Firefox for Android changed forever in December 2023, with the arrival of support for extensions in the version of the browser for the mobile operating system. Less than six months later, the browser has already exceeded 1,000 extensions availableand even more will come.
Mozilla announced on its official blog that it has reached and exceeded 1,000 extensions in Firefox for Android, including countless Options to personalize your browsing experiencewhen watching videos and, of course, privacy and security options when browsing, from “NSFW” modes (which hide sensitive images or adult content) to the ability to force dark mode on any website, among others.
Firefox wants to be the definitive Android browser, and extensions are key
Although many Android mobile and tablet users choose Chrome as their default browser, there are also many other very interesting alternatives in terms of web browsers. Firefox is among the best browsers available for Android, and its support for extensions is one of the features that makes it such a great option.
And browser extensions are something we use on the computer daily, so Having them on your mobile allows you to improve and personalize the experience when you browse the Internet.
In the case of Firefox for Android, among the 1,000 extensions available there are many interesting and useful options, some should even be included by default in this or other browsers. For example, Dark Reader is an extension that allows force dark mode on all websites we visit. Ghost It is an extension that allows you to browse privately, blocking tracking of our activity.
And finally, probably one of my favorites, High definition YouTubean extension that improves the YouTube experienceallowing us to force a resolution in the videos we watch, in addition to offering functions such as muting videos, automatically stopping playback and more.
You can see all the available extensions on the Mozilla website. Some extensions have already been downloaded by more than a million users.
Of course, to install extensions in Firefox for Android, it is necessary to do it directly from the browser of your mobile or tablet. Once Firefox is installed from the Google Play Store, we can press the three-dot button in the upper right corner and then select “Additional modules“. In this section we can search for the extensions that we want to install.
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