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Revision id: 38522
Created: Apr 5, 2013, 8:13:13 AM
Creator: Roland Tanglao
Comment: you can also quit by swiping from the app switch screen
Reviewed: Yes
Reviewed: Apr 5, 2013, 8:13:31 AM
Reviewed by: rtanglao
Is approved? Yes
Is current revision? No
Ready for localization: No

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For Android version 4 and above, ''quit'' was removed from the Firefox menu to meet Google's application guidelines. 

You can still close Firefox or any other app from the app switch screen (Ice Cream Sandwich: long press on the home button; Jelly Bean: tap on the app switch button [[Image:app switch button 25px - Android Jelly Bean]]).

If you wish, you can re-add ''quit''. Here's how.
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[[Template:ApplytoFx|channel=release|slug=mobile]]
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= How to add Quit back using a Firefox for Android add-on =
Here's how to install an add-on to bring back Quit so you can close Firefox.
#Tap the {button Menu} button [[Template:AndroidMenuLocation]], then tap {button Tools} and tap {button Add-ons}.
#Tap the orange {button Folder} icon in the upper-right of the Add-ons screen. Alternatively you could go directly to https://addons.mozilla.org/android/ to achieve the same result.<br><br>[[Image:Android ICS Orange Folder for Add-ons 320 px wide]] 
# Search for ''quitnow''<br/><br />[[Image:search for quit now - ICS Android]]<br /><br /> and tap on it.<br /><br />[[Image:tap on quitnow - Android ICS]]<br /><br />
# Tap {button Add to Firefox}<br /><br />[[Image:add to firefox - quitnow - Android ICS]]<br /><br /> and then tap {button Install} to install the QuitNow add-on. Your Firefox menu will now have a {button QuitNow} button that allows you to exit Firefox for Android.<br /><br />[[Image:quitnow in firefox menu - Android ICS]]

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For Android version 4 and above, quit was removed from the Firefox menu to meet Google's application guidelines.

You can still close Firefox or any other app from the app switch screen (Ice Cream Sandwich: long press on the home button; Jelly Bean: tap on the app switch button ).

If you wish, you can re-add quit. Here's how.

Note: This applies to the latest Firefox release version which can be downloaded from mozilla.org/mobile.

How to add Quit back using a Firefox for Android add-on

Here's how to install an add-on to bring back Quit so you can close Firefox.

Tap the Menu button (either at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) , then tap Tools and tap Add-ons.
Tap the orange Folder icon in the upper-right of the Add-ons screen. Alternatively you could go directly to https://addons.mozilla.org/android/ to achieve the same result.
Search for quitnow

and tap on it.
Tap Add to Firefox

and then tap Install to install the QuitNow add-on. Your Firefox menu will now have a QuitNow button that allows you to exit Firefox for Android.