Firefox Android app: the 5 best addons
The Firefox app for Android has many additional addons that make your life easier on your smartphone. We have put together the 5 best addons for you:
1. Firefox Android addon: LastPass
With the LastPass extension, you can enrich your Firefox browser on your smartphone with a practical password manager.
- With the password manager LastPass, you only need to remember one password for surfing on the mobile device.
- Secure passwords can also be created quickly and easily.
- The application also supports other password managers such as Roboform, Keepass, PasswordSafe and MyPasswordSafe.
- A synchronization with your Firefox browser on the PC is also possible.
2. Firefox Android addon: Ghostery
The second addon also gives you more security when you surf the Internet. Protect yourself from data theft with the Ghostery extension.
- Many companies like Facebook or Google are very interested in your surfing behavior. You use cookies to track your browser history in the background. With Ghostery you can track down these scripts.
- If you want, you can be forwarded to the terms and conditions of the corresponding companies. You can then use Ghostery to determine which activities should be blocked.
- Ghostery does not save cookies and can be used without registration.
3. Firefox Android addon: PDF viewer
With the PDF Viewer addon, you can call up PDF files in your Firefox browser and read them in a customized view.
- The "PDF Viewer" extension also always searches for the latest version and thus enables the documents to be displayed correctly.
- Attention: If you use another PDF viewer at the same time, compatibility problems may arise.
4. Firefox Android addon: Flash Video Downloader
The Flash Video Downloader extension allows you to download and save videos from different platforms with one touch.
- Download videos from YouTube, Facebook, Break, Metacafe and other portals with this addon.
- For example, the formats flv and mp4 in HD are downloadable. Music files in mp3 or avi format can also be saved.
- The blue colored download icon appears on every website where content can be found for download.
5. Firefox Android addon: self-destructing cookies
Self-Destructing Cookies deletes cookies that you have received on the Internet from a page you have visited. This helps you to protect yourself from services that collect data about your surfing behavior in the background.
- The cookies in the Firefox browser are deleted as soon as you close a tab.
- Tracked cookies are deleted immediately. Desired cookies can also be stored in a whitelist.
- In addition, the addon clears your cache at regular intervals.
Firefox alternatives: The Android browser in comparison
In another article, we will show you how to synchronize Firefox on multiple devices.