Where are all of the controls?

To save space on your device's display, Firefox's browser controls are stowed away on the sides of the screen. You can access them by swiping your finger left or right.

• Swipe right to show your tabs and the New Tab button.
• Swipe left to reveal the bookmark Star button, the Back and Forward buttons and the Gear button which lets you access the Preference, Downloads and Add-ons screens.
• In addition, swiping either left, right or down will bring up the location bar which contains:
  • The site icon: Tap to see the site menu with page-specific options.
  • The location bar: Tap to open the Awesome Screen
  • The combination reload and stop button: Tap to stop loading or to reload a page.

How do I open a new tab?

1. Swipe to the right to select the New Tab button located on the bottom, left side of the screen.
2. You'll be taken to the Awesome Screen and a list of your most visited sites. You can type the name or address of the website you're looking for or just choose it from a list of your bookmarks, history and tabs.

How do I quickly find the site I want?

1. Open the Awesome Screen by tapping in the location bar at the top of any page or by creating a new tab.
2. Then simply select a site from the list of your most visited sites.
   • You can also search through your bookmarks, history, and desktop tabs. Just tap on one of the results to go to that page.
     

How do I bookmark a site?

1. Just go to the site you want to bookmark, swipe to the left and tap the Star button. The star will turn yellow to let you know the bookmark has been saved.
   
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How do I zoom into a website?

To make Firefox zoom into a section of website, just double-tap the area you'd like to see. Double-tap again to zoom out.

How do I manage downloads?

1. Swipe to the left and tap the Gear button located on the bottom, right side of the screen.
2. Select the downloads (downward arrow) tab to manage your downloads.

How do I sync Firefox between my desktop and mobile?

You can use Firefox Sync to share your bookmarks, passwords, settings, history, and tabs between your desktop and mobile. First just set up Firefox Sync on your desktop and then add your mobile device with the easy setup code.

How do I find and install add-ons?

You can browse through and search for add-ons right inside of Firefox.

1. To start, swipe to the left and tap the Gear button located on the bottom, right side of the screen.
2. Select the add-ons (puzzle piece) tab and scroll down to see an add-ons search bar and a list of popular add-ons .
3. To install an add-on, tap to select it and then tap Add to Firefox.
   
   

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Where are all of the controls?

The two main controls you'll use most often are the Title bar and the Tab.

Tap the Title bar to open your Bookmarks, history, and top sites lists. Select a web site to visit, or type the name of the site or search term you want to find.

Tap the Tab to open a new tab or to change tabs.

Tap the hardware Menu button on your device to view the Back, Forward, Bookmark, Share, Save as PDF and More buttons.

Tap the More button to view the Clear Site Settings, Add-ons, Settings, and Quit items.

Tap Settings to modify your settings for Sync, Plugins, font size and Privacy and Security features like clearing history and clearing private data.

How do I use Privacy and Security settings to stay safe online?

Firefox for mobile provides tools and features to help you stay safe and feel secure online on your mobile device.

• Keep your browser up-to-date.

An important part of staying safe online is updating your browser regularly for security improvements. With Firefox, you get updates every six weeks that inherit all of the security updates we develop for desktop Firefox. So, you get the benefit of the 450 million users who depend on Firefox for security on their desktops when you use Firefox mobile. If there is a security threat out there, chances are we know about it and we'll get a fix into Firefox mobile sooner than other mobile browsers will.

• Avoid providing personal information (passwords, credit cards, addresses, etc.) to sites that are unfamiliar to you. Only use trusted bookmarks for logging into sites and look for the padlock icon in the Firefox Title bar before entering credentials.

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Firefox mobile includes anti-malware and anti-phishing technology that are built into the browser at no expense to your privacy. This means that we can protect you from web sites that are known to be malicious, but we won't track your browsing for advertising purposes.

• Avoid logging into sites when you are connected to an open WiFi network, anyone in the vicinity of an open network can view your personal information, so only use password-protected networks when making purchases or logging into personal web sites.

• Use a Master Password to secure Firefox mobile in the event that you lose your device.

It is easy to set up a master password in Firefox mobile on the Settings screen, so you have the convenience of a browser that remembers your passwords, but the safety of a master password to lock your username and passwords for all of your favorite sites.

• Enable or disable cookies to prevent sites from collecting your personal data. But, many sites require the use of cookies, so Firefox has a clear private data feature, so you can delete your passwords and cookies regularly.

• Clear recent history on your phone to protect your privacy if you share your device.

• Tell sites not to track you.

Firefox for mobile is the first mobile browser to provide the Do Not Track technology on mobile devices because Mozilla is committed to your privacy and to technologies that enable user sovereignty on the open web.

• Block pop-ups.

• Sync encryption

• fend off hijackers

• Sync encryption
• Password management
• Master password
• Clear recent history
• Clear private data
• Do not track

How do I open a new tab?

1. Tap the gray tab at the top of the screen and tap the + icon.
2. You'll be taken to the Awesome Screen and a list of your most visited sites. You can type the name or address of the website you're looking for or just choose it from a list of your bookmarks, history and tabs.

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How do I quickly find the site I want?

1. Open the Awesome Screen by tapping in the location bar at the top of any page or by creating a new tab.
2. Then simply select a site from the list of your most visited sites.
   • You can also search through your bookmarks and history. Just tap on one of the results to go to that page.
     

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How do I bookmark a site?

1. Just go to the site you want to bookmark, tap the hardware Menu button.
2. Tap the Bookmark star. The star will turn yellow to let you know the bookmark has been saved.
   
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How do I zoom into a website?

To make Firefox zoom into a section of website, just double-tap the area you'd like to see. Double-tap again to zoom out.

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How do I manage downloads?

1. Go to All apps on your android device.
2. Select the downloads (downward arrow) tab to manage your downloads.

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How do I sync Firefox between my desktop and mobile?

You can use Firefox Sync to share your bookmarks and history between your desktop and mobile. First just set up Firefox Sync on your desktop and then add your mobile device with the easy setup code.

How do I find and install add-ons?

You can browse through and search for add-ons right inside of Firefox.

1. To start, tap the hardware Menu button and select Add-ons.
2. The Add-ons manager screen appears, where you can see installed add-ons and search for new add-ons.
3. To install an add-on, tap to select it and then tap Add to Firefox.
   
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