Mozilla May be Working on New Android Browser Called ‘Fenix’

Jul. 9, 2018

Mozillais believed to be working on a new Android browser called ‘Fenix’, which is expected to be released next year. The new project is believed to be in the extremely early stages of development, and it isn’t entirely clear whether it will eventually be released as a new app or anew version of Firefox, which is alreadyone of the more popularthird-party web-browsers on most platforms, including Android.

It’s worth noting here that apart from Firefox, Mozilla has a number of other browsers on Android, including the privacy-focused Focus and the lightweight data-saving Rocket meant for the Indonesian market. The non-profit company is also building a Mixed Reality browser calledFirefox Reality, which is being designed specifically for the next generation of VR and AR headsets.

There’s not a lot known about the upcoming browser, but as pointed out byRedditor hamsterkill, the name itself may be a bit of an homage to Firefox’s original codename, Fenix, which in turn, was a reference to how the project evolved from the remnants of the defunct Mozilla Suite, just like the Phoenix rose from the ashes.

As things stand now, details about the new project are hard to come by, with Mozilla yet to say anything about it officially, so it will be interesting to see what exactly the Firefox-maker has in store for Android users going forward.

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