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This article has tips you can use to speed up Firefox for Android.

__TOC__ {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} [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/LeDNtX]]