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Firefox Focus is a security and privacy-focused mobile browser.
This browser offers a minimal UI and maximum privacy features.
Firefox Focus is available for both Android and iOS.
I've run the gamut of web browsers on Android, and every time I think I've found "the one," I discover a reason not to use it. That reason might be a cluttered UI, a lack of options, or not enough security.
Recently, however, I came across a browser that checked all the boxes... especially within the realm of privacy and security. No, it's not Tor or Brave, it's Firefox Focus, which is ironic given I'd only recently sworn off Firefox browsers. However, Firefox Focus is good enough to make me overlook that claim.
Firefox Focus has been around for a bit and is a mobile-only browser that aims to be a simple and private web browser. It delivers on that promise.
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Imagine stripping a browser to its bare bones and leaving just the features necessary to render pages properly (and quickly) and remain private and secure. That's what Firefox Focus is. The UI doesn't include all the finery found in other browsers (the start page offers a URL bar, a menu button, and the keyboard once you tap the URL bar). That's it.
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