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Mozilla's Firefox Text Pilot program allows users to test out experimental features and provide feedback that goes toward improving the service, and today the company is expanding the program to include two mobile apps. The first is an iOS app called Firefox Lockbox and it enables you to access your saved passwords within the app so that you can easily sign into various other apps on your iPhone.

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The password management app syncs with existing Firefox accounts and imports the passwords you've already saved in the Firefox browser. You can then browse a list of all your passwords, copy the one you need, navigate to another app, and paste it into the log-in field. The company says the app is secured by 256-bit encryption and supports unlocking via Touch ID and Face ID.

Since Firefox Lockbox requires you to sync existing passwords from the browser, it'll only be useful for those users who regularly use Firefox to browse online and store their log-in information.
With Firefox Lockbox, iOS users will be able to seamlessly access Firefox saved passwords. This means you can use any password you've saved in the browser to log into any online account like your Twitter or Instagram app. No need to open a web page. It's that seamless and simple. Plus, you can also use Face ID and Fingerprint touch to unlock the app, so you can safely access your accounts.
Notes by Firefox is the second Test Pilot app, and is built for Android users so that they can take and store notes across desktop and mobile devices. Any note written in the Firefox browser can then be synced to the new mobile app, and vice versa.


For those interested in testing out the apps, you will need a Firefox account and Firefox Sync to gain full functionality of each of the app's features. Otherwise, the company explains that the Test Pilot program is open to all Firefox users to try out, and the Firefox Lockbox app is available on the iOS App Store for free starting today [Direct Link].

Article Link: Firefox Test Pilot Program Expands to Mobile With 'Firefox Lockbox' Password Storage iOS App
 

Bawstun

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Okay, but the service won’t sustain itself with just one user who happens to be excited. And why would voicing your opinion be weird? I just...it’s a very competitive space. There’s 1 password, and many other password-keeping apps.

Not sure why a separate app is needed just to sync passwords across all Firefox devices, and I’m assuming millions of others will be scratching their heads too. Just a weird idea that could have easily been added to the existing browser app.
 

macintoshmac

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Nobody needs this, and it will fail spectacularly.

True, these guys were just plain stupid to invest time in building something they thought nobody would need.

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Okay, but the service won’t sustain itself with just one user who happens to be excited. And why would voicing your opinion be weird? I just...it’s a very competitive space. There’s 1 password, and many other password-keeping apps.

Not sure why a separate app is needed just to sync passwords across all Firefox devices, and I’m assuming millions of others will be scratching their heads too. Just a weird idea that could have easily been added to the existing browser app.

It is perhaps geared only towards those specific users who love Firefox and use it on all platforms and would rather use something free from Mozilla itself. So, they offer it as an option, rather than increasing the code base of the browser with something that some people might not like/ want to use.
 
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