Firefox for Android Crashes On Startup - How To Fix

Firefox 18.0.2 for Android was released to fix the startup crash problem. To update to Firefox 18.0.2: # Open the Google Play Store application # If you have set Firefox to allow automatic updating, then Firefox will start updating automatically. # If you have set Firefox for manual updating: ## Open the Google Play Store application and tap on the search icon which looks like a magnifying glass. <br />[[Image:ICS - Android - Tapping Search icon in Google Play]] ## Type "Firefox" and tap on the magnifying glass search icon. ## Tap on {button Firefox} and then tap on {button Update}. <!-- __TOC__ If Firefox for Android crashes on startup (you may or may not see this error message: "OpenGL-accelerated layers are a hard requirement on this platform"), here's how to fix it: * Step 1. Uninstall Firefox for Android. {note}'''Important:'''If you uninstall Firefox, you will lose your data such as bookmarks & history ; if you don't want to lose your data, please wait for a Firefox update to fix this problem.'''{/note} * Step 2. Install Firefox for Android. =Step 1. Uninstall Firefox for Android= {note}'''Important:'''If you uninstall Firefox, you will lose your data such as bookmarks & history ; if you don't want to lose your data, please wait for a Firefox update to fix this problem.'''{/note} [[T:How to uninstall Firefox for Android]] =Step 2. Install Firefox for Android= This article shows you how to download and install Firefox for mobile on Android devices that meet the following requirements: *'''Android 2.2''' or higher *an '''ARMv7 processor''' and a min clock frequency of '''800MHz''' *Approximately '''17MB''' internal or SD storage. It runs best on devices with at least '''512MB''' of RAM *a min display resolution of '''480 x 320''' *support of '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL_ES OpenGL ES] 2.0''' {note}If Firefox can't be found when trying to download or searching for it in Google Play, your device may not be supported.<br>For instructions about devices running Maemo or Meego, see instead [http://store.ovi.com/publisher/Firefox].{/note} ==Prerequisites== If you have installed and set up sync for any version of Firefox Beta, Aurora, or Nightly, you must uninstall that version before setting up sync on Firefox for Android. ==Downloading and installing Firefox== #To download and install Firefox on your device just go to [http://www.mozilla.org/mobile/ mozilla.org/mobile] and tap on the download button.<br> #:<br>[[Image:install_0]]<br><br> #:The Google Play app will open the Firefox installation page. <br> #Tap the Install button.<br> #:<br>[[Image:install_1]]<br><br> #Accept permissions and begin the download.<br> #:<br>[[Image:install_3]]<br><br> #:The installation will begin. <br> #:<br>[[Image:install_5]]<br><br> #Select the Allow automatic updates check box to be sure you get security updates every six weeks. #:<br>[[Image:install_update]]<br><br> #Finally, tap the Open button<br> #:<br>[[Image:install_open]]<br><br> --> <!-- [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/MHkveD]] -->

Firefox 18.0.2 for Android was released to fix the startup crash problem.

To update to Firefox 18.0.2:

1. Open the Google Play Store application
2. If you have set Firefox to allow automatic updating, then Firefox will start updating automatically.
3. If you have set Firefox for manual updating:
   1. Open the Google Play Store application and tap on the search icon which looks like a magnifying glass.
      
   2. Type "Firefox" and tap on the magnifying glass search icon.
   3. Tap on Firefox and then tap on Update.