{"id":8969,"date":"2021-01-20T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=8969"},"modified":"2023-12-12T05:59:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T13:59:53","slug":"extensions-in-firefox-for-android-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2021\/01\/20\/extensions-in-firefox-for-android-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Extensions in Firefox for Android Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dec. 12, 2023 UPDATE: Please see <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2023\/11\/28\/open-extensions-on-firefox-for-android-debut-december-14-but-you-can-get-a-sneak-peek-today\/\">this post<\/a> for the most updated information around extensions on Firefox for Android.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*************************************<\/p>\n<p>Starting with Firefox 85, which will be released January 25, 2021, Firefox for Android users will be able to install <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/collections\/4757633\/7dfae8669acc4312a65e8ba5553036?utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_content=extensions-in-firefox-for-android-update\">supported Recommended Extensions <\/a>directly from addons.mozilla.org (AMO). Previously, extensions for mobile devices could only be installed from the Add-ons Manager, which caused some confusion for people accustomed to the desktop installation flow. We hope this update provides a smoother installation experience for mobile users.<\/p>\n<p>As a quick note, we plan to enable the installation buttons on AMO during our regularly scheduled site update on Thursday, January 21. These buttons will only work if you are using a pre-release version of Firefox for Android until version 85 is released on Tuesday, January 25.<\/p>\n<p>This wraps up our initial plans to enable extension support for Firefox for Android. In the upcoming months, we\u2019ll continue to work on optimizing add-on performance on mobile.\u00a0 As a reminder, you can use an <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2020\/09\/29\/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly\/\">override setting<\/a> to install other extensions listed on AMO on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.mozilla.fenix\">Firefox for Android Nightly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be sure to provide more updates on this blog about extensions in Fenix as they become available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dec. 12, 2023 UPDATE: Please see this post for the most updated information around extensions on Firefox for Android. ************************************* Starting with Firefox 85, which will be released January 25, &hellip; <a class=\"go\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2021\/01\/20\/extensions-in-firefox-for-android-update\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1405,"featured_media":8750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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