Waterfox: Privacy Web Browser

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About this app

Waterfox for Android is the privacy focused mobile browser that puts you in control. Created fully open source, Waterfox strips out analytics, telemetry, and unnecessary closed source integrations, instead giving you a clean private browsing experience.

Unlike other Android web browsers, Waterfox does not have any analytics or telemetry that track your usage. It also does not use closed source SDKs or have sponsored shortcuts enabled by default. Integrations like the closed source Pocket read-it-later service have been removed. Additionally, all code related to Chinese censorship has been stripped out.

Waterfox puts privacy first. It blocks online trackers, stopping companies from profiling your browsing habits. It comes with encrypted DNS support using DNS over Oblivious HTTP to prevent censorship. With this unique feature, your DNS queries are hidden to avoid network manipulation and is the ONLY web browser to offer a premium feature for free!

In terms of customization, Waterfox will support add-ons so you can enhance your mobile browsing experience. It also has customizable settings for history, cookies, zoom level, and much more. You are in full control.

Under the hood, Waterfox uses the same lightning fast Gecko engine that powers the largest open source web browser. Pages will load quickly and websites will perform smoothly. Waterfox also supports modern web standards and technologies for the best browsing experience.

Waterfox is independently developed with a focus on user privacy and choice. There are no metrics or data collection happening behind the scenes. Waterfox for Android brings desktop class privacy to mobile.

Give Waterfox a try to take control of your mobile browsing, you can browse the web privately.

Ratings and reviews

-Sometimes will suggest previously visited sites when in incognito. Doesnt happen all the time. -Google Sheets display is a mess & cuts off a lot of stuff. -I love & the desktop version, used it for years! Mobile seems like its just getting going, but is still pretty good. Needs more settings options, i.e., choose individual cookies & site info to clear, customization, etc. Looking forward to future updates!

Bug when opening tabs while in private browsing, it opens the main tabs page instead of private tabs, requiring you to go back to private every time you want to make a quick switch. Seeing not one new update in the almost 3 months I've had this app makes me think I'd better not hold my breath and waste any more time with it. Uninstalled and moving on.

Edit: Thanks for fixing the fullscreen issue. It works great now! Original comment: Exiting full screen videos is broken after the One UI Version 6.0 Android update. After exiting a full screen video the app does not properly resize leaving part of the web site covered by the nav bar and the phone icons on top of the URL/search field. I've used Waterfox on my computer for years and I recently started using it on my phone.

What's new

• Added improved password autofill support
• Enhanced tab syncing reliability
• Updated underlying browser components for better performance and security
• Improved new tab page service