Overview & Technical Summary
Free Firefox Browser for Android
When it comes to web browsing,
Mozilla Firefox
is one of the front runners. It offers various advanced functions and fast browsing to give users solid browsing experience. But, while it is available on multiple platforms, downloading it to a mobile device may take its toll on the storage space. Luckily, Mozilla created a
web browser
specifically for mobile devices.
Firefox Lite
is a
free
mobile browser
. It is primarily aimed at offering
data-efficient
web browsing. It takes up a
small amount of space
in your phone’s memory and uses the
least amount of broadband
possible. It is an
excellent alternative
to your usual browser since it includes all the features you want in a browser.
Top Recommended Alternative
Opera
Ad
Free
4.2
UC Browser
Free
4.2
Firefox goes lite
As mentioned, Firefox Lite comes with an
inherent data-saving feature
that helps you browse online without spending so much data. It comes with a
Turbo Mode
that, once activated, serves as an ad-blocker for any website you visit. With this, you won’t lose any data from downloading ads that you don’t even want to see. The turbo mode is
activated by default
, so you don’t have to actually configure your browser every time you launch it.
Besides the turbo mode, Firefox Lite also has a
page capture
function, which lets you
take screenshots
of the page you’re visiting. But, unlike your phone’s built-in
screen capturing
tool, this app can
capture the entire web page
even if it is not visible on your phone’s screen. With this, you can take a picture of long articles that you can
read offline
. The app additionally
saves the links
of the webpages you capture, so you can visit the site in the future. All screenshots are
automatically saved
in your gallery.
Firefox Lite comes with
all the basic features
of a mobile web browser, including tabs, bookmarks, and quick search. However, this app only comes in
less than 3MB in size
. Also, there are settings in the app that lets you save your cache and downloads directly on your microSD card. However, since the latest update, there are
pinned shopping sites
that you cannot delete. It also
lesser wallpaper options
than the
UC Turbo
app.