Firefox 81 for Android Adds Downloads Page, Download Manager Support, and More
Sep. 17, 2020Mozilla releasedFirefox 79with new UI late July and launchedFirefox 80earlier this month to address a few user complaints. The company is now rolling out the latest version, Firefox 81, with a dedicated downloads page, auto-tab closing functionality, and more.
The new Downloads page helps youkeep track of all your downloaded fileswithout having to rely on afile manager. If you’re a Firefox user, you might recall that the older version of Firefox had this feature. Speaking of downloads, the company has also addedsupport for externaldownload managerapps.
Firefox 81 has a neat ‘Open in app’ prompt when you visit websites with native Android apps installed in your phone. This will come in handy for users especially in websites like YouTube and Reddit.
The update adds Google’s in-app review API and hence, Mozilla may occasionally poke you to rate the app on Play Store. This might be an attempt by the company to recover from all the 1-star ratings it received after Firefox 79.
You can also configure the browser to automatically close tabs after a day, week, and month. For the entire changes, take a look at the official changelog:
Firefox 81 is now rolling out via Play Store. If you’re not seeing it on your phone, you can download the APK fromAPKMirror.
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
