Firefox Focus: Privacy browser 17+
Always-on ad blocking
Mozilla
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- Free
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Description
Use Firefox Focus for everything you want to keep separate from your main browser — for all those get in get out and forget about it moments. No tabs, no fuss, no muss. Block ads and online trackers too. One tap, and your browsing history is completely destroyed.
Blocking distracting ads also means faster page loads which means Focus gets you where you want to go a lot faster. Firefox Focus is the perfect get in/get out, search and destroy, I’m on a mission that’s none-of-your-business — web browser.
NEW DISTRACTION-FREE DESIGN
When you open Focus, you just get the awesome bar and the keyboard for super quick searching. That’s it. No recent history, no past sites, no open tabs, no ads, no distractions. Just a simple, minimal design with menus that make sense.
ONE TAP TO DELETE HISTORY
Erase your history, passwords and cookies with just a tap of the trash button.
CREATE SHORTCUTS
Pin up to four shortcuts on your home screen. Get to your favorite site even quicker without typing anything.
FASTER BROWSING WITH AD BLOCKING & TRACKING PROTECTION
Firefox Focus blocks many ads you’d normally see on web pages so you get much faster page load speeds, which means you get to the stuff you want a lot faster. Focus also blocks a wide range of trackers by default, including social trackers and those sticky ones that come from things like Facebook ads.
BACKED BY A NON-PROFIT
Firefox Focus is backed by Mozilla, the non-profit that fights for your rights on the web, so you can trust it not to sell your data.
LEARN MORE ABOUT FIREFOX WEB BROWSER:
- Read about Firefox permissions: http://mzl.la/Permissions
- Learn more about what’s up at Mozilla: https://blog.mozilla.org
ABOUT MOZILLA
Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe open and free is better than closed and controlled. We build products like Firefox to promote choice and transparency and give people more control over their lives online. Learn more at https://www.mozilla.org.
Privacy Policy: http://www.mozilla.org/legal/privacy/firefox.html
What’s New
Version 125.0
Bug fixes and technical improvements.
Ratings and Reviews
Perfect default browser
Been using this for years. The best part (beyond the ad blocking in-app, as well as safari) is that it only has a single tab so, when used as the default, stops you from building a massive list of open tabs. This forces you to consciously save a tab you want to keep (I open it in another browser, save to my bookmark manager, or add a task in my todo manager).
Good privacy but no tabs
I downloaded Firefox Focus before I ever downloaded the standard Firefox browser on my phone or computer. I liked the theme of the browser and how it was minimalist and sleek. I like the bookmark system, known as “shortcuts” in Focus, and how it is very easy to use. I realised early on however the fact that you can’t have multiple tabs open and you can only have one website open at once. I presume this is part of the privacy features and makes it easier for the systems of the browser to help keep your data safe but other ad-blocking browsers like Opera can have multiple tabs (yet to be fair the extent of Operas privacy controls is less than Focus).
In conclusion I like the browser but it could use some more features and tabs but I love the privacy and safety features.
4 stars, would’ve given it 5 if no for the lack of tabs.
Needs Default Browser Functionality!
Firefox Focus is easily the best browser available for iOS / iPadOS... Not only does the browser look fantastic, but it’s easy to use and unobtrusive, giving one a seamless browsing experience that is unparalleled.
Of course, there is also the “privacy” aspect and whilst no solution is perfect, Firefox Focus makes great strides towards maximising one’s privacy online, without compromising on functionality or (web site) compatibility.
One thing that does disappoint me however, is that Firefox Focus cannot be set as the default browser in iOS / iPadOS 14.x or higher... Interestingly, “regular” Firefox already has the ability to be set as the default browser in iOS / iPadOS 14.x or higher.
A bug report has been raised on GitHub, however the dates show that this bug report was raised quite a while ago and the Mozilla Development Team have still not even assigned the issue to anybody!
For these reasons, I am deducting two stars from my review - one because Firefox Focus lacks basic functionality that most competing browsers have (that is, the ability to be set as the default browser), and another star because the Mozilla Development Team seem disinterested in address this issue.
Hopefully this issue will be addressed at some point, and I can update my review accordingly...
App Privacy
The developer, Mozilla, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Mozilla Corporation
- Size
- 74.1 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Aragonese, Armenian, Asturian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Corsican, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Gaelic, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Interlingua, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kabyle, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Koyraboro Senni Songhai, Laotian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Lower Sorbian, Malay, Marathi, Nepali, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Singhalese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Upper Sorbian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh
- Age Rating
- 17+ Unrestricted Web Access
- Copyright
- © Mozilla and its contributors 2017-2024
- Price
- Free
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