Firefox for Android
:warning: This repository hosts the Firefox for Android (Fenix), Focus for Android, and Mozilla Android Components projects. It is now developed and maintained as part of Mozilla Central. See the announcement here: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android/wiki#upcoming-migration-to-mozilla-central. ” observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1497
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 807
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1842 stars · 358 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Fenix is the open-source Firefox for Android browser, built on GeckoView and Mozilla Android Components in Kotlin. The project has migrated into mozilla-central (Firefox monorepo), with the GitHub repositories archived as read-only.
Use cases
- browse the web privately on Android with tracking protection
- find an open-source alternative to Chrome on Android
- customize a mobile browser with extensions and themes
- contribute to a major open-source Android browser codebase
- build a custom Android browser on GeckoView
- sync browsing data with Firefox desktop
When to choose
- you want a privacy-respecting, open-source browser on Android
- you want to contribute to or fork a full-featured mobile browser
- you need Firefox sync and tracking protection on Android
When to avoid
- you need the latest source code - development moved to mozilla-central
- you need an iOS browser - this is Android-only
- you want a Chromium-based browser
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
browser-extension gui developer-tools web-development privacy android-tools cross-platform jvm web-browser geckoview mozilla fenix open-source-browser mobile-browser android mobile
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android · fetched 2026-08-28 · c0d8e97cf36f
- homepage: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android/wiki#upcoming-migration-to-mozilla-central · fetched 2026-08-29 · a893ff381f79
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla-mobile/firefox-android | main | 10 |
| mozilla-mobile/fenix | mirror | 10 |
| mozilla-mobile/focus-android | mirror | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="mozilla-mobile/firefox-android")
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