{"id":8664,"date":"2019-08-05T14:42:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T07:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.adeptasiaconsulting.com\/?p=8664"},"modified":"2019-05-09T15:31:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T08:31:59","slug":"firefox-is-now-a-better-ipad-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.adeptasiaconsulting.com\/firefox-is-now-a-better-ipad-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox is now a better iPad browser"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mozilla <\/a> today announced<\/a> a new iOS version of Firefox<\/a> that has been specifically optimized for Apple\u2019s iPad. Given the launch of the new iPad mini<\/a> this week, that\u2019s impeccable timing. It\u2019s also an admission that building a browser for tablets is different from building a browser for phones, which is what Mozilla mostly focused on in recent years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that iPads aren\u2019t just bigger versions of iPhones,\u201d Mozilla writes in today\u2019s announcement. \u201cYou use them differently, you need them for different things. So rather than just make a bigger version of our browser for iOS, we made Firefox for iPad look and feel like it was custom made for a tablet.\u201d<\/p>\n

So with this new version, Firefox for iPad gets support for iOS features like split screen and the ability to set Firefox as the default browser in Outlook for iOS. The team also optimized tab management for these larger screens, including the option to see tabs as large tiles, \u201cmaking it easy to see what they are, see if they spark joy and close with a tap if not.\u201d And if you have a few tabs you want to share, then you can do so with the Send Tabs<\/a> feature Mozilla introduced earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Starting a private browsing session on iOS always took a few extra tabs. The iPad version makes this a one-tap affair as it prominently highlights this feature in the tab bar.<\/p>\n

Because quite a few iPad users also use a keyboard, it\u2019s no surprise that this version of Firefox also supports keyboard shortcuts.<\/p>\n

If you are an iPad user in search of an alternative browser, Firefox may now be a viable option for you. Give it a try and let us know what you think in the comments (just don\u2019t remind us how you work from home for only a few hours a day and make good money\u2026 believe me, we\u2019re aware).<\/p>\n