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Section sizes

Section size for Firefox (32 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 11,553 11,553 History 22,778 22,778 Features 8,825 26,349 Browser extensions 3,263 3,263 Themes 1,105 1,105 Guest session 1,439 1,439 Standards 11,717 11,717 Security 10,733 10,733 Privacy 13,430 13,430 Localizations 2,272 2,272 Platform availability 4,776 43,539 Microsoft Windows 6,485 6,485 macOS 5,698 5,698 Linux 1,353 1,353 Firefox for Android 8,535 8,535 Firefox for iOS 7,571 7,571 Firefox Reality (AR/VR) 1,253 1,253 Unofficial ports 7,868 7,868 Channels and release schedule 7,878 7,878 Licensing 4,773 4,773 Trademark and logo 6,682 13,524 Branding and visual identity 6,842 6,842 Promotion 9,407 9,407 Performance 18 17,019 2000s 7,767 7,767 2010s 7,565 7,565 Firefox Quantum 1,669 1,669 Usage share 7,734 7,734 See also 231 231 References 30 30 Further reading 1,288 1,288 External links 1,415 1,415 Total 193,953 193,953

Mention of specific platform requirements in short description

"However, as with all other iOS web browsers, the iOS version uses the WebKit layout engine instead of Gecko due to platform requirements. "

Should we move this part into a more relevant section, perhaps Firefox for mobile? I agree that it is notable, but not enough to be part of the article's short description. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.186.18.90 (talk) 01:06, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Citation needed for Firefox name

> The name Firefox was said to be derived from a nickname of the red panda

What's the source of this statement? Spotlesstofu (talk) 19:46, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Refs 39 and 40, particularly the Mozilla FAQ. Follow the citation links. Mindmatrix 20:50, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress

There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:IOS version history which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 17:48, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Not any more, there isn't - "The result of the move request was: pages not moved." Guy Harris (talk) 23:32, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

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Please disregard the automated message. The file was kept per Commons:Deletion requests/File:Firefox100DarkThemeWin11.png —megamanfan3 (talk) 12:04, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Someone update the stable release date of firefox on this page.

According to Mozilla, a stable version 113.0 has been released on 9 May 2023 [1]https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/113.0/releasenotes/ LDM2003 (talk) 17:33, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

"Criticisms of Mozilla Firefox" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Criticisms of Mozilla Firefox has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 7 § Criticisms of Mozilla Firefox until a consensus is reached. TartarTorte 14:20, 7 September 2023 (UTC)