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| == Mention of specific platform requirements in short description == | |||
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| "However, as with all other iOS web browsers, the iOS version uses the WebKit layout engine instead of Gecko due to platform requirements. " | |||
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| :This logo is for the Firefox brand (which now encompasses multiple properties). Firefox Browser (née Mozilla Firefox) still uses the existing logo but with an art style patterned upon it. <span style="border:1px solid #445A38;padding:1px;">] ] </span> 23:55, 20 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
| ⚫ | Should we move this part into a more relevant section, perhaps Firefox for mobile? I agree that it is notable, but not enough to be part of the article's short description. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 01:06, 28 August 2022 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | ||
| == Should we specify that OS X 10.9-10.11 is supported with ESR releases? == | |||
| == Citation needed for Firefox name == | |||
| In the infobox and system requirements table, I've noted that OS X 10.9-10.11 are supported by the ESR channel, but 10.12 is needed for the standard release. However, this goes against the precedent of the last time this happened, when OS X 10.6-10.8 were dropped in 2016. Should I leave it the way I edited it until 2021, or just immediately bump the requirements to macOS 10.12?] (]) 15:35, 28 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
| ==Logo Controversy== | |||
| Due to the high amount of memes of the Firefox logo being oversimplified, and a bunch of media coverage on it, should we start adding a controversy section regarding the logo? <!-- Template:Unsigned --><span class="autosigned" style="font-size:85%;">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 04:06, 8 March 2021 (UTC)</span> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | |||
| :I don't see why this should be classified as a controversy. Some very vocal handful of individuals have been mass-spreading nonsense posts (]) about the logo on social media and sites such as Reddit, nothing more. ] (]) 18:14, 8 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
| :: Seems like ] to me. IT does not seem that the "new logo" is actually used anywhere. ] (]) 22:32, 8 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
| > The name Firefox was said to be derived from a nickname of the red panda | |||
| == More Updates== | |||
| On a Motorola Moto G5 Plus (ARM Cortex-A53), which apparently won't get updates beyond Android 8.1.0, Firefox Beta reports it's on version 92.0.0-beta.8<p> Sorry, I can't begin to figure out how to update the chart. Thanks ] (]) 16:13, 4 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
| What's the source of this statement? ] (]) 19:46, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Title Change Request == | |||
| :Refs 39 and 40, particularly the Mozilla FAQ. Follow the citation links. ]] 20:50, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| <p>"Firefox" is used for ]. So, I propose that the title of this article be changed to "Firefox Browser" to avoid confusion.</p> | |||
| <p>] (]) 15:05, 27 October 2021 (UTC)</p> | |||
| == Move discussion in progress == | |||
| : I agree. This also matches Mozilla's branding guidelines which between Firefox and Firefox Browser. – ] 15:48, 27 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
| There is a move discussion in progress on ] which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. <!-- Talk:IOS version history/Archive 7#Requested move 23 December 2022 crosspost --> —] 17:48, 23 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :Not any more, there isn't - "The result of the move request was: pages not moved." ] (]) 23:32, 7 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
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| == Someone update the stable release date of firefox on this page. == | |||
| According to Mozilla, a stable version 113.0 has been released on 9 May 2023 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/113.0/releasenotes/ ] (]) 17:33, 9 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
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Mention of specific platform requirements in short description
"However, as with all other iOS web browsers, the iOS version uses the WebKit layout engine instead of Gecko due to platform requirements. "
Should we move this part into a more relevant section, perhaps Firefox for mobile? I agree that it is notable, but not enough to be part of the article's short description. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.186.18.90 (talk) 01:06, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
Citation needed for Firefox name
> The name Firefox was said to be derived from a nickname of the red panda
What's the source of this statement? Spotlesstofu (talk) 19:46, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Refs 39 and 40, particularly the Mozilla FAQ. Follow the citation links. Mindmatrix 20:50, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
Move discussion in progress
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- Not any more, there isn't - "The result of the move request was: pages not moved." Guy Harris (talk) 23:32, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
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Someone update the stable release date of firefox on this page.
According to Mozilla, a stable version 113.0 has been released on 9 May 2023 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/113.0/releasenotes/ LDM2003 (talk) 17:33, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
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