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
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 . If you do not see the above button, long press the home button to bring up app switch screen.
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
menu item so you can close Firefox.- Tap the at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) , then tap and tap . button (either
- Tap the 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.
- Tap the search result.
- Tap the
button. - In the new displayed menu, tap to install the QuitNow add-on.
Your Firefox menu will now have a
menu item that allows you to exit Firefox for Android.