Search and Find tools in Firefox for Android

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Firefox includes tools for making web searching easy with less typing.

Search engines

Firefox for Android includes built-in search for Google, Amazon, Twitter and Wikipedia.

  1. To start your search, tap the Title bar or + at the top of any screen.

    title_bar_and_tab
  2. Type your search keyword.
    The list of built-in search engines appears.

    search_engines_native
  3. Tap the engine you want to use to complete your search.

    amazon_search_native
  4. The search is performed by the chosen engine and results are narrowed to that site. This example shows the result of choosing Amazon.com to complete a search for the word flowers.

    amazon_search_result

Find in page

Firefox for Android does not support text selection or find-in-page, but we're working on it!

Search engines

Firefox for Android includes built-in search for Google, Amazon, Twitter and Wikipedia.

  1. To start your search, tap the Title bar at the top of any screen.
  2. Type your search keyword.
    The list of built-in search engines appears.
  3. Tap the engine you want to use to complete your search.
  4. The search is performed by the chosen engine and results are narrowed to that site.