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Hello Firefox for Android Enthusiasts,

I'm currently immersed in the world of Firefox for Android development and would love to tap into your collective knowledge to enhance the user experience. Below, I've outlined specific areas where I'm seeking insights and advice:

Optimizing Performance on Mobile Devices:

What strategies and optimizations do you recommend for ensuring optimal performance in Firefox for Android, especially on a diverse range of mobile devices? Any specific tools or techniques you find particularly effective? User Interface and User Experience Design:

How do you approach designing an intuitive and user-friendly interface for Firefox on Android? Are there design patterns or guidelines you follow to ensure a seamless browsing experience? Syncing and Integration Across Devices:

What best practices do you suggest for implementing syncing features across devices in Firefox for Android? Any considerations or challenges developers should be aware of when creating a synchronized experience? Extension Compatibility and Integration:

How do you handle extension compatibility and integration within Firefox for Android? Are there specific considerations when developing or adapting extensions for mobile use? Gesture Controls and Mobile Navigation:

What are your preferred methods for implementing gesture controls and mobile-friendly navigation in Firefox for Android? How do you strike a balance between functionality and simplicity? Offline Browsing and Data Management:

How can offline browsing be effectively implemented in Firefox for Android? Are there strategies for efficient data management, especially considering mobile data limitations? Security Measures on Mobile Platforms:

What security best practices should be emphasized when developing for Firefox on Android? Are there unique challenges or considerations for securing user data on mobile devices? Localization and Accessibility:

How do you approach localization and accessibility features in Firefox for Android to cater to a global and diverse user base? Any tools or practices you find particularly beneficial? Your insights will not only assist me in navigating these challenges but will also contribute to the collective knowledge of the Firefox for Android development community. Feel free to share code snippets, documentation references, or any resources you believe would be valuable.

Thank you for your time and expertise!

Choice needed: It's ridiculous that in 2024 in the era of huge screen tablets and phones, we are still knocked back to mobile view again and again and again. If you love mobile view and you love the bigger icons, fine! I'll go get you a juice box and you'll have a great day. But some people don't. I just want default to desktop as an OPTION. Is it so hard to understand?

Hello,

It seems you can sync a lot of things between devices.

However, COLLECTIONS can not be synced? One of the most interesting newer features on Firefox. Collections are way more easy to use than the old bookmarks and a real game changer on another Browser.

Will Mozilla be able to get this working? I really want to keep using Firefox for its excellent privacy features and independence!

Thanks for your help and feedback!

Pascal

By default, Firefox only downloads directly to the internal storage, and not the micro SD card I installed. Its become tedious to manually move everything to save phone space every time I download anything.

All the past forums said to use about:config, but I understand the newer Firefox removed that function as it would break the app due to some major internal changes.

Please add the function to set a download path for Firefox to send my files to, including to my SD card.

I've used Tor Browser (Firefox kernel), and the "add-ons" in that browser say "add-ons may damage the browser". Does Firefox have any safety measures for add-ons (such as running them in quarantine so that they don't damage the browser itself or other add-ons).

Is there a way to search through my open tabs? If not, PLEASE create that feature.

Also, is there a way to see the previous pages that have been opened in a tab? Right now, I have to just keep backspacing through previous tabs hoping to find the one I'm looking for. If not, please ad d a way to view and select previously opened tabs before I start backspacing through them.

Is there a way to sort open tabs, at least alphabetically? If not, that would be a very nice feature to have.

I'm using Android 12.

Thank you for your help.

Dear Mozilla Firefox team,

I am writing to request a feature for the Firefox Android app that would allow users to follow a homepage wallpaper from the gallery. This feature would enable users to customize their browser experience by choosing a wallpaper that suits their preferences and mood. The wallpaper can be choosen from the image gallery of User. This feature available in edge browser android

I think this feature would enhance the aesthetic appeal and functionality of the Firefox Android app, as well as increase user engagement and satisfaction. It would also showcase the diversity and creativity of the Firefox community, as users could submit their own wallpapers to the gallery or vote for their favorites.

I hope you will consider adding this feature to the Firefox Android app in the future. Thank you for your time and attention.

Sincerely, B R Shriradhakrishnasharnam (A Firefox User)

Since updating to v 122.0 (Android) today, my home page displays a permanent intrusive "Customise homepage" button on my Homepage (see attached picture).

This is totally redundant when you can simply access this in 2 clicks from the taskbar. Why are such cosmetic features forced onto users? Customising my homepage is something I would do once, I don't need it to be slapped on my face every time I reach my home page.

Please advise, this is extremely annoying.

It has been a while since Apple introduced the use of VPN on their Apple TV hardware on tvOS. When will Mozilla offer an app for tvOS. Should be a prime use case for VPN. TIA.

Nearly every time I swipe through my website collection one ends up getting deleted with the slightest sideways movement. A less sensitive delete would really help thanks

Why do I not have any control over which news outlets are on my home page. Every article is from Fox News and I am not interested in anything that News outlet is putting out. I am a Democrat and the page all of the sudden the past few months have almost all been from Fox News which is obviously a Republican and Donald Trump loving News outlet. So I am wondering why do I not have the option like in the past where I could choose which news outlets I would like to read from? It's kind of creepy to me that I would be sent almost every article from Fox News. Is there any way to change it? I know it might sound like I'm a nut but I promise I'm not, I'm just surprised by this whole situation. Thanks.

How do we permanently block and keep a website from being able to return bk into a person's life after the site was the cause of an immense amount of financial and emotional hardship. By having something that does this, like the Duck browser does, our clients, friends and family will feel more safe, right?

Why is there a repetition of 'customise homepage' menu. It appears both on home screen and in the menu bar. Very annoying very bad. Very much unexpected. Just dump this. We don't need this menu on home screen , let it be where it belonged.