Missing a couple of features
I made the switch back to Firefox recently, after a few years with Chrome, and there are a lot of great features. The icon looks nice, navigation is generally intuitive, and I LOVE that I can shift my address bar up to the top where I’m used to it being — that alone has made the switch much smoother and more seamless overall.
One thing that I’m really missing is the ability to open a new tab from within a current tab. I have to go into my current tabs first. I know this is only a single additional steps, but I do a lot of research with multiple tabs from my phone, and I often have to open another tab to reference something else quickly. It would feel less like “disengage, switch task, reengage” if I didn’t need to go somewhere else first.
Overall, I’m really enjoying Firefox, I just feel like that functionality — even as an option, like the address bar being top or bottom — would really improve my experience overall.
One thing that I’m really missing is the ability to open a new tab from within a current tab. I have to go into my current tabs first. I know this is only a single additional steps, but I do a lot of research with multiple tabs from my phone, and I often have to open another tab to reference something else quickly. It would feel less like “disengage, switch task, reengage” if I didn’t need to go somewhere else first.
Overall, I’m really enjoying Firefox, I just feel like that functionality — even as an option, like the address bar being top or bottom — would really improve my experience overall.
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Response from developer
Hello! Thank you for your feedback. If you wish to request this feature, you can do so by posting your idea to our feedback site at https://mzl.la/sumo-connect
Firefox App Feedback & Suggestion
All of the forms of media and visual demonstrations that are all ever shown posted on up here should all always make sure to explain as specifically as possible about the reasons for why it is always as important as ever nowadays, today in general that all of these forms of media and visual demonstrations all always make sure to explain the very best that they all ever could about all always making sure that this type of app for Mozilla Firefox always makes sure to have all of the types of features and extensions needed for it to function the very best that it all ever could as well as for allowing to never, ever set any sorts of limits to any of its own types of users in general in the sense of everything that it all could actually always allow all of its own types of users to do with it and all. Lastly, all of the forms of media and visual demonstrations mentioned way earlier in the beginning should all always be translated into as many different types of worldwide foreign languages as possible and everything.
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Meh
Normally, I love using Firefox. But the “mobile” version still needs work if you want to ratchet down your privacy & limit any more data telemetry. There is no support for browser plug-in’s that I can find and I can’t seem to kill any data-sucking home page defaults with the infamous “about:blank” either. Killing web site data now requires a little more digging in the settings to accomplish too. But for those who keep lots of tabs open & don’t care who digs around their underwear drawer (don’t care about limiting Big Brother), Firefox or even Chromium will work fine with no “adjustments”. As for me, looks like I’ll be using DuckDuckGo’s browser for any sort of more serious privacy on the web. (Ya, I know about cohorts & other nefarious tactics Big Brother takes, but then that’s a whole other rant). Bottom line: Firefox is number 2 for me & it’s a little disappointing considering who makes it & all.
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Buggy (find in page with pdfs doesn’t work) search is laggy
Firefox in general feels more clunky than safari. Overall it’s a fine trade off for syncing with desktop Firefox. However a MAJOR setback to the app is that you can’t find in page with PDFs. It just straight up doesn’t work. This leads me to having to open PDF links in safari and find in page there so I can find what I need to find. This alone is seriously making me reconsider using this app going forward.
Another issue which is not as important is that searching something from the address bar feels really bad. Text input is laggy on the top text viewer. This can be remedied by looking at the bottom text viewer. Why are there even two text viewers? Looking at the bottom text viewer is unwieldy as well since the auto fill is right under the top text viewer. So you need to look up to see the auto fill then look back down to see what you’re typing since the rest lags behind. Overall this makes the app a pain to use.
Please fix this Firefox.
Another issue which is not as important is that searching something from the address bar feels really bad. Text input is laggy on the top text viewer. This can be remedied by looking at the bottom text viewer. Why are there even two text viewers? Looking at the bottom text viewer is unwieldy as well since the auto fill is right under the top text viewer. So you need to look up to see the auto fill then look back down to see what you’re typing since the rest lags behind. Overall this makes the app a pain to use.
Please fix this Firefox.
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Excellent Browser - Just like it’s always been
I’ve used Mozilla’s Netscape in the mid-late 1990s. First at the university I attended which because it was a former military base that was being repurposed and reclaimed where it was safe to do so, was one of the first to be hardwired to the internet as well as supplying remote dialup, email, and server space to students. This was back when AOL was cranking out landfill CDROMs by the millions and misinterpreting what the internet was. There were moments when I thought the browser had been the victim of the dotcom bubble burst, only to find it had risen from the flames like a Firebird under a new name, but from the same good people.
So I guess I’ve been a Mozilla brand user that has stuck with them at least as a secondary browser and usually as a go to.
There are simply more options with Firefox - especially in the way you can modify its appearance in desktop OSs, which isn’t a functional thing, but nonetheless important.
What is important is security and I have never felt at risk using Firefox. Even Safari in iOS has moments when (very obvious and bad) attempts to bait you get through - telling you to update your Flash from 2010 (yes< in iOS). But I’ve yet to have anything like that happen in Firefox.
Only con I would say is that I wish in integrated easier with iOS.
But I don’t think it would be what it is if it did.
So I guess I’ve been a Mozilla brand user that has stuck with them at least as a secondary browser and usually as a go to.
There are simply more options with Firefox - especially in the way you can modify its appearance in desktop OSs, which isn’t a functional thing, but nonetheless important.
What is important is security and I have never felt at risk using Firefox. Even Safari in iOS has moments when (very obvious and bad) attempts to bait you get through - telling you to update your Flash from 2010 (yes< in iOS). But I’ve yet to have anything like that happen in Firefox.
Only con I would say is that I wish in integrated easier with iOS.
But I don’t think it would be what it is if it did.
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Hanging in there
I decided to delete my account for syncing bookmarks. I hated to do it as I had it for years. Waiting now before making a new account to see if any other problems come up. Been with Firefox since right after it started. Had it on over 10 machines-Apple, Windows— Linux….so very disappointed with various changes coming recently—Updates are so frequent. Thanks for a response Ibut couldn’t read as I couldn’t find it. Gave me an opportunity to read a number of other ones. I valued a browser that didn’t “bend the knee” to censoring-spying, etc. it is not a mutual relationship as we don’t get to spy on those spying on us or know who is getting our info. I do appreciate efforts to fix the problems—thank you. I’m giving a low rating for what I’ve just gone through with the strange double name for the iPad (Donna’s iPad) (102 iOS pad) —same device. Deleting either one meant I had to sign in again…. The syncing stopped working right with other machines also. Firefox was the only browser I used to sync bookmarks. I haven’t dumped the browser. It has been my favorite for years.
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Would normally be 5 stars but..
I have been using Mozilla on PC for years and now a few on IOS too, but with the last couple of updates a problem has arisen where when Googling something the browser jumps to the bottom of the page and you have to scroll back up.
Reasonably minor but enough to get under your skin after significant number of updates and it’s not being addressed, and finding a clear way to submit feedback on app is proving fruitless.
Apart from this unaddressed issue and obfuscation of clear way to feedback it (should) be 5 stars.
Please fix now.
Reasonably minor but enough to get under your skin after significant number of updates and it’s not being addressed, and finding a clear way to submit feedback on app is proving fruitless.
Apart from this unaddressed issue and obfuscation of clear way to feedback it (should) be 5 stars.
Please fix now.
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Response from developer
Thanks for sharing this experience in Firefox for iOS. We'd like to take a closer look at your report. Our support community would be more than happy to help with this. You can visit our support site by following this link: https://mzl.la/3owNESY
Great app only held back by Apple
All the goodness you’d expect from Firefox. The only real problem is being restricted to the out of date web render that Apple forces all iOS browsers to use.
Better
It's easy to give this app a good review because it is good. If you want an iOS browser that really syncs with your desktop this is it. So easy to find and read open tabs,history and bookmarks. I really have given the other top three alternatives a fair go and this is the best. This browser really does save your passwords and keeps them in an easy to access list for editing or removal. If you already use Firefox for OSX you will love it's simple integration with the iOS version. Much improved from previous versions I'm glad I gave it another try.
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Response from developer
Thanks for your kind words about Firefox! We’ll make sure that this is shared with our team. This really brightens our day!
Great on desktop, Half baked and frustrating to use on iPad
I use Firefox extensively on Ubuntu and Windows desktop where it is great, but the experience on iPadOS has persistently been frustrating. PayPal doesn’t work and causes an error / blank page (Safari works OK). Sync is inconsistent among other things only affecting Firefox on this platform. It’s almost like Mozilla has given up and thrown iPadOS and iOS mobile into the too hard basket. Feels neglected.
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Response from developer
Hello! I'm really sorry to hear about these issues you are encountering in Firefox. Our support community would be more than happy to help with this. You can visit our support site by following this link: https://mzl.la/3owNESY
