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== Links ==
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* '''[http://www.mozilla.com/mobile/ Mobile Firefox home page]''' - Download Firefox for mobile phones
The main projects on mobile are Firefox and Focus, on both Android and iOS. For more information about Mobile development, see the [[Mobile/Get_Involved|get involved page]].
* [http://mobile.support.mozilla.com/ Mobile Firefox support site] - ask and answer questions about mobile Firefox problems


== Fennec  ==
== Focus ==
Focus is a lightweight browser on both [https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-android Android] and [https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-ios iOS] that automatically blocks a wide range of ads and online trackers. It makes it easy to erase history, passwords and cookies, so users aren't followed by things like unwanted ads.


[[Fennec]] is the code name of Mozilla's project to develop Firefox for mobile devices.
== Firefox ==


For more information about developing and using mobile Firefox, see the '''[[Mobile/Fennec|Fennec project page]]'''.
Firefox is a full-featured web browser developed by Mozilla for both [https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/wiki] (codename "Fenix") and [https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios iOS].  


== Goals ==
Bringing Firefox to mobile phones is the next step towards fulfilling Mozilla’s [http://www.mozilla.org/about/mission.html mission] of providing access to one Web that everyone can access, regardless of device or location. The overall goals for Firefox on mobile are:


The overall goals for Mobile Firefox are:
* Provide a platform for developers to create compelling content and applications using the latest Web technologies like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript.
* Deliver an exceptional mobile experience to users, complete with the performance, personalization and security they expect.
* Do all of this work in the shared Mozilla source repositories so all platforms, desktop and mobile, benefit each other.


*Bringing Firefox to mobile phones is the next step towards fulfilling Mozilla’s mission of providing access to one Web that everyone can access, regardless of device or location<br>
For more background on our goals please see [[Mobile/Background|these blog posts]].  Still have questions? See our [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/faq/ Mobile FAQ].
*Using the latest Web technologies like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, provide a rich platform for developers to create compelling content and innovative applications<br>
*Deliver an exceptional mobile experience to users, complete with the performance, personalization and security you expect
*Do all of this work in the shared Mozilla source repositories so all platforms, desktop and mobile, benefit each other


For more background on our goals please see [[Mobile/Background|these blog posts]].  
'''The recommended way to install Firefox for Android is from the Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox'''. You can download older Firefox for Android APKs for testing from https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/fenix/releases/.


Still have questions? See our [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile/faq/ Mobile FAQ]. For more info about our mobile initiatives, check out our list of [[Mobile/Platforms|Mobile Platforms]] and [[/Planning|Projects]].
== GeckoView ==


== News and updates ==
[[Mobile/GeckoView|GeckoView]] is Firefox's engine, packaged as a reusable Android library.


* [[Mobile/Notes|Weekly development meeting]] - Wedesdays at 9:30 AM, US/Pacific time. Includes conference call instructions and past meeting notes.
Mozilla uses GeckoView to power [https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2018/09/18/firefox-reality-now-available/ Firefox Reality], [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/mobile/#focus Firefox Focus], and more.
* [http://planet.firefox.com/mobile/ Read our development blogs]
* [http://twitter.com/mozmobile Follow us on Twitter]
* [http://www.facebook.com/firefoxformobile Join our Facebook group]
* [http://www.youtube.com/firefoxformobile Watch our videos on YouTube]


== Get Involved ==
The blog post ''[https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/09/focus-with-geckoview/ Firefox Focus with Gecko View]'' provides some additional background on GeckoView's development.


* Regardless of what browser or device you use, please take a moment to [http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/200909/mobile-get-involved fill out a quick form] to help us improve your mobile browsing experience.
== Mobile Web Compatibility ==
* Be a part of our active [http://www.spreadfirefox.com/mobile Firefox for mobile community] and take part in our events and activities.  
Some Web sites are coding for very specific browsers. It creates [[Compatibility/Mobile|Mobile Web Compatibility]] issues for Firefox for Android. You can [[Compatibility/Guide|help Mozilla]] solve these issues.
* Developers and Firefox mobile users: Tell us what you think of our product, either using this [https://mobile.support.mozilla.com/tiki-view_forum.php?locale=en-US&forumId=5 feedback form] or by filing a bug in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ Bugzilla].


== Embedding for Mobile ==
== Mobile Marketing Automation ==
 
In order to improve engagement with users, Firefox uses an external tool called Leanplum. For details about currently running campaigns, please visit [[Leanplum Contextual Hints]] page.
One of the two major goals for our mobile work is to enable embedding of the Mozilla core technology in various mobile phones and other products with any of: constrained system resources, significant mobile user experiences and/or telephony.  
 
Key projects pages:
 
*[[Mobile/EmbeddingBrainstorm|Embedding Brainstorming - dump ideas here!]]
*[[Mobile/EmbeddingUseCases|Embedding Use Cases]]
*[[Embedding/NewApi|New Embedding API]]

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The main projects on mobile are Firefox and Focus, on both Android and iOS. For more information about Mobile development, see the get involved page.

Focus

Focus is a lightweight browser on both Android and iOS that automatically blocks a wide range of ads and online trackers. It makes it easy to erase history, passwords and cookies, so users aren't followed by things like unwanted ads.

Firefox

Firefox is a full-featured web browser developed by Mozilla for both [1] (codename "Fenix") and iOS.

Bringing Firefox to mobile phones is the next step towards fulfilling Mozilla’s mission of providing access to one Web that everyone can access, regardless of device or location. The overall goals for Firefox on mobile are:

  • Provide a platform for developers to create compelling content and applications using the latest Web technologies like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript.
  • Deliver an exceptional mobile experience to users, complete with the performance, personalization and security they expect.
  • Do all of this work in the shared Mozilla source repositories so all platforms, desktop and mobile, benefit each other.

For more background on our goals please see these blog posts. Still have questions? See our Mobile FAQ.

The recommended way to install Firefox for Android is from the Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox. You can download older Firefox for Android APKs for testing from https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/fenix/releases/.

GeckoView

GeckoView is Firefox's engine, packaged as a reusable Android library.

Mozilla uses GeckoView to power Firefox Reality, Firefox Focus, and more.

The blog post Firefox Focus with Gecko View provides some additional background on GeckoView's development.

Mobile Web Compatibility

Some Web sites are coding for very specific browsers. It creates Mobile Web Compatibility issues for Firefox for Android. You can help Mozilla solve these issues.

Mobile Marketing Automation

In order to improve engagement with users, Firefox uses an external tool called Leanplum. For details about currently running campaigns, please visit Leanplum Contextual Hints page.

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