After a busy last few months testing the browser Mozilla Firefox beta for iOS in some countries, the end is now Firefox for iOS operating system officially rolled. Previously, the Mozilla Firefox browser has been previously available for Android devices.
(Credit: Techcrunch)
The presence of well-known Mozilla browser for the iOS operating system
before through a very difficult stage. Because
Apple is very strict in selecting which applications are allowed into the App
Store, especially applications that can lower the prestige of the core
application or congenital.
As we know, Google applications like Google Chrome, Google Maps, and Google Photos is an application toughest rival Apple. Because the third application in direct competition with Safari, Apple Maps and Photos which is the core of iOS applications.
In addition, the difficulty Firefox goes to the App Store because Apple prohibits third-party browser application that does not use Apple's WebKit engine. While the Mozilla developers using in-house Gecko engine of his own, thus putting them in a difficult choice.
But finally they chose to take the more profitable option, and now Firefox has been available for iOS devices that have been running iOS 8.2 or newer. Firefox for iOS is the same as that of the Android OS, namely private browsing, syncing, tabs, bookmarks and Reading list.
Overall from the look of Firefox for iOS is more like the feel of Safari, and the browser is judged to be the second largest after the Safari browser on the ecosystem App sotre. Unfortunately, Apple does not allow Firefox as the default browser or the browser remains.
As we know, Google applications like Google Chrome, Google Maps, and Google Photos is an application toughest rival Apple. Because the third application in direct competition with Safari, Apple Maps and Photos which is the core of iOS applications.
In addition, the difficulty Firefox goes to the App Store because Apple prohibits third-party browser application that does not use Apple's WebKit engine. While the Mozilla developers using in-house Gecko engine of his own, thus putting them in a difficult choice.
But finally they chose to take the more profitable option, and now Firefox has been available for iOS devices that have been running iOS 8.2 or newer. Firefox for iOS is the same as that of the Android OS, namely private browsing, syncing, tabs, bookmarks and Reading list.
Overall from the look of Firefox for iOS is more like the feel of Safari, and the browser is judged to be the second largest after the Safari browser on the ecosystem App sotre. Unfortunately, Apple does not allow Firefox as the default browser or the browser remains.
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