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	Firefox is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.
	This article appeared on Misplaced Pages's Main Page as Today's featured article on November 28, 2004.
Article milestones Date Process Result November 25, 2004 Featured article candidate Promoted February 10, 2007 Featured article review Kept May 2, 2009 Featured article review Demoted April 30, 2012 Peer review Reviewed Facts from this article were featured on Misplaced Pages's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on September 23, 2019, and September 23, 2020. Current status: Former featured article

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Section sizes Section size for Firefox (32 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 11,624 11,624 History 22,902 22,902 Features 8,832 26,416 Browser extensions 3,264 3,264 Themes 1,159 1,159 Guest session 1,439 1,439 Standards 11,722 11,722 Security 10,704 10,704 Privacy 13,441 13,441 Localizations 2,238 2,238 Platform availability 5,108 45,780 Microsoft Windows 8,166 8,166 macOS 5,873 5,873 Linux 1,378 1,378 Firefox for Android 8,531 8,531 Firefox for iOS 7,571 7,571 Firefox Reality (AR/VR) 1,253 1,253 Unofficial ports 7,900 7,900 Channels and release schedule 7,878 7,878 Licensing 4,798 4,798 Trademark and logo 6,987 13,516 Branding and visual identity 6,529 6,529 Promotion 9,407 9,407 Performance 18 17,117 2000s 7,809 7,809 2010s 7,621 7,621 Firefox Quantum 1,669 1,669 Usage share 7,480 7,480 See also 231 231 References 30 30 Further reading 1,288 1,288 External links 1,330 1,330 Total 196,180 196,180

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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

Sorry, I can't begin to figure out how to update the chart. Thanks Nei1 (talk) 16:13, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Title Change Request

"Firefox" is used for multiple things. So, I propose that the title of this article be changed to "Firefox Browser" to avoid confusion.

Contributer1234 (talk) 15:05, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

• I agree. This also matches Mozilla's branding guidelines which make a distinction between Firefox and Firefox Browser. – Anne drew 15:48, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose: "Firefox Browser" is not a common name; the proper full name would be "Mozilla Firefox". But everyone just calls it "Firefox". —Dexxor (talk) 05:43, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
• I'd prefer "Mozilla Firefox", as that seems more conventional and is used in the window title. The "Firefox Browser" suggestion is reminiscent of "Focus car" rather than "Ford Focus", and seems unnecessary as it is a household name. Just my 2¢. Lapisgaming (talk) 09:24, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose. While it's true that multiple subjects are named Firefox, the most popular usage so far this millennium is for the Firefox browser. It is best to simply keep the title to Firefox, as that's the most common name, not Firefox Browser. Further, the domain Firefox.com points directly to the browser. On that website, the Firefox Browser text has Firefox in bold, highlighting the common name; "Firefox for Desktop" also appears. As for Mozilla Firefox, that was the common full name in the past, but its official use is reduced today. Other products (Firefox Monitor, Firefox Relay, Firefox Focus, etc.) and usage (novel, film, etc.) are less popular and less notable, so they can go on Misplaced Pages's disamb page. --LABcrabs (talk) 15:32, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Info-Box Photo

The photo in info-box shows a screenshot of firefox at wikipedia website. It should be more informative and topic focused if we use the screenshot of firefox homepage instead. 2409:4050:E9C:BF88:0:0:4ACA:C014 (talk) 02:04, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

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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Please disregard the automated message. The file was kept per Commons:Deletion requests/File:Firefox100DarkThemeWin11.png —megamanfan3 (talk) 12:04, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

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