Firefox for Android has changed completely in December 2023 with the arrival of extension support in the browser version for the mobile operating system. Scanner after less than six months exceeds 1,000 extensions currently availableand even more to come.

Mozilla announced on its official blog that it has reached and exceeded 1,000 extensions in Firefox for Android. Options to customize your browsing experienceprivacy and security options when watching videos and, of course, when browsing the Internet, from “NSFW” modes (which hide sensitive images or adult content) to the possibility of forcing dark mode on any website, and many others.

Firefox wants to be the perfect Android browser, and extensions are key to that

Although many Android mobile and tablet users choose Chrome as the default browser, there are other very interesting alternatives in terms of web browsers. Firefox is among the best browsers available for Android, and extension support is one of the features that makes it such an interesting option.

Browser extensions are also something we use every day on the computer, so Having them on your mobile phone allows you to enhance and personalize the experience while surfing the internet.

When it comes to Firefox for Android, there are many interesting and useful options among the 1000 extensions available; Some even need to be included by default in these or other browsers. For example, Dark Reader is an extension that allows Force dark mode on all websites we visit. ghost It is an extension that allows you to browse privately, preventing our activity from being tracked.

And finally, probably one of my favorites, YouTube High Definitionan extension Improves YouTube experienceIt allows us to force resolution in the videos we watch, as well as functions such as muting videos, automatically stopping playback and more.

You can see all available extensions on the Mozilla website. Some extensions have already been downloaded by more than a million users.

Of course, to install extensions on Firefox for Android, you need to do this directly from the browser on your mobile phone or tablet. After installing Firefox from the Google Play Store, press the three dots button in the upper right corner and then click “Accessories“. In this section we can search for the extensions we want to install.

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