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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.