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Firefox Focus first launched on iOS, where Apple's WebKit is the only web engine permitted. Focus on Android followed a similar approach using Android's WebView
by cpeterso 8y ago
Firefox Focus first launched on iOS, where Apple's WebKit is the only web engine permitted. Focus on Android followed a similar approach using Android's WebView so the Focus team could focus ;) on the app's user experience and privacy features instead of the web engine.
However, Focus (on Android) is now moving to "GeckoView", Firefox for Android's Gecko engine repackaged into a WebView-like component. GeckoView will be available for app developers (Mozilla or others) to build new browsers. Watch Mozilla's Hacks blog for news coming soon! :)
Here are instructions for test driving Focus+GeckoView now:
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-android/wiki/Release-tracks#nightly https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-android/wiki/Release...
- cpeterso 8y agoThe Mozilla Hacks blog post about Firefox Focus and GeckoView is now live: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/09/focus-with-geckoview/ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/09/focus-with-geckoview/