Firefox on iPhone?

Nipz · Apr 18, 2008, 04:32 AM

I was just wondering do you think that the SDK could bring other browsers to the iPhone?

Not that i want anything other than Safari but thought there could be a possibility!

Thanks

Ben

Mitaka · Apr 18, 2008, 05:00 AM

Yes, maybe...

karenflower · Apr 18, 2008, 05:08 AM

Mozilla is creating a 'Mobile Firefox' as stated here. But as for on the iPhone - would Apple approve?

Nipz · Apr 18, 2008, 05:24 AM

Yea thats going to be the only prob! will apple approve?

clevin · Apr 18, 2008, 06:16 AM

no, AFAIK, apple does not allow app like firefox to run on iPhone, because that would open too many doors.

mobileFirefox will be on linux/WM based device, probably competing with OperaMINI/Mobile

PoitNarf · Apr 18, 2008, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nipz

will apple approve?

No.

Applejuiced · Apr 18, 2008, 09:18 AM

What for?
Safari is great.

clevin · Apr 18, 2008, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Applejuiced

What for?
Safari is great.

what do we need competition for, xxx is great!

Compile 'em all · Apr 18, 2008, 09:24 AM

Opera Mini was ported to Google's Android a couple of days ago. I don't see why not for OS X although Mobile Safari is a foking solid mobile browser

.

Applejuiced · Apr 18, 2008, 09:26 AM

I had firefox installed on my home PC and I just took it out after a few days.
Not really impressed with it. Compettition is good, a worst browser IMO would be useless and would slow down web browsing on the iphone.

Quote:

Originally Posted by clevin

what do we need competition for, xxx is great!

clevin · Apr 18, 2008, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Applejuiced

I had firefox installed on my home PC and I just took it out after a few days.
Not really impressed with it. Compettition is good, a worst browser IMO would be useless and would slow down web browsing on the iphone.

its a mistake to compare firefox 2 @pc and firefoxmobiel on mobile devices. safari on mac/windows can be a memory hog, mobilesafari can crash on iphone from time to time, do we judge them based on the other version? no, not to mention mobileFirefox is based gecko 1.9, you should at least try firefox 3 before making statements.

worst browser? worse than IE on your pc?

anyway, when did you tried mobile firefox on iphone? No? then I would advise you reserve the judgment until you try it....

slow down web browsing? its not like mobileSafari is fast in any sense....LOL, Its SLOW.. and Im not talking about slow speed to receive data through EDGE, Im talking about slow speed of rendering page...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Compile 'em all

Opera Mini was ported to Google's Android a couple of days ago. I don't see why not for OS X although Mobile Safari is a foking solid mobile browser

.

OperaMINI is a java app, iphone needs to support JVM first.

Applejuiced · Apr 18, 2008, 09:51 AM

Oh no, Clevin the Firefox man to the rescue

lol

clevin · Apr 18, 2008, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Applejuiced

Oh no, Clevin the Firefox man to the rescue

lol

oh, thank load I rescued u...lol,,,, realistically, you, me, and everybody, probably will have no chance to try mobilefirefox on iPhone. why bother making statement anyway. You are safe in your world of iphone with safari, indeed. MobileFirefox really doesn't affect you at all.

Applejuiced · Apr 18, 2008, 10:24 AM

I'd give it a try if its released but I doubt Apple would go for it.

Karma · Jun 15, 2008, 10:50 PM

I hate to bring up a near dead thread, but wouldn't mobile Firefox have a working Flash player? Does Apple hate Flash so much they'd deny a viable, working browser App that has features Safari does not?

JBaker122586 · Jun 15, 2008, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karma

I hate to bring up a near dead thread, but wouldn't mobile Firefox have a working Flash player? Does Apple hate Flash so much they'd deny a viable, working browser App that has features Safari does not?

No.
Flash has to do with plug-ins, not the browser. If there's no Adobe Flash plug-in, there's no Flash, regardless of browser.

Red Sox · Jun 15, 2008, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Applejuiced

I had firefox installed on my home PC and I just took it out after a few days.
Not really impressed with it. Compettition is good, a worst browser IMO would be useless and would slow down web browsing on the iphone.

You like IE better than Firefox??? Dude.... I'm speechless.

Karma · Jun 15, 2008, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBaker122586

No.
Flash has to do with plug-ins, not the browser. If there's no Adobe Flash plug-in, there's no Flash, regardless of browser.

Ok. So what's keeping another company from making an Adobe Flash plug-in App?

JBaker122586 · Jun 16, 2008, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karma

Ok. So what's keeping another company from making an Adobe Flash plug-in App?

Adobe is the only company that could make a Flash plug-in for the iPhone.
The terms of the SDK prohibit developers from creating applications that run scripts in other applications.

Karma · Jun 16, 2008, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBaker122586

Adobe is the only company that could make a Flash plug-in for the iPhone.
The terms of the SDK prohibit developers from creating applications that run scripts in other applications.

Ah. So what started the whole fiasco?

ripkord · Jun 16, 2008, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Applejuiced

What for?
Safari is great.

Yeah but imagine what firefox + plugins could do.

Safari is miles ahead of IE sure but, I much prefer Firefox it has to be said.

PoitNarf · Jun 16, 2008, 09:26 AM

I'm almost 100% positive that during the SDK event in March when they were going over apps that would not be allowed in the App Store, alternative web browsers to Safari were prohibited. You're NEVER going to see another browser in the iPhone.

The Phazer · Jun 16, 2008, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBaker122586

Adobe is the only company that could make a Flash plug-in for the iPhone.
The terms of the SDK prohibit developers from creating applications that run scripts in other applications.

Adobe have said they'd make Flash for iPhone, but the SDK licence prevents them from doing so.

I don't see Apple allowing any plugins for mobile Safari, at all.

Phazer

millerman · Oct 29, 2008, 01:09 PM

Hi all,
I do prefer safari in most cases myself! however, I happened to be using an internet database for work that is only useable on Firefox!!!

This is really silly I know but it's actually better now because it used to only be available on IE !!!

so if there is anyone out there that can tell me for sure that this can or "cannot" be done then I would be delighted to know that I don't have to keep thinking about how this could make my day at work easier

Chris

iFerd · Oct 29, 2008, 02:12 PM

Mozilla has stated publicly that they have no plans to develop Firefox for the iPhone. Too bad, but the closed platform kills it.

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Nipz macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK	Firefox on iPhone? I was just wondering do you think that the SDK could bring other browsers to the iPhone? Not that i want anything other than Safari but thought there could be a possibility! Thanks Ben __________________ 15" Uni MacBook Pro 2.2Ghz Quad Core i7 \| White iPad 2 16GB WiFi + 3G \| iPhone 5 \| 3 MiFi
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Mitaka macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2008	Yes, maybe... __________________ iPhone wallpapers
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millerman macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2008	firefox for Iphone?? Hi all, I do prefer safari in most cases myself! however, I happened to be using an internet database for work that is only useable on Firefox!!! This is really silly I know but it's actually better now because it used to only be available on IE !!! so if there is anyone out there that can tell me for sure that this can or "cannot" be done then I would be delighted to know that I don't have to keep thinking about how this could make my day at work easier Chris
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Apr 18, 2008, 05:08 AM	#3
karenflower macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2007	Mozilla is creating a 'Mobile Firefox' as stated here. But as for on the iPhone - would Apple approve?
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Apr 18, 2008, 06:16 AM	#5
clevin macrumors G3 Join Date: Aug 2006	no, AFAIK, apple does not allow app like firefox to run on iPhone, because that would open too many doors. mobileFirefox will be on linux/WM based device, probably competing with OperaMINI/Mobile
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Apr 18, 2008, 09:18 AM	#7
Applejuiced macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: At the iPhone hacks section.	What for? Safari is great.
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Apr 18, 2008, 09:24 AM	#9
Compile 'em all macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 127.0.0.1	Opera Mini was ported to Google's Android a couple of days ago. I don't see why not for OS X although Mobile Safari is a foking solid mobile browser .
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Apr 18, 2008, 09:51 AM	#12
Applejuiced macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: At the iPhone hacks section.	Oh no, Clevin the Firefox man to the rescue lol
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Apr 18, 2008, 10:24 AM	#14
Applejuiced macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: At the iPhone hacks section.	I'd give it a try if its released but I doubt Apple would go for it.
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Jun 15, 2008, 10:50 PM	#15
Karma macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2008	I hate to bring up a near dead thread, but wouldn't mobile Firefox have a working Flash player? Does Apple hate Flash so much they'd deny a viable, working browser App that has features Safari does not?
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Jun 16, 2008, 09:26 AM	#22
PoitNarf macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Northern NJ	I'm almost 100% positive that during the SDK event in March when they were going over apps that would not be allowed in the App Store, alternative web browsers to Safari were prohibited. You're NEVER going to see another browser in the iPhone.
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iFerd macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007	Mozilla has stated publicly that they have no plans to develop Firefox for the iPhone. Too bad, but the closed platform kills it.
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