Common questions

What operating system does Firefox use?

What operating system does Firefox use?

Firefox

Stable release(s) [±]
Engines Gecko, Quantum, SpiderMonkey
Operating system Linux macOS Sierra or later Windows 7 or later Android Lollipop or later iOS 13 or later Unofficial ports: FreeBSD OpenBSD NetBSD illumos Solaris OpenVMS
Included with Various Unix-like operating systems
Standard(s) HTML5, CSS3, Atom

How do I uninstall Firefox OS?

In the Start Menu, click Control Panel. In the Control Panel window, click the Uninstall a program link under the Programs section. From the list of currently installed programs, select Mozilla Firefox. To begin the uninstall, click the Uninstall button at the top of the list.

What operating systems does Mozilla Firefox compete with?

As such, Mozilla with Firefox OS competed with commercially developed operating systems such as Apple ‘s iOS, Google ‘s Android, Microsoft ‘s Windows Phone, BlackBerry ‘s BlackBerry 10, Samsung ‘s/ Linux Foundation ‘s Tizen and Jolla ‘s Sailfish OS.

What devices are firefirefox OS ported to?

Firefox OS has been ported to the following devices: 1 HTC Explorer 2 Huawei Ascend G510 3 Huawei Ascend Y300 4 Ingenic JZ4780 based devices (2015) 5 Moto G 6 Nexus 4 7 Nexus 5 8 Nexus 7 (2013) 9 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ 10 Sony Xperia E

Is Firefox OS still being developed?

In December 2015, Mozilla announced it would stop development of new Firefox OS smartphones, and in September 2016 announced the end of development. Successors to Firefox OS include the discontinued B2G OS and Acadine Technologies’ H5OS as well as KaiOS Technologies’ KaiOS and Panasonic’s My Home Screen.

Is there a 128 MB version of Firefox OS?

Work was done to optimize Firefox OS to run a 128 MB platform with version 1.3T. A 128 MB device is out that seems to use that version but it may be unfinished. In 2015, Mozilla ported Firefox OS (an “experimental version”) to MIPS32 to work in a sub-$100 tablet (that can also run Android 4.4 KitKat).