{"id":11884,"date":"2023-03-15T22:32:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T21:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2023\/03\/15\/how-to-install-and-use-browser-extensions-on-firefox-mobile\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T00:19:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T23:19:49","slug":"how-to-install-and-use-browser-extensions-on-firefox-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2023\/03\/15\/how-to-install-and-use-browser-extensions-on-firefox-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install and use browser extensions on Firefox Mobile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the perks of using web browsers on your desktop is the selection of extensions that you can add to them. They add additional functionality to your browsing. Think of them as the equivalent of downloading apps to your phone. Firefox has been testing browser extensions for its mobile app, and now they\u2019re available for the public.<br \/>\nSo, if you\u2019re looking to add and use these add-ons to improve your browsing experience, you can. But, how do you install them? How do you access and use them after you\u2019ve gotten the add-ons? Here\u2019s a handy guide to show you how to.<br \/>\nIn case you don\u2019t know what browser extensions are<br \/>\nSo, web browsers come with a selection of features that define the whole browsing experience. However, there could always be more that it can do. It\u2019s possible to add additional functionality to your browser that the developer didn\u2019t originally put in it. It\u2019s possible to add more features to the browser through what are called browser extensions.<br \/>\nBrowser extensions can be thought of as little programs that you can install onto your browser that perform certain tasks. These extensions are typically developed by third-party developers. A developer can make an extension to do just about anything.<br \/>\nThere are all types of extensions that you can add on desktop browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. These include voice-to-text dictation extensions, spell-check extensions, picture-in-picture extensions, and thousands more. However, for Firefox mobile, there are far fewer.<br \/>\nHow to install browser extensions on Firefox Mobile<br \/>\nThe first thing you\u2019ll want to do is download the Firefox app or make sure that you\u2019re using the most up-to-date version of it. Open the app and access the three-dot menu on either the top or bottom of the screen. There, in the top section, you\u2019ll see the Add-ons menu item. Tapping on it will open the browser extension sub-menu.<br \/>\nThe extensions menu<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll see the list of all of the available add-ons that you can install. While there are thousands of add-ons for desktop browsers, there are only 22 at the time of writing this article. The company is currently working on delivering more extensions, so you\u2019ll see the list get longer as time goes on.<\/p>\n<p>Each item will show you the title of the add-on, a short description of it, and its rating between one and five stars. Tap on the item to see additional information on it. You\u2019ll see information like a longer description, the author, the version number it\u2019s on, when it was last updated, and a link to the homepage.<\/p>\n<p>Adding the extensions<br \/>\nIf you want to add the browser extension, tap on the \u201c+\u201d button on the right side of the item. When you do that, you\u2019ll see a little popup appear showing you the permissions that the extension needs to function. Review those permissions carefully and decide if you want to give those permissions.<br \/>\nIf you\u2019re comfortable, tap on the\u00a0Add button on the bottom right. After that, the browser will download and install the add-on. When it\u2019s installed, you\u2019ll see another pop-up appear giving you the option to allow the extension while in private mode. After that, you\u2019re good to go.<\/p>\n<p>Managing the add-ons<br \/>\nWhen you access the three-dot menu again, you\u2019ll see a little arrowhead on the Add-ons button. When you tap on it, you\u2019ll see the list of some of your installed extensions pop up at the bottom of the screen. If you want to add more extensions, tap on the Add-ons Manager button at the bottom.<br \/>\nWhen you do that, you\u2019ll see the list of all available extensions just as before. Only, the extensions you\u2019ve installed will be pinned to the top.<br \/>\nIf you tap on an extension that you\u2019ve already installed, you\u2019ll see a different page pop up. you\u2019ll see the toggle to enable\/disable it along with the toggle to allow\/disallow it to run in private mode. Under those, you\u2019ll see the\u00a0Settings, Details,\u00a0and\u00a0Permissions buttons.<br \/>\nLastly, you\u2019ll see the\u00a0Remove\u00a0button under all of those options. When you tap it, the browser will remove it immediately. There\u2019s no confirmation screen, so you\u2019ll want to be careful not to press it by accident.<br \/>\nSome recommended add-ons<br \/>\nRead Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader\u00a0is a handy plug-in to install if you want to have your text read back to you. This is also an extension that you can install on the desktop version of Chrome. It\u2019s a useful tool that will read back any selected text.<br \/>\nYou\u2019re able to dig into the settings for the extension and customize it to function how you please. You\u2019re able to change the language, speed, pitch, and volume of the voice.<br \/>\nBitWarden\u00a0is a useful and free password manager that you can use if you want to keep all of your passwords under one roof. It\u2019s able to generate strong passwords for different services. The passwords always comply with the security requirements of each site.<br \/>\nYou know that your information is safe because BitWarden uses world-class end-to-end encryption. This keeps it protected from people who try to hack into your account and steal your passwords.<br \/>\nSearch By Image is a powerful and reliable reverse image search tool. It works with more than 30 different search engines. With this tool, you\u2019re able to upload an image and search for the possible source of it. It\u2019s useful if you\u2019re trying to check the authenticity of an image.<br \/>\nThese are only a few of the add-ons that you can use. As time goes on, you\u2019ll see more useful browser extensions. You never know if your next favorite extension is right around the corner.<br \/>\nThe post How to install and use browser extensions on Firefox Mobile appeared first on Android Headlines.&#013;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Firefox-Mobile.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\">&#013;<br \/>\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the perks of using web browsers on your desktop is the selection of extensions that you can add [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":11885,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bez-kategorii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11886,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11884\/revisions\/11886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}