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Can NPAPI plugins be used on Firefox Mobile on Android? Is there a reference sample for registering an NPAPI plugin on Firefox Mobile?

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eyhud
eyhud
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My extension uses an NPAPI and I would like to port it to Firefox Mobile. Is this possible?

My extension uses an NPAPI and I would like to port it to Firefox Mobile. Is this possible?

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Matt Brubeck
Matt Brubeck
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Firefox for mobile does have code to support NPAPI plugins, but it is disabled by default and not fully supported.

To enable plugin support, go to the "about:config" page, then search for "plugin.disable" and change the value to "false."

On Maemo and on desktop operating systems, you can install plugins by placing them in standard locations like /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.

I don't know whether there's a way to install NPAPI plugins for use by Firefox. (NPAPI plugin support is completely untested on Android, and may or may not work at all.)

mikma
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By using the following command it's possible to specify MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH on Android. But I don't know if it's possible to load plugins on Android.

am start -a org.mozilla.firefox -n org.mozilla.firefox/org.mozilla.firefox.App --es env0 MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=<path>

Update: I have built and loaded npsimple, but I haven't got scripting to work yet. https://github.com/mikma/npsimple

Modified by mikma