In the new Firefox browser for iOS and Android, new features are introduced to help users solve some common problems: For example, the visual clutter with too many open tabs, or the need to move on from where you left off when you closed the app last time, etc. Browser maker Mozilla said that these changes are part of the Firefox Beta browser, which introduced a new homepage that will now serve as a re-entry point for the mobile web.
These changes are in the hope that Firefox will become the default browser for mobile users, instead ofAppleSafari and Google’s Chrome. The new tab page of the new version of Firefox not only points users to their bookmarks, reading lists, and other items, but also lists lists that can be scrolled directly on the homepage.
For example, the “Jump back in” section will help users quickly find articles they have been reading but have no chance to complete and close. This is a common source of tag confusion. When you click on the “show all” link, the content will be presented in the form of a list, next to the most recent title that appears directly on the homepage.
Your recently saved bookmarks can now also be found on the homepage, including those synced from the Firefox browser on the desktop, if you have such settings. Your recent searches can also be found on the homepage, and they are grouped by topic. Mozilla said that these searches will be saved for up to 14 days, so you can easily return to your online research without having to scroll through your search history.
However, one of the bigger changes will be to solve one of the most common problems when using mobile browsers: label confusion. Typically, users will choose to continue to open the tags they need to refer to or finish reading, rather than closing them. However, this leads to a large number of open tabs, and when you really need to relocate the open tabs, it will be messy and sometimes even overwhelmed.
The Firefox browser is using a new feature to solve this problem. This feature will save the inactive tags you haven’t revisited within 14 days, but will remove them from your view to reduce visual clutter and confusion. The pressure of too many open labels available. Unfortunately, this feature was only available on the Android beta when it was launched.
The company is also expanding its collaboration with the “read later” app Pocket, allowing users to customize their homepage with stories that match their interests. Previously, Firefox provided Android users with new articles from Pocket, but the feedback I heard was that users would like to better customize which types of articles are displayed. This feature is currently only used in the Android system.
Other changes in this version include more than 18 new themes to choose from, and better support for countering side-channel attacks by introducing a security architecture called “site isolation”.