Select “Options” and click “Sync” at the top of the Options window.Ĭlick the “Pair a Device” link on the Sync pane and type in the three four-digit codes from your Android. Three four-digit codes will appear on your screen.Ĭlick the “Firefox” menu button in Firefox on your computer. You can also swipe from the right side of the screen to the left, tap the gear-shaped icon, and then tap the “Connect” button under Sync. Launch the Firefox app on your Android device and tap the “Set Up Sync” option at the bottom of the start page. You can also open the “Play Store” application on your Android, search for Firefox and install it. To do so, open the Firefox page on the Google Play website (link in Resources), log in with your Google account, and click the “Install” button to install it. Install the Firefox app on your Android device. Provide your email address and a password for the account and complete the wizard to create your account. Mozilla pointed out at the end of its blog post that users needing access to more extensions can use Firefox for Android Nightly, enable an ‘ override setting‘ and install other extensions listed on Mozilla’s add-ons website.Click the “Create a New Account” option to create a new Firefox Sync account. Granted, those 18 cover quite a few use cases (and are also 18 more than you’d get using most other popular Android browsers). In short, that means we’ll only have the current 18 add-ons for the foreseeable future.
With that done, Mozilla is shifting focus to integrating and expanding support for other extensions.
Mozilla says it will “continue to work on optimizing add-on performance on mobile.” Although the new blog post seems to suggest Mozilla is pausing work on extension support in Firefox for Android, it’s worth noting that Mozilla is referencing the completion of its first milestone, which sought to bring several popular extensions to the browser. While the number has grown - as of writing, there are 18 add-ons available - many popular extensions are still missing. That decision meant Firefox for Android only had access to a few curated options chosen by Mozilla. Shortly after Mozilla released its refreshed Firefox for Android browser, the company shared a blog post explaining that it decided to focus on building support for commonly-used extensions. Mozilla is working to optimize add-on performance
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