How do I quit Firefox for Android?

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

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

Note: You can still close Firefox or any other app from the app switch screen by using the app switching button app switch button 25px - Android Jelly Bean. If you do not see the above button, long press the home button to bring up app switch screeen.

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

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

  1. 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.
  2. Tap the marketplaceIconAndroid 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.

    androidAddonsScreenWithMarketplace

  3. Search for quitnow.

    AndroidAddonsSearchEN

  4. Tap the search result.

    AndroidAddonsSearchResultsEN

  5. Tap the Add to Firefox button.

    addToFirefox

  6. In the new displayed menu, tap Install to install the QuitNow add-on.

Your Firefox menu will now have a Quit menu item that allows you to exit Firefox for Android.

AndroidFirefoxQuitMenu