{"id":1324,"date":"2014-11-07T10:47:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T10:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/?page_id=1324"},"modified":"2014-11-10T14:41:24","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T14:41:24","slug":"firefox-fun-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/firefox-press-kits\/firefox-fun-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox Fun Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/heart-mozilla.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1333\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/heart-mozilla-160x160.png\" alt=\"heart mozilla\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/heart-mozilla-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/heart-mozilla-252x252.png 252w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/heart-mozilla.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1. Firefox is open source and is the only browser made by a not-for-profit, mission-driven organisation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/firefox-for-Android.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1330\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/firefox-for-Android-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"firefox-for Android\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Firefox is available not only for Windows, Mac and Linux-based desktops, but on Android phones and tablets, too. In fact, Firefox for Android has been downloaded from the Google Play Store more than 80 million times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/Install-Firefox-Add-ons-by-Ken-Saunders-2014.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1329\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/Install-Firefox-Add-ons-by-Ken-Saunders-2014-160x160.png\" alt=\"Install-Firefox-Add-ons-by-Ken-Saunders-2014\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Firefox was the first browser to offer themes an add-on platform to add new features, functionality or a customised look to your browser. Nearly 4 billion add-ons have been downloaded since we made add-ons available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/One-Mozilla.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1336\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/One-Mozilla-160x160.png\" alt=\"One Mozilla\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. A global community of volunteer contributors translate Firefox into nearly 90 languages for the 50% of non-English language version users. The Access Firefox team makes the latest version of Firefox accessible to users with visual and motor impairments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/FirefoxOS-logo_610x385.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1335\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/FirefoxOS-logo_610x385-160x160.png\" alt=\"FirefoxOS-logo_610x385\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Firefox launched the only truly open mobile operating system for smartphones. Firefox OS-based smartphones are now available in 24 countries across Asia, Europe and Latin America.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/firefox-developer_logo-only_RGB-edited.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1355\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/firefox-developer_logo-only_RGB-edited-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"firefox-developer_logo-only_RGB edited\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. Firefox Developer Edition is the first browser designed specifically for developers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/Fx-ForgetMenu_en-US.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1338\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/Fx-ForgetMenu_en-US-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"Fx-ForgetMenu_en-US\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7. Firefox is dedicated to protecting online privacy and providing users with control. It includes tools to help protect your privacy like Private Browsing, Guest Browsing and Do Not Track as well as new privacy features we\u2019ve introduced like the Forget button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/WebGL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1341\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/WebGL-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"WebGL\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/WebGL-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/WebGL-252x252.jpg 252w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/WebGL.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8. Firefox was first to bring 3D in-browser gaming to life on desktop and mobile by pioneering technologies like WebGL, now adopted by all major browsers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/gecko-logo_0064_65.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1334\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/gecko-logo_0064_65-160x160.png\" alt=\"gecko logo_0064_65\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/gecko-logo_0064_65-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/gecko-logo_0064_65-252x252.png 252w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/gecko-logo_0064_65.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>9. A lizard is at the heart of Firefox. Gecko is a Web engine used by around a quarter of the Web, which has brought new capabilities to the Web and increased interoperability dramatically.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/nyt_ad_large_2004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1331\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press-uk\/files\/2014\/11\/nyt_ad_large_2004-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"nyt_ad_large_2004\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>10. More than 10,000 contributors expressed their support for our mission by paying for a full-page ad in The New York Times to celebrate the launch of Firefox 1.0 in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Firefox is open source and is the only browser made by a not-for-profit, mission-driven organisation. 2. 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