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Firefox Daylight for Android arrives with Enhanced Tracking Protection, new UI, and GeckoView
After more than a year of development, Mozilla today launched Firefox 79 for Android, branded Firefox Daylight. Like Firefox 57 Quantum, Firefox Daylight gets its own name as it marks βa new beginning for our Android browser.β The new version is βan entirely overhauled, faster, and more convenient product.β Firefox Daylight includes Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default, a new user interface, Mozillaβs own mobile browser engine GeckoView, and a slew of new features. Mozilla is rolling out the new Firefox for Android globally, starting in Germany, France, and the U.K. today and in North America from August 27.
Firefox has about 200 million active users, according to Mozilla, making it a major platform for web developers to consider. But that number has been steadily falling over the years. Furthermore, on mobile, where users are less likely to change their default browser, Firefox holds less than 1% market share, according to Net Applications. Thatβs why the company decided to hit reset on its Android browser.
The launch comes at a difficult time for Mozilla, which earlier this month announced layoffs of about 250 employees. We spoke with Mozilla senior product manager Vesta Zare about the Firefox Daylight launch. βI wouldnβt say it was impacted that much by the layoffs, but of course everyone was impacted,β Zare said. βBut I do want to stress that this remains a priority, a high area of focus for us, especially on mobile.β
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After more than a year of development, Mozilla today launched Firefox 79 for Android, branded Firefox Daylight. Like Firefox 57 Quantum, Firefox Daylight gets its own name as it marks βa new beginning for our Android browser.β The new version is βan entirely overhauled, faster, and more convenient product.β Firefox Daylight includes Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default, a new user interface, Mozillaβs own mobile browser engine GeckoView, and a slew of new features. Mozilla is rolling out the new Firefox for Android globally, starting in Germany, France, and the U.K. today and in North America from August 27.
Firefox has about 200 million active users, according to Mozilla, making it a major platform for web developers to consider. But that number has been steadily falling over the years. Furthermore, on mobile, where users are less likely to change their default browser, Firefox holds less than 1% market share, according to Net Applications. Thatβs why the company decided to hit reset on its Android browser.
The launch comes at a difficult time for Mozilla, which earlier this month announced layoffs of about 250 employees. We spoke with Mozilla senior product manager Vesta Zare about the Firefox Daylight launch. βI wouldnβt say it was impacted that much by the layoffs, but of course everyone was impacted,β Zare said. βBut I do want to stress that this remains a priority, a high area of focus for us, especially on mobile.β
π ππΌ https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/25/firefox-daylight-android-enhanced-tracking-protection-geckoview/
#mozilla #firefox #GeckoView #browser #android #tracking #protection
π‘@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
π‘@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
π‘@BlackBox_Archiv
π‘@NoGoolag
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Firefox Daylight for Android arrives with Enhanced Tracking Protection, new UI, and GeckoView
Firefox Daylight for Android includes Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default, a new user interface, GeckoView, and a slew of new features.