Firefox: Private, Safe Browser

Name: Firefox: Private, Safe Browser
Rating: 4.47614 (71785 reviews)

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Firefox: Private, Safe Browser

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User Reviews for Firefox: Private, Safe Browser

I want to love it but I can’t

I use Firefox on all of my desktops and I love it, but the mobile version just doesn’t work right. First it needs to incorporate the privacy of Firefox Focus into the main app, and give users the ability to control the level of privacy they need, without having to use a completely different app with all or nothing being your choice. Second they need to work on the interface. Too many steps required to get to bookmarks or to switch tabs. And every time I switch tabs it automatically highlights the last one I opened, not the one I’m on or the next one in the sequence. Finally, it needs to be coded in iOS native tools. It’s obvious that interface elements aren’t native and it just doesn’t fit. For example: tapping a bookmark icon highlights the target area for the tap and you can see that the icon and tap area don’t align. It’s a little thing but it makes the software feel unfinished and buggy, even when it works. Since it can’t match the functionality of Safari or chrome I’m forced to use an alternative, and I really would rather have Firefox on all of my devices. I’ll keep checking back and hoping for the day they get it right.

1200usker, Feb 16, 2022

Firefox App Feedback & Suggestion

All of the forms of media and visual demonstrations that are all ever shown posted on up here should all always make sure to explain as specifically as possible about the reasons for why it is always as important as ever nowadays, today in general that all of these forms of media and visual demonstrations all always make sure to explain the very best that they all ever could about all always making sure that this type of app for Mozilla Firefox always makes sure to have all of the types of features and extensions needed for it to function the very best that it all ever could as well as for allowing to never, ever set any sorts of limits to any of its own types of users in general in the sense of everything that it all could actually always allow all of its own types of users to do with it and all. Lastly, all of the forms of media and visual demonstrations mentioned way earlier in the beginning should all always be translated into as many different types of worldwide foreign languages as possible and everything.

Billy Albornoz, Jul 22, 2022

Startup fixed in 38.1, now fix refresh

Thank you for reversing the ridiculous decision to open a new copy of the homepage every time I launch the app. Now please restore the refresh button to the bottom toolbar. The homepage is not something I need quick access to from every page I navigate to, but the refresh button absolutely is. Restore it, and you'll be back to 5 stars Previous review (1 out of 5 stars): You have now made my browsing experience MORE distracting, not less. There's a reason I don't have a homepage configured and I set the new tab page to "about:blank"... I don't want my phone making decisions for me about what I look at. Launching a new instance of the homepage is literally never valuable to me. Meanwhile, the refresh button, which you've inexplicably removed from the bottom toolbar and *replaced with the home button*, IS something I find valuable, and I wish you'd put it back. This app was working better before the update. Please revert the features or allow me to customize back to sensible settings and I will update my review to 5 stars.

camallen, Oct 06, 2021

WHY MOZILLA WHY?

I have been using Firefox as my sole browser since 2008. They have had a fantastic and secure browser for a long time and it has been a great relationship. Apple products on the other hand are complete garbage in the usability department. I bought a Mac mini in 2014 because my hard drive went out on my 5 year old gateway laptop, within 18 months the Mac mini was unusably slow. And now for my Ipad I got this little dandy last year and I have never owned another piece of technology so infuriating in my life, the one respite was the fact that I had Firefox on it, the one program I knew would never let me down. I was asked to do a major update a couple months ago, and I figured what’s the harm Firefox has never steered me wrong. When the update was complete, lo and behold I have lost all my loveable Firefox usability. They have updated me to what is little more than a safari skin. I am permanently unable to access any of my Firefox account information. I can’t change my password because all of my information will be lost and with it still working on my other devises (pc and galaxy) I cannot afford to risk losing that information. This one star review is not for Mozilla as a company but their decision to bow to apple and its BS.

CB hates apple, Feb 26, 2020

If it works don’t fix it

100 - Updated to 100, and the home page, which should be a brief visit to tap a pinned page or a pocket article or type in the URL bar, now lags multiple seconds. This means every single time I want to go to a new site or do a new search there is an atrocious 3-5 second lag. There is a lag before the page changes and further lag before the page becomes responsive. This is an entirely new issue with the update to 100. I had *zero* issues with Firefox until this update and an on a 13 pro, so hardware isn’t the issue. The only thing I see different is the pocket articles now scroll sideways instead of vertically. I also see the jump back in switch and notice the “homepage” setting takes several seconds to open.” I turned off all the “recent” things you want to show me without improvement. Please stop with the pointless UI tinkering and focus on keeping things working smoothly.109 - seems to be a little snappier, but now reduce transparency from accessibility settings is inverted in Firefox for the close tab, new tab pop up. That menu is clear when reduce transparency is on. Maybe it’s unique to my settings and it’ll sort itself out. Pretty frustrating.

dave4557, Feb 07, 2023

Needs Work

I’ve enjoyed my experience with Firefox on my desktop, but with this iOS version I haven’t so much. The app needs some work. Like others who have written reviews, the bookmarks are kind of a mess. The bookmarks issue is also present on the desktop version but it is compounded on iOS. I shouldn’t have to tap through “desktop bookmarks” to get to bookmarks and they shouldn’t be buried in the hamburger menu. There should be an icon in the toolbar for easy access. Why separate bookmarks into mobile and desktop? It’s not 2008. Cellphones are extremely powerful and the experiences should be married fully, including bookmarks. It should just be “bookmarks toolbar” and that’s it. The rest of the bookmarks we save can be organized by the user. Not by putting them in “bookmarks menu” (what does that even mean) or “other bookmarks” (other than what?). Outside of bookmarks, the night mode should have a setting to automatically match the system. Night mode isn’t very good regardless though so I often have to turn it off. The dark mode never actually switches to match the system. I have to manually go in and toggle on and off to get it to work. Tabs completely reload when I go back into them when they should save my place so that’s frustrating. Please fix all of these things. In short, the app needs work.

DR_CB, Oct 31, 2022

Please make an option to enlarge the font!

I have an autoimmune disease that is destroying my eyes and sadly I am not going to be able to use Firefox on my mobile much longer which makes me very sad because I find it to be the safest browser I've ever used. Sure there are some other things that could be improved but hey it's all a work in progress! I did see on the website where other people have wanted or looked for an option to be able to to this the first time being over a year ago that I noticed this was a big issue for some people and I I ow we can't always get everything we want and life but if we try sometimes we his might we get what need and I definitely need this to be possible or I will be forced to switch back to Safari which btw really isn't quite large enough in the font dept either but better than what I am able to get on here. Now I did try using Firefox with DuckDuckGo and that gave me the ability to enlarge a tiny bit which was marginally helpfully but it seems I'm always getting Hijacked whenever Duck is in my life... not sure why this is but it's a huge problem and unacceptable. So if you could a blinding person out I would really appreciate it as I know others would as well! Thanks for taking the time to read this I know you ha e your hands full! And I'll be praying that my prayers are answered! Much love to all!

gdgrl666, Jan 06, 2023

Fastest Browser for iPad Pro

Why can we not get an adblocker list on the iPad app like the one in the screen shot for the iPhone app in the App Store? You would think the iPads should have more functionality right?It would be great to be able to control the blockers and trackers like what is available on iOS to see how fast this browser can really go once it doesn’t have to load all the junk that is littered all over websites these days. If apple doesn’t start becoming capable of blocking ads out the gate without having to purchase adblocking software and install it then hope it works then I say the sales will probably go downhill pretty soon. Nobody will care if the iPad has an M1 or M2 chip and it can go so fast if you can’t even access the site because your fast tablet can’t block ads. Especially if Apple claims it’s all about privacy they should stand behind this without a doubt.

Jean DeJardon, Apr 26, 2021

Latest update has rendered it unusable on my old phone

I don’t like to buy a brand new phone every couple years due to the cost, both to me and the environment. Firefox is my go-to browser and has been for years, but since the latest update I’ve grudgingly gone back to the default browser (safari). It takes sometimes a full minute to load a page, and even when loaded clicking on links or buttons or text fields on mobile sites can cause it to stutter again, or crash altogether. If I go to Home Screen for even a moment to check my calendar or respond to a text, the page will spontaneously reload when I return (to clarify, without closing the app, simply viewing anything other than the app for even a second while keeping it open triggers this). As a test, I spent 10 minutes trying to log into a social media account on Firefox before giving up and did it on Safari in seconds. Maybe it’s an issue of resources, but Safari seems able to allow my old decrepit phone do web browsing just fine so clearly it’s *possible*, and just not a priority for Firefox developers. Which may be fair, but is unfortunate for me and anyone else who values privacy but can’t afford the latest hardware. I’ll regrettably have to start looking for another browser that attempts to protect consumer privacy, because Firefox constantly reminding me what it was like to browse websites in the 90s isn’t the kind of nostalgia I enjoy.

Lizzylearnsfrench, Sep 28, 2022

Needs another tweak

Recent version has a bug where every time I need to swipe away from my app, when I swipe back, it opens another homepage window. I’m not talking about closing the app and restarting it, I’m talking about swiping to music to and then swiping back, or putting the phone down for a moment, long enough for the lock screen to show, and immediately reopening. That is really annoying because I have to keep clearing a clutter of homepage. Is that accumulate at the bottom of my open pages list. Fix that and it’s back to five stars. And…. The suggested fix is to change a secondary homepage settings menu (not an obvious place to me to look for this) but when I set that to “last tab” as directed by the developer, who did kindly respond to my review, it proceeded to lose my login and place on the webpage that was the last tab open— I knees are websites that I have privileged to retain my login information and cookies so that I open them up in a logged in state. This works flawlessly on the laptop web browser, but continues to be a fail on the mobile app. And web browser and mobile app are both continuously logged into my Firefox account and synced with each other. Still needs work.

NitNicked in LA, Dec 07, 2022

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Get the people-first browser that’s backed by a non-profit. It’s a new era in tech. Don’t settle for a browser produced by giant, profit-driven, data-hoarding tech companies.

Firefox is the obvious choice for independent, ethical tech that respects your privacy and gives you more ways than ever to tailor your internet experience exactly the way you want it. Download Firefox now for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Firefox is backed by the non-profit Mozilla Foundation, whose mission is to ensure the internet remains a global public resource, open and accessible to everyone. When you make Firefox your go-to, everyday browser, you’re also joining a unique (serious nerd cred) community that’s actively helping to diversify the way people experience the internet. Firefox is extremely private for a reason — and the reason is you. We want you to have an amazing experience every time you use Firefox. We know feeling safe and secure are foundational for enjoying your time online. Since version 1 in 2004, we’ve taken privacy seriously, because we’ve always been in the business of valuing people first, over everything. When you care more about people than profits, privacy naturally becomes a top priority. DIFFERENT DEVICES. SAME TRAIN OF THOUGHT Now you can search for things on your laptop, then pick up the exact same search on your phone and vice versa. Your Firefox homepage displays the most recent searches you’ve done on other devices so you can easily get back to what you were doing or thinking about. LIMITED-EDITION WALLPAPERS Introducing limited-edition wallpapers from independent creators. Stick with one you love or switch it up anytime to make Firefox match your mood. STREAMLINED HOME SCREEN Pick up right where you left off. See all your open tabs intuitively grouped and displayed along with your recent bookmarks, top sites and popular articles recommended by Pocket. PRIVACY CONTROL IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES Firefox gives you greater privacy protection while you’re on the web. By default, Firefox blocks trackers and scripts such as social media trackers, cross-site cookie trackers, cryptominers and fingerprinters. In addition to Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention, setting Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection to strict blocks tracking content in all windows. Also, you can easily choose to search in private browsing mode. And when you close private browsing mode, your browsing history and any cookies are automatically erased from your device. GET FIREFOX ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Add Firefox across your devices for secure, seamless browsing. In addition to synced tabs and searches, Firefox makes password management easy by remembering your passwords across devices. FIND IT FAST WITH FIREFOX’S SEARCH BAR Get search suggestions in the search bar and quickly access the sites you visit most. Type in your search question and get suggested and previously searched results across your favorite search engines. ORGANIZE YOUR TABS THE WAY YOU LIKE Create as many tabs as you like without losing track. Firefox displays your open tabs as thumbnails and numbered tabs, making it easy to find what you want quickly. SHARE ANYTHING IN A FEW TAPS The Firefox web browser makes it easy to share links to web pages or specific items on a page with easy, quick access to your most recently used apps. LEARN MORE ABOUT FIREFOX WEB BROWSER: - Read about Firefox permissions: http://mzl.la/Permissions - Learn more about what’s up at Mozilla: https://blog.mozilla.org ABOUT MOZILLA Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe open and free is better than closed and controlled. We build products like Firefox to promote choice and transparency and give people more control over their lives online. Learn more at https://www.mozilla.org. Privacy Policy: http://www.mozilla.org/legal/privacy/firefox.html