Mozilla releases iOS app version of Firefox browser for world+dog

Mozilla has unwrapped an iOS app version of its Firefox browser for Apple users across the globe. It taken just two months to get a full airing, after the surfing app was released only to New Zealanders in September this year. Mozilla had held back from popping the lid on such an app, however. The outfit's erstwhile boss …

[Anonymous Coward]

Only NZ?

Been using it for a few months and am not in NZ

[Throatwarbler Mangrove]

I for one . . .

. . . eagerly await the flood of "I stopped using Firefox because . . ." or "I will only use Firefox when they . . ." posts sure to ensue in this thread.

[Lutter]

Add-ons

I can't wait to port my Firefox add-ons to the iOS version, once add-ons are enabled.

[User McUser]

Re: Add-ons

Agreed.

Though right now there's no real point in getting it. No add-ons, no "about:config" (or equivalent) for tweaks, and same rendering and JS engines as Safari (AFAICT.) Well I guess if you use the Mozilla bookmark sync then that'd be nice to have.

[Adam 1]

Yawn

WebKit != Gecko (even if you add an orange and blue icon).

[Gordon 10]

I wonder how much common code

It shares with its brethren on other platforms.

[The Vociferous Time Waster]

Firefox?

Is that even still a thing?

[heyrick]

If it is using webkit...how is it different from Safari?

There might be something to look forward to if it can use NoScript, ABP, etc. Is this possible yet?

[Si 1]

Re: If it is using webkit...how is it different from Safari?

I don't know about Firefox on iOS but with iOS 9 you can get plenty of content blockers from the App Store for Safari.

[Anonymous Coward]

Pre-requisite

Needs IOS 8.2 or later, if you were wondering...