Mozilla launches Firefox 120 for Android

Mozilla has released Firefox 120 for Android. With the update, Mozilla is laying the foundation for many new additions. This article describes the new features in Firefox 120 for Android.

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Firefox for Android is getting several new additions

So far, Firefox for Android “only” supports a selection of 22 hand-picked extensions — 22 more than most other smartphone browsers, but not as many as 34,000 extensions like Firefox for desktop.

Later this year, Mozilla will open its extension ecosystem to install any extensions. There are expected to be at least a few hundred add-ons compatible with Firefox for Android.

Mozilla laid the foundation with Firefox 120. Among other things, separate process for executing extensions has been enabled and optional WebExtension permissions are now supported. In addition, the Add-ons screen now displays a link under Recommended Extensions to go to the Mozilla addons.mozilla.org platform, which can now also be used to install extensions. At this time, there are no additional plugins to be found there. These should appear over the next few weeks.

Other new features of Firefox 120 for Android

For logged in users, Firefox for Android Account Settings now displays a button to manage the user account. This can be used, among other things, to change the password or delete a Mozilla account. This means that Mozilla is adhering to Google’s new policy, which goes into effect in December and requires that apps through which a user account can be created also provide a deletion option.

Additionally, as always, there are new platform features for the existing GeckoView engine, various bug fixes, and locked features Weaknesses As well as improvements under the hood.