

Apple has however addressed this issue in iOS 8, as it includes improvements such as increased JavaScript performance via WebKit’s super-fast JIT. You also can’t set a third-party browser as the default browser in iOS. Prior to iOS 8, third-party browsers also couldn’t use the Nitro Javascript engine, which meant that they were not as fast as mobile Safari.

Mozilla had previously said that it didn’t plan to launch its Firefox browser for iOS as Apple does not allow third-party developers to use their own web engine, and hence Mozilla didn’t “feel like it could build the browser it wants” on Apple’s platform. – Spend your time reading your favorites sites instead of looking for them. – Open as many tabs as you like without losing track of your open Web pages. – Intuitive visual and numbered tabs easily let you find content for future reference. – Firefox can also remember your passwords across devices so you don’t have to. – With a Firefox Account, access your history, bookmarks and open tabs from your desktop on your smartphone and tablet. – **iOS 9 required for Private Browsing mode**

– Choose the private data you want to remove. – Delete your browsing history, passwords and more in a single tap. In Private Browsing mode, Firefox won’t remember any of your history or cookies, but new bookmarks will be saved. – Your personal information belongs to you. – Easily access shortcuts to search providers – Firefox anticipates your needs and intuitively provides multiple suggested and previously searched results across your favorite search engines – every time. In March, Mozilla had launched its iOS Beta Program for its highly anticipated Firefox app. If you couldn’t join the beta program, then we’ve some good news. Mozilla has finally released Firefox browser app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch in the App Store.įirefox for iOS includes the following features:
