Comments on: Get FireFox on the iPad (Sort Of) with Foxbrowser http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/07/foxbrowser-is-firefox-for-ipad/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Mon, 20 May 2013 12:13:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dave http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/07/foxbrowser-is-firefox-for-ipad/#comment-479779 Dave Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:51:50 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33075#comment-479779 They abandoned it after Apple made it clear they wouldn't allow another full web browser on iOS. All the 'browsers' on the iTunes Store all use the same engine as Safari. Mozilla wanted to use their own engine instead. That wouldn't be allowed and whilst they could write it, they couldn't distribute it without Apples seal of approval. Microsoft have taken the same stance with Window RT. They abandoned it after Apple made it clear they wouldn’t allow another full web browser on iOS. All the ‘browsers’ on the iTunes Store all use the same engine as Safari. Mozilla wanted to use their own engine instead. That wouldn’t be allowed and whilst they could write it, they couldn’t distribute it without Apples seal of approval.

Microsoft have taken the same stance with Window RT.

]]> By: demoniid http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/07/foxbrowser-is-firefox-for-ipad/#comment-446139 demoniid Sat, 03 Nov 2012 21:05:35 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33075#comment-446139 quite simple , with the advent of google tablets and other stuff . Firefox will be just for them ! quite simple , with the advent of google tablets and other stuff . Firefox will be just for them !

]]> By: Zack http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/07/foxbrowser-is-firefox-for-ipad/#comment-441926 Zack Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:57:47 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33075#comment-441926 I simply hit cancel on the initial setup and ignored the syncing. It will come in handy when Safari is doing dumb things. I simply hit cancel on the initial setup and ignored the syncing. It will come in handy when Safari is doing dumb things.

]]> By: Max http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/07/foxbrowser-is-firefox-for-ipad/#comment-425231 Max Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:47:14 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33075#comment-425231 Concept is interesting, but you need to re-pair your device every time you restart the App. When you open a bookmark, you need to close the bookmark drop down, quite annoying. In a nutshell, this is an unfinished and buggy App. If they fix it, it would be worth using it. Concept is interesting, but you need to re-pair your device every time you restart the App. When you open a bookmark, you need to close the bookmark drop down, quite annoying.

In a nutshell, this is an unfinished and buggy App. If they fix it, it would be worth using it.

]]> By: me http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/07/foxbrowser-is-firefox-for-ipad/#comment-424831 me Sun, 09 Sep 2012 11:32:41 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33075#comment-424831 Does it support flash ? Does it support flash ?

]]> By: Zoli http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/07/foxbrowser-is-firefox-for-ipad/#comment-424608 Zoli Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:46:13 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33075#comment-424608 Why bother? Why bother?

]]> By: Patel http://osxdaily.com/2012/09/07/foxbrowser-is-firefox-for-ipad/#comment-424419 Patel Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:05:45 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=33075#comment-424419 Why on earth did Mozilla abandon building Firefox for iOS? Seems very shortsighted! I think in not too long, we will get an option to change the default browser in iOS, and Firefox will be missing a big piece of history here. Why on earth did Mozilla abandon building Firefox for iOS? Seems very shortsighted! I think in not too long, we will get an option to change the default browser in iOS, and Firefox will be missing a big piece of history here.

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