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AntiFeatures:NonFreeAdd,Tracking,UpstreamNonFree
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Categories:Internet
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# mostly...
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License:MPL-2.0
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Web Site:https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms/Android#System_Requirements
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Source Code:http://hg.mozilla.org
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Issue Tracker:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org
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Changelog:https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/releases
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Donate:https://sendto.mozilla.org/page/contribute/openwebfund
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Name:Firefox
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Summary:Browse the web
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Description:
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'''DEPRECATION NOTICE'''
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Note that this package will soon be dropped from the F-Droid repo. Please
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consider using one of the following options for continued update support:
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* Manually download latest version from [https://download.mozilla.org/?product=fennec-latest&os=android&lang=multi Mozilla]
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* [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/#developer Firefox Aurora/Developer Edition] - bleeding edge Firefox with automatic updates
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We urged Mozilla to enable auto-updates for release builds in 2015 -- see
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[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1192279 bugzilla] -- but the issue
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seems stalled. So even when you download Firefox manually, make sure you
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revisited the download link from time to time.
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Estimate EOL date: 2017
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'''Description'''
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Mobile version of the Firefox web browser. Uses the Gecko layout engine to
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render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards.
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Features include: bookmark sync, custom search engines, support for addons and
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the ability to enable or disable the search suggestions.
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'''Anti-Features'''
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* Non-free Addons: The license of the addons may be seen in the version notes, but often are non-free. The marketplace has no license information on most apps.
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* Tracking: Stats are sent back regularly to the developers, but that can be disabled via settings. Also some versions contain "Adjust" tracking software.
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* UpstreamNonFree: Contains proprietary software, e.g. play-services.
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.
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Maintainer Notes:
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Binaries in repo for now, build process is large and complex. The binaries are
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very well hidden - Mozilla appear very keen to force use of the proprietary market.
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They come from here: https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mobile/releases/
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The HTTP update check no longer works because they stopped putting any useful
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info alongside the binaries.
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Starting with 33.0 Firefox contains gms play-services due to chromecasting
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capabilities.
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.
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Auto Update Mode:None
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Update Check Mode:None
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Current Version:50.1.0
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Current Version Code:2015458265
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