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Firefox on my phone crashes ALL the time. I can't load 3 web pages without it crashing. Is Android doing this on purpose? I just cannot get firefox mobile to wo
by anon1m0us 7y ago
Firefox on my phone crashes ALL the time. I can't load 3 web pages without it crashing. Is Android doing this on purpose? I just cannot get firefox mobile to work, sadly.
- orhmeh09 7y agoFirefox Mobile is being phased out and replaced by Fenix; have you tried that?
- richjdsmith 7y agoWait what? Can you give me a source or further reading on this?
- orhmeh09 7y agoHere’s one, sorry I did not link before: https://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-end-of-firefox-for-android-slated-for-2020-as-fenix-rises/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-end-of-firefox-for-and...
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- ChrisSD 7y agoThis has not been my experience. I've been using Firefox for a while now with way too many tabs open and I've not encountered a crash. Or at least not one I remember. It could perhaps be some hardware it doesn't work well with? Or maybe it struggles with certain sites that I happen not to visit? I hadn't heard of Fenix but it seems I'll have to try that soon.
- freedomben 7y agoI haven't used Firefox on Android in 6 months or so but it was pretty stable for me. I switched to Brave for mobile and it is amazing. Super easy to block scripts and other tracking without hijacking your DNS or requiring ad blockers/pi-holes etc.
- deckiedan 7y agoCounter data point: I've had it running with 100+ tabs open for at least 2 months now. Yes, it gets restarted when my phone does - or when I need the resources for something else, or doing updates, but it's working great. Motorola Moto G second gen, running LineageOS...