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what are Ad-ons

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Tabitha Brooks
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I'm not sure what they are

I'm not sure what they are

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See https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/

For help on installing Add-ons see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/find-and-install-add-ons-firefox-android

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christ1
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See https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/

For help on installing Add-ons see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/find-and-install-add-ons-firefox-android

James
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Addons is a word that Mozilla started using back during Firefox 2.0/3.0 days to group together the separate Extensions, Themes (complete and images), Plugins and even dictionaries and search engines.

A lot of times people think Addons = Extensions only when that is not the case.

Elthea1973
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What is the difference if addon=extensions is not the case?

James
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The word addons does not refer to one thing as I said it groups together multiple things which is Extensions, Themes, (complete, image), Plugins, dictionaries, search engines, language packs.

Many newer Firefox users mistakenly think Addons only refers to Extensions.

I really wish Mozilla had not used the word Addons as it made for easier to do support before.

Elthea1973
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Thanks, James. I'd rrad this morning that if I couldn't find extensions, someone had been hacking about. That's alot off my mind! Happy Holydays and Merry Christmas to you and yours, E