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Download Firefox for Android

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Firefox for Android is now available. Please check the system requirements below to see if your device is compatible.

(Or if you have a compatible device without Android Market access, download the Firefox APK file directly from our FTP server. You will need to keep Firefox up to date yourself if you do not install it through the Market.)

To learn more about Firefox for Android, visit the Mozilla Mobile web site. You can also try out mobile Firefox on other platforms, including on your Mac, Windows, or Linux PC.

We will continue to release new versions as we improve Firefox. Stay tuned and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to hear about new releases and other announcements. Or read our developer blogs to follow our progress.

System Requirements

Firefox requires Android 2.2 or later and an ARMv7 processor. Installation requires about 17 MB internal or SD card storage. Firefox runs best on devices with at least 512 MB of RAM.

Tablets: The latest version of Firefox is not yet ready for tablets, but we are working on it! If you have a tablet, you can help us by testing out an Aurora build today!

These devices are compatible with Firefox:

  • Acer Liquid, Liquid A1 (untested)
  • Advent Vega (P10AN01)
  • Barnes&Noble Nook Color (root required)
  • Dell Streak
  • HTC Amaze, 4G
  • HTC Desire S
  • HTC Desire HD (AT&T Inspire 4G)
  • HTC Desire Z
  • HTC Droid Incredible/HTC Droid Incredible 2
  • HTC EVO 4G, EVO Shift 4G
  • HTC Glacier (T-Mobile myTouch 4G)
  • HTC Incredible S
  • HTC Inspire 4G (untested)
  • HTC Jetstream LTE
  • HTC Nexus One
  • HTC One S, One V, One X
  • HTC Raider 4G LTE
  • HTC Rezound
  • HTC Rhyme
  • HTC Sensation
  • HTC Thunderbolt 4G
  • Huawei Ideos S7
  • LG G2X
  • LG Lucid
  • LG Optimus 2X
  • LG Optimus Black (P970)
  • LG Optimus Z
  • LG Optimus 3D
  • LG Optimus 4G, LTE
  • LG Revolution
  • LG Spectrum
  • Motorola Atrix 4G
  • Motorola Atrix 2
  • Motorola Bravo
  • Motorola Cliq 2
  • Motorola Defy
  • Motorola Droid 2, Droid 2 Global
  • Motorola Droid 3, Droid 4
  • Motorola Droid Bionic
  • Motorola Droid Pro (Motorola PRO)
  • Motorola Droid Razr, Droid Razr Maxx
  • Motorola Droid X, Droid X2
  • Motorola Photon
  • Motorola Triumph
  • Samsung Continuum (i400)
  • Samsung Droid Charge
  • Samsung Galaxy Nexus
  • Samsung Galaxy S (i9000, Captivate, Fascinate, Vibrant, Epic 4G)
  • Samsung Galaxy S 4G
  • Samsung Galaxy S II, 4G, HD LTE, X
  • Samsung Galaxy S III
  • Samsung Galaxy Note
  • Samsung Illusion
  • Samsung Infuse 4G
  • Samsung Nexus S
  • Samsung Stratosphere
  • Samsung T-Mobile Sidekick 4G
  • Samsung 4G LTE SCH-i520/Inspiration/Droid Charge/Stealth V
  • Sharp Galapagos 003SH, 005SH
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro
  • Toshiba Thrive

The following devices have compatible CPUs, but may have other problems running Firefox. These bugs may be fixed in future versions. If you want to test Firefox on these devices anyways, you can install an Aurora or Nightly test build.

  • Acer Liquid E - Firefox crashes on startup with Android 2.1 (bug 637424)
  • HTC Desire - Firefox triggers a bug in Android 2.2 on this device (bug 757920)
  • Motorola Charm - does not have the suggested amount of RAM
  • Motorola Droid 1 (Milestone XT720) - does not have the suggested amount of RAM
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 - does not have the suggested amount of RAM

These devices have ARMv6 processors and are not compatible with Firefox for Android. We are working on ARMv6 support:

  • Android SDK emulator
  • Asus Garmin nuvifone A50 (T-Mobile Garminfone)
  • Augen GENTouch 78 Tablet
  • Coby Kyros Internet Tablet (MID7015)
  • Geeksphone One, Geeksphone Zero
  • HTC Aria
  • HTC ChaCha
  • HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1, Android Dev Phone 1)
  • HTC Droid Eris
  • HTC Espresso (T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide)
  • HTC Hero (T-Mobile G2 Touch)
  • HTC Legend
  • HTC Magic (T-Mobile myTouch 3G, T-Mobile G1 Touch)
  • HTC Salsa
  • HTC Tattoo
  • HTC Wildfire, Wildfire S
  • Huawei Ascend
  • Huawei Ideos U8150-B (T-Mobile Comet)
  • Huawei U8110 (T-Mobile Pulse Mini)
  • Huawei U8230
  • LG Ally (Apex) (LG VS740)
  • LG GW620 (Eve, InTouch Max, LinkMe)
  • LG Optimus, Optimus M, Optimus T, Optimus S, Optimus V
  • LG Optimus Slider
  • LG Vortex
  • MAG iMiTO iM7
  • MAG iMiTO iM7S
  • Motorola Backflip
  • Motorola Citrus
  • Motorola Cliq (MB200)
  • Motorola Dext
  • Motorola Devour
  • Motorola i1
  • Motorola Spice XT300
  • Motorola Quench XT5 XT502
  • Pandigital Novel
  • Samsung Behold, Behold 2
  • Samsung GT-S5570 Galaxy Mini
  • Samsung i5500 Galaxy 5 (Corby)
  • Samsung i5700 Galaxy Portal (Spica)
  • Samsung i5800 Galaxy 3
  • Samsung i7500 Galaxy
  • Samsung Intercept
  • Samsung M900 Moment
  • Samsung S5830 Galaxy Ace
  • Samsung Transform
  • Sanyo ZIO M6000
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro
  • Superpad 10.2" Tablet PC
  • Viewsonic ViewPad 7 Tablet
  • Velocity Micro T103 Cruz tablet
  • Vodafone 845
  • ZTE Blade / San Francisco
  • ZTE Light / V9

Known Issues

These are some of the bugs in the latest builds. We are working on fixing them.

  • Adobe Flash and other plugins are not supported yet (bug 630007, fixed in Firefox 13 aurora builds).
  • Firefox has some problems when used with the Swype and Swiftkey X keyboards (bug 672661 - fixed in Firefox 9).
  • The hardware keyboard and touchpad of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer does not work correctly (bug 662219, bug 669361, bug 677155 - fixed in Firefox 9).

See also the release notes, and the complete list of open Android bugs and tracked bugs in Bugzilla.

Support

If you have questions or trouble with Firefox for mobile, please see our dedicated Mobile Support site.

Download Firefox Beta

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Install Firefox Beta if you want to help us test the next version of Firefox for Android.

Firefox Beta contains new features and changes that are ready for widespread testing before we include them in the next official Firefox release. You can install both Firefox and Firefox Beta at the same time if you want to use both versions.

Download instructions:

  1. Check the system requirements below to see if Firefox Beta is compatible with your Android device.
  2. Install Firefox Beta from the Google Play Store.

You can also download the APK directly from our FTP server. If you download Firefox beta from the FTP server, you will need to update it manually when a new version is released.

Firefox Beta is also available for other platforms! Go to firefox.com/channel to learn more and download Firefox Beta for your computer.

Download Aurora

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If you want to test or preview Firefox 15, you can download a build from the Aurora channel. If you want to, you can install Aurora alongside the official released version of Firefox, and use both on the same device.

The Aurora channel provides an early preview of the next Firefox Beta release. Although Aurora builds are more stable than our nightly development snapshots, they are not yet fully tested like our official beta and release versions. Aurora will offer to update itself automatically about once a day, as we make improvements and fixes.

Download instructions:

  1. Check the system requirements below to see if Aurora is compatible with your Android device.
  2. Download Aurora directly onto your Android device by scanning the barcode to the right, or by entering the URL in your device's web browser.
  3. Open the "apk" file when it finishes downloading.

Download location:

Download Nightly

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If you are actively developing or testing Firefox features that are not yet released to the Aurora or Beta channels, you can download a Nightly build. You may install and use Nightly alongside builds from other channels (Firefox, Beta, Aurora).

The nightly channel is a snapshot of our very latest development work, before it is ready for widespread testing. This is our least-stable test channel. Nightly builds are an preview of work that will eventually be included in Firefox 16 or later. Nightly will offer to update itself automatically about once a day with the latest changes from our developers.

Download instructions:

  1. Check the system requirements below to see if Nightly is compatible with your Android device.
  2. Download the nightly build directly onto your Android device by scanning the barcode to the right, or by entering the URL in your device's web browser.
  3. Open the "apk" file when it finishes downloading.

Download location:

ARMv6 (experimental)

See this discussion for links and information about unofficial, experimental builds for ARMv6 devices. This older discussion has some more details. These builds are not distributed or supported by Mozilla. (Official ARMv6 builds will be produced again once bug 723946 is fixed.)

Development

Firefox for Android is part of the Fennec project to bring the full Firefox web browser to mobile devices.

See Mobile/Fennec/Android for build instructions, developer documentation, and more project status.

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