For many of us, extensions are an essential part of the web browsing experience. If you use Firefox on your Mac or PC, you might not dare opening a URL without having uBlock Origin or Dark Reader installed.
However, Firefox on mobile has always been a different story. While Mozilla’s “add-ons” are readily available on the desktop version of the browser, Android and iOS users have had to go without. That wasn’t always the case on Android. Mozilla removed extension support back in 2020, and users have been asking for them back ever since (and rightfully so). Finally, that’s changing—at least on the Android side of things.
Extensions are back on Firefox for Android
Mozilla announced last week that not only would Firefox for Android start supporting extensions, it would do so with support for over 450 add-ons. Many of these extensions are tried and true utilities that Firefox desktop users have enjoyed for years. uBlock Origin, for example, works out of the gate, so you can block ads and other intrusive elements while browsing with Firefox on both your smartphone and PC, as does the Dark Reader, an extension for giving all web pages a dark theme—even when they don’t have it themselves.
Mozilla also recommended three extensions in its announcement to get you started: Midnight Lizard, which adds customized color schemes for websites; Dark Background and Light Text, which, unsurprisingly, makes all sites have a dark background with light text; and Worldwide Radio, which lets you tune into radio stations all over the globe.
You can find a full list of Android-supported Firefox extensions from Mozilla’s add-ons site here. If you’re overwhelmed by the literal hundreds of options to choose from, Mozilla has a section of 22 recommended extensions you might find useful. You might also like the trending section, to see what extensions Firefox for Android users are installing, from Automatic AdSkipper to Reddit Annoyances.
