Posted By Shivniel Gounder

Finally the wait is over

After running through some preview test in New Zealand, Firefox is finally available for iOS. After not granted as default browser for iOS, Mozilla has finally released the long waited Firefox browser to iOS.

Our goal is to create a great browsing experience for iOS with Firefox. With this first public preview we will be collecting feedback in one country.

The Firefox team has been working hard on development of this new browser over the past few months. We are sharing source code in Github for the brave early testers and are also preparing for a limited Firefox for iOS Beta soon. Of course, we would prefer to have a large, open beta, but we must work through the required development and release process to get a Firefox app tested on iOS to get it ready to share with the world.

We want to bring Firefox to every language, platform and device possible. Although we can’t bring the full Firefox experience and rendering engine to iOS due to the restrictions, we saw an opportunity with the latest improvements and tools in iOS 8 to begin development of a Firefox experience for iOS.

With Firefox Accounts, you can take your Firefox browser history, passwords and tabs from your desktop to your iOS devices. The preview release of Firefox for iOS also includes Visual Tabs, an intuitive way to keep track of your open tabs. You can get the preview version at Mozilla. Feedback are welcomed.