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{{out of date|date=February 2024}}{{Short description|Free and open-source privacy-focused web browser by Mozilla}}









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name Firefox Focus| logo = Firefox Focus 2021 Icon.svg| logo size = 100px| screenshot = Firefox Focus 102.png| screenshot size = 200px| screenshot alt = example.org displayed on Firefox Focus| developer = Mozilla FoundationMozilla Corporation



, 124.1.0 		url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.focus&hl=en_US&gl=USwebsite=play.google.com, en, }}Mobile browser, Ad blocking>Ad-Blocker
  • Android:
    • before 6.x: WebViewWEB, Firefox Focus with GeckoView – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog,weblink 2021-03-25, Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog, en-US, (i.e. Blink)
    • 7.0 and later: GeckoView i.e. Gecko
  • iOS: WebKit
}}		Mozilla Public License>MPL 2.0}}Firefox Focus is a free and open-source privacy-focused mobile browser by Mozilla, based on Firefox. It is available for AndroidWEB,weblink Firefox Focus Browser, Mozilla, 27 July 2017, WEB,weblink Firefox Focus private browser arrives on Android, Ellis, Cat, June 20, 2017, TechRadar,weblink August 6, 2017, live, 18 July 2018, and iOS smartphones and tablets.WEB,weblink Firefox Focus brings easy private browsing to your iPhone, Fingas, Jon, November 17, 2016, Engadget,weblink February 18, 2019, live, 2018-07-18, NEWS,weblink Firefox Focus: new app offers very private browsing, Hern, Alex, November 18, 2016, The Guardian, 2018-07-18, Its predecessor, Focus by Firefox, was released in December 2015 as a tracker-blocking application which worked only in conjunction with the Safari mobile browser on iOS.WEB, Nguyen, Nick, Announcing Focus by Firefox, a Content Blocker for iOS,weblink Future Releases, 17 February 2024, 8 December 2015, WEB,weblink Firefox Focus for iOS makes private browsing quick and easy, Vilches, Jose, November 18, 2016, TechSpot,weblink July 18, 2018, live, 27 July 2017, It was developed into a minimalist web browser in 2016 but retained this background blocking functionality.WEB,weblink Introducing Firefox Focus – A Free, Fast Private Browser for iPhone, Nguyen, Nick, November 17, 2016, Mozilla Foundation, 18 July 2018, The Android version of the browser was first released in June 2017 and was downloaded over one million times in the first month.WEB,weblink Firefox Klar Eine Million Downloads, Berger, Daniel, July 21, 2017, heise online, German,weblink June 23, 2018, live, 2018-07-18, As of January 2017, it was available in 27 languages.WEB,weblink Firefox Focus Now Available in 27 Languages, Nguyen, Nick, January 25, 2017, en, 2018-07-18, The version released for German-speaking countries has telemetry disabled and is named Firefox Klar to avoid ambiguity with the German news magazine FOCUS.WEB,weblink What is Firefox Focus?, Mozilla Foundation, English, 5 July 2021, WEB,weblink I can't find Firefox Focus in Germany, Austria or Switzerland {{!, Firefox Klar Help|website=support.mozilla.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-31}}

Tracking protection

Firefox Focus is designed to block online trackers, including third-party advertising, with the end goal of both improving browsing speed and protecting users' privacy. Content blocking is achieved using the Disconnect block lists.{{Citation|title=focus-android: Firefox Focus: The privacy browser - Browse like no one's watching|date=2017-11-13|url=https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-android|publisher=Mozilla Mobile|access-date=2017-11-13}}WEB,weblink The iPhone Just Got A New Super-Private Firefox Browser, Brewster, Thomas, November 17, 2016, Forbes, 2018-07-18, The blocking of third-party trackers (except "other content trackers") is enabled by default. In the other Firefox browsers, users have to enable the tracking protection feature inside the browser preferences manually.WEB,weblink Tracking Protection {{!, Firefox Help|website=support.mozilla.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-13}} Users can also view types of trackers on a page by tapping on the shield icon next to the URL bar. A panel will pop-up and shows what kind of trackers are on that page: ad trackers, analytics trackers, social trackers or content trackers.WEB,weblink Browse, erase, repeat, Travers, Andrew, February 15, 2018, trvrs.co,weblink July 19, 2018, live, 2018-07-19, On December 20, 2018, Mozilla announced that Firefox Focus now checks all URLs against the Google Safe Browsing service to help prevent people from accessing fraudulent sites.WEB,weblink Firefox Focus adds support for enhanced tracking protection and Google's Safe Browsing service, Lardinois, Frederic, December 20, 2018, TechCrunch, January 3, 2019, To bypass content-blocker restrictions from Apple, Firefox Focus uses the UIWebView API on iOS devices.WEB,weblink Mozilla veröffentlicht Content-Blocker für iOS, Braun, Herbert, August 12, 2015, heise online, German,weblink December 31, 2017, live, 2018-07-18, On Android, it used the Blink engine in version 6.x and earlier, and it has used GeckoView since version 7.0.WEB,weblink What's new in Firefox Focus for Android (version 7) {{!, Firefox Focus Help|website=support.mozilla.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-14}}

Functions and integrations

Firefox Focus can be set as content-blocker in the Safari web browser options.WEB,weblink Firefox Focus Browser for iOS, Orgera, Scott, August 17, 2018, Lifewire,weblink July 18, 2018, live, 2018-07-18, After activating the Safari integration in the Firefox Focus settings, it will disable trackers automatically in the background when browsing using the Safari browser.Pressing the trash icon while browsing will delete all session data, and return to the start screen (i.e. display the customisable search bar). Tabs can be opened by long-pressing a URL on a website. Favourite links can be set on the home screen of the device.Firefox Focus contains a option called telemetry. By activating it, users can allow Mozilla to collect and receive non personal-identifiable information to improve Firefox.Mozilla Wiki: Telemetry Due to privacy concerns, telemetry of Firefox Klar is disabled by default.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20171231163247weblink">Telemetry Readme - Firefox Focus on GitHub "Builds of "Focus for Android" have telemetry enabled by default ("opt-out") while builds of "Klar for Android" have telemetry disabled by default."Beginning July 2018, Firefox Focus was preinstalled on the BlackBerry Key2 Android smartphone as part of the application Locker.WEB,weblink New Features in Firefox Focus for iOS, Android – now also on the BlackBerry Key2, July 12, 2018, Mozilla Foundation,weblink August 22, 2018, live, 2018-07-18, WEB,weblink Firefox Focus gets new Features on Android and iOS and comes to the latest Blackberry, Carrasqueira, João, July 12, 2018, Neowin,weblink January 7, 2019, live, 2018-07-18, October 15, 2018, Mozilla announced that Firefox Focus is being updated with a new search feature and visual design. That means the browser will conceptually tell users about its features and options.WEB,weblink Firefox Focus for Android gets a big update with search suggestions and a new design, Peters, Jared, October 15, 2018, TalkAndroid,weblink January 5, 2019, live, January 4, 2019,

Minimum device requirements

Apple mobile devices

There are some minimum hardware requirements to remove tracking contents. The mechanism needs hardware that can handle the extra load of content blocking so it only works on 64-bit devices running iOS 9 and above including:WEB,weblink support.mozilla.org - Firefox Focus requirements, 2018-07-20, en,
  • iPhone 5s and newer
  • iPad Air and newer
  • iPad mini 2 and newer
  • iPod touch from the 6th generation
{{As of|2021|02}}, iOS 11.4 or above is required to download Firefox Focus on the App Store.WEB,weblink Firefox Focus: Privacy browser by Mozilla, iTunes, 2018-12-23, en,

Android mobile devices

Android version 5.0 or higher is required to use the latest version of Firefox Focus.WEB, Firefox Focus: The privacy browser,weblink

Gallery

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