Firefox for Android has unveiled a game-changing feature that users have been asking for a long time. Now Firefox for Android has received full-fledged extension support. Developers can now create and publish extensions and users can easily access and install them on Firefox for Android.
Firefox for Android used to support extensions a few years back but the redesigned app released in 2020 removed extension support.
The company first teased the arrival of its open extension platform back in August. Now a massive collection of 450 extensions is available to users. The company promises to introduce more extensions in the coming months.
“We’re thrilled to bring this experience to Firefox for Android, where we’re the only major Android browser to support an open extension ecosystem. In the coming months, we plan to enable more extensions for people to choose from and customize their own mobile internet experience,” said Vicky Chin, Vice President of Engineering at Firefox
It is worth noting that these extensions are the mirror to those which has already been available on the desktop. These extensions were previously introduced to Firefox Nightly back in 2020 and now the stable version of Firefox is getting them.
There are several useful extensions such as Automatic AdSkipper for skipping video ads on different websites, Dark Reader for adding dark mode to every website, Time management extension Tomato Clock, SingleFile saves to save an entire webpage as a single HTML file, and WebArchive to view archived and cached versions of web pages.
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Mozilla has also rolled out a dedicated Android extensions page to make it easier for users to discover and integrate their favorite extensions into their browsers.
Although Chrome still dominates the mobile web browser market, it still falls short when it comes to third-party extension support on mobile devices. Lemur and Kiwi Browsers already provide flexibility and freedom of third-party extensions. Although Firefox only has a 0.51% market share in the mobile web browsers market, the introduction of extension support marks a strategic move to distinguish itself in this segment.
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