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Firefox for mobile is slow - How to make it faster
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Sometimes, especially on older phones, just closing unnecessary tabs will help speed things up. Other times, you'll need to do a little troubleshooting to get to the cause of the problem. This article will help point you in the right direction to track down and fix those problems.
This article has tips you can use to speed up Firefox for Android.
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{for not m14}
Sometimes, especially on older phones, just closing unnecessary tabs will help speed things up. Other times, you'll need to do a little troubleshooting to get to the cause of the problem. This article will help point you in the right direction to track down and fix those problems.
= Firefox takes a long time to start up on my mobile device=
We are constantly working on improving performance while reducing CPU usage and memory.
Perhaps you want to try Aurora, our pre-Beta version - it is less stable, as most of the new features you see are still in development, but it is faster and shows off some of the [http://www.mozilla.org/mobile/14.0a2/auroranotes/ new features planned in Firefox 14].
Find out more from https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms/Android#Download_Aurora or http://www.mozilla.org/mobile/aurora/ in case you are interested at all.
= Web pages take too long to load =
There are four main things you can try in this situation:
*Move Firefox back from SD card to the phone
*Uninstall or quit other programs
*Uninstall unnecessary add-ons
*Turn off the "reformat text on zoom" feature in your Preferences
= This didn't solve my problem. What do I do now? =
Sometimes tracking down the source of these kinds of problems is difficult. We have a community of volunteers ready to help you figure it out.
*[/questions/new Ask a question in our support forum]
{/for}
{for m14}
Sometimes, especially on older phones, just closing unnecessary tabs will help speed things up. Other times, you'll need to do a little troubleshooting to get to the cause of the problem. This article will help point you in the right direction to track down and fix those problems.
=Using Wi-Fi instead of 3G=
In general, using Wi-Fi to access the web on your phone is the fastest experience. So, turn on and connect to WiFi (preferably a secure connection) in your Android {button Settings} > {button Wi-Fi}.
=Toggle Wi-Fi=
You will also likely need to toggle the Wi-Fi off and on again in the even that you drop the connection. If you see the 'Problem connecting' error in Firefox, you may need to toggle to re-connect.
= Web pages take too long to load =
There are three main things you can try in this situation:
*Move Firefox back from SD card to the phone
*Uninstall or quit other programs
*Uninstall unnecessary add-ons
= This didn't solve my problem. What do I do now? =
Sometimes tracking down the source of these kinds of problems is difficult. We have a community of volunteers ready to help you figure it out.
*[/questions/new Ask a question in our support forum]
{/for}
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{for not m14}
Sometimes, especially on older phones, just closing unnecessary tabs will help speed things up. Other times, you'll need to do a little troubleshooting to get to the cause of the problem. This article will help point you in the right direction to track down and fix those problems.
= Firefox takes a long time to start up on my mobile device=
We are constantly working on improving performance while reducing CPU usage and memory.
Perhaps you want to try Aurora, our pre-Beta version - it is less stable, as most of the new features you see are still in development, but it is faster and shows off some of the [http://www.mozilla.org/mobile/14.0a2/auroranotes/ new features planned in Firefox 14].
Find out more from https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms/Android#Download_Aurora or http://www.mozilla.org/mobile/aurora/ in case you are interested at all.
= Web pages take too long to load =
There are four main things you can try in this situation:
*Move Firefox back from SD card to the phone
*Uninstall or quit other programs
*Uninstall unnecessary add-ons
*Turn off the "reformat text on zoom" feature in your Preferences
= This didn't solve my problem. What do I do now? =
Sometimes tracking down the source of these kinds of problems is difficult. We have a community of volunteers ready to help you figure it out.
*[/questions/new Ask a question in our support forum]
{/for}
{for m14}
Sometimes, especially on older phones, just closing unnecessary tabs will help speed things up. Other times, you'll need to do a little troubleshooting to get to the cause of the problem. This article will help point you in the right direction to track down and fix those problems.
=Using Wi-Fi instead of 3G=
In general, using Wi-Fi to access the web on your phone is the fastest experience. So, turn on and connect to WiFi (preferably a secure connection) in your Android {button Settings} > {button Wi-Fi}.
=Toggle Wi-Fi=
You will also likely need to toggle the Wi-Fi off and on again in the even that you drop the connection. If you see the 'Problem connecting' error in Firefox, you may need to toggle to re-connect.
= Web pages take too long to load =
There are three main things you can try in this situation:
*Move Firefox back from SD card to the phone
*Uninstall or quit other programs
*Uninstall unnecessary add-ons
= This didn't solve my problem. What do I do now? =
Sometimes tracking down the source of these kinds of problems is difficult. We have a community of volunteers ready to help you figure it out.
*[/questions/new Ask a question in our support forum]
{/for}