Finally, some unnamed security fixes are said to be in too. Oh, and performance should be improved on interactive websites that trigger a lot of restyles. It also blocks tracking cookies and social sharing buttons, for example.įirefox 42 for Android has other new stuff in it as well, such as the ability to open external URLs from Android apps in the background, family-friendly browsing when you create a restricted profile on a tablet, scrollable tabs for panels navigation, direct voice input support for searching from the URL bar, and a new mobile login manager. In effect, this function blocks ads too, since those fit the bill quite well. This now comes with tracking protection, which 'blocks certain Web elements that could be used to record your behavior across sites', according to Mozilla's changelog. One issue is µ Adblock hasn’t been updated since January 2015. There are only 3 options including blocking social buttons. Simply click the icon to block/unblock specific sites. You just have to use the Private Browsing feature (which is called Incognito Mode in other browsers). µ Adblock for Firefox µ Adblock (Micro Adblock) is Easylist and EasyPrivacy based, and almost as easy as it gets. The Mozilla-made browser has obviously been no stranger to ad blocking before today, but it's so far performed such actions via dedicated extensions such as AdBlock Plus.įrom this point on, however, the functionality is there without the need for any add-ons.

In a very interesting twist, the latest version of Firefox for Android basically has a built-in ad blocker.

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