
* Icons for bookmarks, folders and downloads are now visible when dark theme/private mode is enabled.
* Fixed crash when returning to the add-on details menu after changing device language.
* Faster searching of stored passwords.
* We’ve added history highlights to recently visited sites.
* Firefox will now display better images for recent bookmarks on the home page.
* “Fill link from clipboard” has been improved for Android 12.
* Now, selecting ‘search group’ in ‘Jump back in’ switches to an active tab.
* We’ve fixed an interface problem where private tabs were displayed as normal tabs.
* The history delete button is now correctly labeled for screen readers.
* Duplicate history items are now merged.
* We’ve added history highlights to recently visited sites.
* Firefox will now display better images for recent bookmarks on the home page.
* “Fill link from clipboard” has been improved for Android 12.
* Now, selecting ‘search group’ in ‘Jump back in’ switches to an active tab.
* We’ve fixed an interface problem where private tabs were displayed as normal tabs.
* The history delete button is now correctly labeled for screen readers.
* Duplicate history items are now merged.
* Fixed frequent MOZILLA_PKIX_ERROR_OCSP_RESPONSE_FOR_CERT_MISSING error messages when trying to connect to various microsoft.com domains
New
* Jump back into the content you care about. On the new customizable Homepage, you’ll see:
- Recent tabs
- Recent bookmarks
- Recent searches
- Articles recommended by Pocket
* Tabs you haven’t viewed for 2 weeks will now move to the Inactive Tabs section to help keep your tabs tray clutter-free. Toggle this option in Settings.
Changed
* Settings now available to control which sections are visible on your Homepage.
* Suggested history items in your search suggestions are now more relevant.
Crash fix
New:
- Added support for Web Authentication API, which allows USB tokens (such as the use of USB or Bluetooth Security Key) for website authentication.
Fixed:
- Crash when attempting to disconnect from Mozilla account.
- Crash when navigating back to the settings menu after disabling studies.
- Various security fixes
New:
* New installs will see a “Set Firefox as your default browser” message on the notification pane
Changed:
* In order to improve tab navigation, the default layout of the tabs tray was changed from List View to Grid View
* The default autoplay setting has been updated to Blocking Audio Only
* Opting out of telemetry will now also erase all previously collected usage data
Fixed:
* Password fields no longer automatically start with capital letter with the Samsung keyboard
New:
* New installs will see a “Set Firefox as your default browser” message on the notification pane
Changed:
* In order to improve tab navigation, the default layout of the tabs tray was changed from List View to Grid View
* The default autoplay setting has been updated to Blocking Audio Only
* Opting out of telemetry will now also erase all previously collected usage data
Fixed:
* Password fields no longer automatically start with capital letter with the Samsung keyboard
* Firefox can now save, manage, and auto-fill credit card information for you, making shopping on Firefox ever more convenient.
* Back/Forward Cache is now enabled for webpages that use unload event listeners, making the back and forward navigations faster on these pages.
* Users that need to import user Android certificates can do so through the secret settings
* Firefox can now save, manage, and auto-fill credit card information for you, making shopping on Firefox ever more convenient.
* Back/Forward Cache is now enabled for webpages that use unload event listeners, making the back and forward navigations faster on these pages.
* Users that need to import user Android certificates can do so through the secret settings
84.1.4:
* Various stability fixes
84.1.3:
* Security fix
84.1.0:
* Option to view your open tabs side by side in a grid view.
* Ability to delete downloaded files within the app.
* WebRender rolls out to more of our users on Android, those on the Mali-G GPU series, bringing smoother animation and scrolling to the majority of our Android users.
* Improved scrolling accuracy and control and fixed cases of unexpected scroll acceleration.
84.1.2:
* Addressed an issue causing content to not render for some users with Android 6
84.1.0:
* Option to view your open tabs side by side in a grid view.
* Ability to delete downloaded files within the app.
* WebRender rolls out to more of our users on Android, those on the Mali-G GPU series, bringing smoother animation and scrolling to the majority of our Android users.
* Improved scrolling accuracy and control and fixed cases of unexpected scroll acceleration.
We are continually making improvements and this release brings you the following update:
* Option to view your open tabs side by side in a grid view.
* Ability to delete downloaded files within the app.
* WebRender rolls out to more of our users on Android, those on the Mali-G GPU series, bringing smoother animation and scrolling to the majority of our Android users.
* Improved scrolling accuracy and control and fixed cases of unexpected scroll acceleration.
* Various security fixes
We are continually making improvements and this release brings you the following update:
* Newly supported add-ons: FoxyProxy, Bitwarden, AdGuard AdBlocker, Tomato Clock, LeechBlock NG, Web Archives, and Ghostery. See all our supported add-ons
here.
In this release, we are excited to introduce new ways of making your browsing experience better:
- Accidentally close a tab? You can now reopen your recently closed tabs in your tab tray menu or History panel.
- Automatically purge cookies from sites you haven’t directly visited in 30 days
- Newly supported add-ons: Video Background Play Fix and Google Search Fixer
- Added a new locale: Tajik!
- Better support for opening links in Firefox from third-party apps
In this Firefox Daylight release, we’re excited to have addressed some of your top requests:
-View downloads
-Enhanced search
-Frequently visited top sites
-Auto close tabs
-Switch tabs by swiping horizontally on address bar
-Password migration support for master password users
Also in case you missed it, checkout these new Firefox features:
-Protection from intrusive trackers
-Organize your tabs with Collections
-Bottom search bar
-Dark Mode
-Picture-in-Picture Video
In this Firefox Daylight release, we’re excited to have addressed some of your top requests:
-View downloads
-Enhanced search
-Frequently visited top sites
-Auto close tabs
-Switch tabs by swiping horizontally on address bar
-Password migration support for master password users
Also in case you missed it, checkout these new Firefox features:
-Protection from intrusive trackers
-Organize your tabs with Collections
-Bottom search bar
-Dark Mode
-Picture-in-Picture Video
In this Firefox Daylight release, we’re excited to have addressed some of your top requests:
-View downloads
-Enhanced search
-Frequently visited top sites
-Auto close tabs
-Switch tabs by swiping horizontally on address bar
-Password migration support for master password users
Also in case you missed it, checkout these new Firefox features:
-Protection from intrusive trackers
-Organize your tabs with Collections
-Bottom search bar
-Dark Mode
-Picture-in-Picture Video
In this Firefox Daylight release, we’re excited to have addressed some of your top requests:
-View downloads
-Enhanced search
-Frequently visited top sites
-Auto close tabs
-Switch tabs by swiping horizontally on address bar
-Password migration support for master password users
Also in case you missed it, checkout these new Firefox features:
-Protection from intrusive trackers
-Organize your tabs with Collections
-Bottom search bar
-Dark Mode
-Picture-in-Picture Video
In this Firefox Daylight release, we’re excited to have addressed some of your top requests:
-View downloads
-Enhanced search
-Frequently visited top sites
-Auto close tabs
-Switch tabs by swiping horizontally on address bar
-Password migration support for master password users
Also in case you missed it, checkout these new Firefox features:
-Protection from intrusive trackers
-Organize your tabs with Collections
-Bottom search bar
-Dark Mode
-Picture-in-Picture Video
The people have spoken! The back button is back. Plus view tab history with a long-press of it.
Introducing our latest release of Firefox for Android — Firefox Daylight, dramatically redesigned to be faster, customizable, and private.
-Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default
-Organize your tabs with Collections
-One tap to Private Browsing
-Ergonomic browsing with the bottom nav bar
-Switch to Dark Mode
-Video with Picture-in-Picture
-Powered by the independent GeckoView engine
The people have spoken! The back button is back. Plus view tab history with a long-press of it.
Introducing our latest release of Firefox for Android — Firefox Daylight, dramatically redesigned to be faster, customizable, and private.
-Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default
-Organize your tabs with Collections
-One tap to Private Browsing
-Ergonomic browsing with the bottom nav bar
-Switch to Dark Mode
-Video with Picture-in-Picture
-Powered by the independent GeckoView engine
Introducing our latest release of Firefox for Android mobile browser, dramatically redesigned to be faster, easy to use, customizable, and private.
- Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default
- Open as many tabs as you like and organize them into Collections
- Get to Private Browsing Mode with just one tap
- Ergonomic browsing with the bottom nav bar
- Switch to Dark Mode anytime
- Video multitasking with Picture-in-Picture mode
- Powered by the robust and independent GeckoView engine
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
We’re working to make Firefox for Android better with each new release. Read the release notes to learn about any new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/notes/.
* Quantum CSS improvements which improve page rendering times
* Faster scrolling due to treating touch event listeners as passive by default
* The new CSS engine introduced in the Firefox Quantum (57.0) desktop browser is now enabled in Firefox for Android
* The new CSS engine introduced in the Firefox Quantum (57.0) desktop browser is now enabled in Firefox for Android
* Added the ability for users to add websites to home screen like native applications* Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) playback* Added Bengali from Bangladesh (bn-BD) and Nepali (ne-NP) locales* Removed the Firefox Search widget from home screen
* Added the ability for users to add websites to home screen like native applications* Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) playback* Added Bengali from Bangladesh (bn-BD) and Nepali (ne-NP) locales* Removed the Firefox Search widget from home screen
* A clean, modern visual refresh* An all-new home page with quick access to top sites and recent history* An experience designed in parallel with the new Firefox Quantum, our fast, modern desktop browser
* A clean, modern visual refresh* An all-new home page with quick access to top sites and recent history* An experience designed in parallel with the new Firefox Quantum, our fast, modern desktop browser
* A clean, modern visual refresh* An all-new home page with quick access to top sites and recent history* An experience designed in parallel with the new Firefox Quantum, our fast, modern desktop browser
* Android WebExtension API implemented* Utilize hardware encoders & decoders for WebRTC to save power consumption and improve performance* Support of Android 4.0 (API 15) ended
* New Greek and Lao locales* Font size on web pages now uses system font size settings
* Right to left language support
* Right to left language support
* Right to left language support