{"id":9084,"date":"2022-12-15T10:15:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T18:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=9084"},"modified":"2023-12-12T05:57:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T13:57:17","slug":"new-extensions-available-now-on-firefox-for-android-nightly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2022\/12\/15\/new-extensions-available-now-on-firefox-for-android-nightly\/","title":{"rendered":"New extensions available now on Firefox for Android Nightly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-8915\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2020\/09\/nightly-160x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2020\/09\/nightly-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2020\/09\/nightly-252x252.png 252w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2020\/09\/nightly-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2020\/09\/nightly-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2020\/09\/nightly.png 915w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><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>As we continue to develop extensions support on Firefox for Android, we\u2019re pleased to announce new additions to our library of featured Android extensions. To <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/find-and-install-add-ons-firefox-android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">access featured extensions on Firefox for Android<\/a>, tap Settings -&gt; Add-ons.<\/p>\n<p>Based on currently available APIs, performance evaluations, and listening to requests from the Mozilla community, here are five new extensions now available to Firefox for Android users\u2026<\/p>\n<h4>Firefox Relay<\/h4>\n<p>Mozilla\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/addon\/private-relay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firefox Relay<\/a> is now available for mobile usage. The extension lets you easily generate email masks that will forward messages to your authentic email while hiding your address from unwanted spam, or worse, hackers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9086\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9086\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9086\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2022\/12\/blog_tampermonkey-252x496.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2022\/12\/blog_tampermonkey-252x496.png 252w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2022\/12\/blog_tampermonkey-600x1182.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2022\/12\/blog_tampermonkey-768x1512.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2022\/12\/blog_tampermonkey-780x1536.png 780w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2022\/12\/blog_tampermonkey-1040x2048.png 1040w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2022\/12\/blog_tampermonkey.png 1075w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tampermonkey on Android.<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Tampermonkey<\/h4>\n<p>One of the most popular userscript managers makes its way to mobile. <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/addon\/tampermonkey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tampermonkey<\/a> top features include automatic update checks, an intuitive display of running scripts, plus browser and cloud storage sync.<\/p>\n<h4>Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader<\/h4>\n<p>Have you ever wanted your news or other web pages (even PDF\u2019s) read aloud so your hands and eyes are free to focus on other things? <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/addon\/read-aloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read-Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader<\/a> can now accommodate you on Android \u2014 in 40+ languages.<\/p>\n<h4>AdNauseum<\/h4>\n<p>More than just an effective ad blocker, <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/addon\/adnauseam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AdNauseum<\/a> punches back against privacy invasive ad tech by clicking a bunch of blocked ads in the background so advertisers can\u2019t build an accurate profile of your interests.<\/p>\n<h4>ClearURLs<\/h4>\n<p>A simple extension that provides a powerful privacy feature \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/clearurls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ClearURLs<\/a> automatically strips away tracking elements from web links you open.<\/p>\n<h2>Create extension collections on Firefox for Android Beta<\/h2>\n<p>By following these <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/how-use-collections-addonsmozillaorg?utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_content=expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructions<\/a> you can now create your own custom extension collections on Firefox for Android Beta (previously, collections were only available on Nightly). Name the collection anything you like, so long as there aren\u2019t any spaces in its title. When creating your collection, you\u2019ll see a number in the Custom URL field; this is your user ID. You\u2019ll need the collection name and user ID to configure Beta in the following way:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9085\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2022\/12\/blog_fenix_collections-600x714.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2022\/12\/blog_fenix_collections-600x714.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2022\/12\/blog_fenix_collections-252x300.png 252w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2022\/12\/blog_fenix_collections-768x913.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2022\/12\/blog_fenix_collections.png 893w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once created, simply add extensions to your collection. Each collection generates a custom URL so you\u2019re to share it with others.<\/p>\n<h2>Are more extensions coming to Firefox for Android?<\/h2>\n<p>Absolutely. Right now we\u2019re focused on implementing <a href=\"https:\/\/extensionworkshop.com\/documentation\/develop\/manifest-v3-migration-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manifest version 3 (MV3)<\/a> for Firefox desktop (i.e. wide ranging foundational changes to WebExtensions API). In 2023 we\u2019ll begin work on the mobile adoption of MV3. Though we\u2019re still early in planning, MV3 will certainly offer a number of advances for mobile extensions, such as elegant handling of process restarts and improved security by splitting extensions into their own processes, while also retaining critical MV2 features that support privacy and ad blocking capabilities. Indeed our goal is to design MV3 for mobile in such a manner we\u2019re able to open up the discoverability of mobile extensions beyond the short list available today. As plans take shape, we\u2019ll be sure to keep you informed. In the meantime you\u2019re welcome to join conversations about extensions development on <a href=\"https:\/\/discourse.mozilla.org\/c\/add-ons\/35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firefox Add-ons Discourse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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. ************************************* As we continue to develop extensions support on Firefox for &hellip; <a class=\"go\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2022\/12\/15\/new-extensions-available-now-on-firefox-for-android-nightly\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":648,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[278884,124],"tags":[15889],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New extensions available now on Firefox for Android Nightly - 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