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Another advantage that's not immediately apparent is that it would also open up changing the rendering engine. I think the firefox mobile browser is actually u

Another advantage that's not immediately apparent is that it would also open up changing the rendering engine. I think the firefox mobile browser is actually using this to do the main UI on android at least. Along with that there's the browser.html that Servo is using as a base for the browser chrome.

kbrosnan 11y ago
Firefox for Android is Gecko. Firefox for iOS which is in the works is playing inside the Apple ecosystem, using WebKit.
- simcop2387 11y ago
  I can't imagine that Firefox on iOS will actually be that useful. Half the usefulness of Firefox is the extensions which I think would violate the store rules on iOS wouldn't they?
  - danudey 11y ago
    The primary usefulness I would see is syncing your browser history, bookmarks, etc. across devices. I use Safari and I have pretty much every extension I feel like I need.
    - malkia 11y ago
      I wonder if there could be some collaboration where firefox, chrome, safari, IE, opera, etc. can exchange and sync - possibly too much to deal with, and might hurt innovation.
    - JadeNB 11y ago
      Can this be done? The last time I checked, Firefox Sync was only available on iOS via some hacky workaround with an extra (ToS-bending) app.
      - rfk 11y ago
        Yes, proper syncing with Desktop Firefox is a core part of the new Firefox for iOS initiative.
        JadeNB 11y ago
        OK, but (sorry if I'm misunderstanding!) can it be done now?
        rfk 11y ago
        Not sure I understand your question, but the thing I'm talking about is a new "Firefox for iOS" product being worked on right now, due for release pretty soon IIUC, that will include syncing among its core capabilities: https://github.com/mozilla/firefox-ios
  - addicted44 11y ago
    Firefox is my primary browser everywhere but on iOS. It would be nice if I could have the passwords, history and bookmarks available to me on all my other OSes on iOS as well. This is a huge gap for Firefox IMO.

kbrosnan 11y ago

Firefox for Android is Gecko. Firefox for iOS which is in the works is playing inside the Apple ecosystem, using WebKit.

simcop2387 11y ago
I can't imagine that Firefox on iOS will actually be that useful. Half the usefulness of Firefox is the extensions which I think would violate the store rules on iOS wouldn't they?
- danudey 11y ago
  The primary usefulness I would see is syncing your browser history, bookmarks, etc. across devices. I use Safari and I have pretty much every extension I feel like I need.
  - malkia 11y ago
    I wonder if there could be some collaboration where firefox, chrome, safari, IE, opera, etc. can exchange and sync - possibly too much to deal with, and might hurt innovation.
  - JadeNB 11y ago
    Can this be done? The last time I checked, Firefox Sync was only available on iOS via some hacky workaround with an extra (ToS-bending) app.
    - rfk 11y ago
      Yes, proper syncing with Desktop Firefox is a core part of the new Firefox for iOS initiative.
      - JadeNB 11y ago
        OK, but (sorry if I'm misunderstanding!) can it be done now?
        rfk 11y ago
        Not sure I understand your question, but the thing I'm talking about is a new "Firefox for iOS" product being worked on right now, due for release pretty soon IIUC, that will include syncing among its core capabilities: https://github.com/mozilla/firefox-ios
- addicted44 11y ago
  Firefox is my primary browser everywhere but on iOS. It would be nice if I could have the passwords, history and bookmarks available to me on all my other OSes on iOS as well. This is a huge gap for Firefox IMO.