Immediately is available with Firefox for iOS a browser alternative for iPhones for download on the App Store. The release of Firefox had been delayed because Mozilla had given up its opposition to a publication of open software in the App Store only in the last year.
The iOS version of Firefox has been tested for several months intensively in various beta versions, as always is the case with software from Mozilla. The first version of the browser had been distributed to selected testers already in May. And now there is the finished product, which is, however, something hard to find in the App Store. As a search for "Firefox" still brings no matching results, it is better to choose a detour via Google.
Firefox Release: Much competition for iOS
In iOS browser market, there are plenty of competition with the house of Apple Safari, Google Chrome or Opera. In addition, suppliers like AdBlock cavort in the browser segment also positive, so that Firefox needs to make its special qualities to the test now.
Currently there are those primarily in the fact that the many loyal Firefox users can use their accounts with the iOS version: bookmarks, history, passwords and other work on an Apple device. However, Mozilla hopes that functions as the search prediction, the Tab-management and anonymous browse other users are attracted.
In initial tests showed that Firefox for iOS is quite nimble, but that in comparison with other browsers bottom line is also little difference in performance. So remains to be seen whether Firefox its success can also be repeated on iOS. Anyone who wants to test the browser needs to at least iOS 8.2.
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