
It's compatible with iOS 9.0 and later, and works on the iPhone 5s and all newer models. Just download the 11MB app from the App Store. You don't really need to do anything special to set up Focus unless you plan to use it with Safari. You can still benefit from the content-blocking capability of the app if you continue to use Safari as your browser, however. To get the most from Focus, you use it as a replacement browser. Focus is a useful iPhone app for those concerned about their iPhone browsing being tracked, but that means that it's short on the kinds of features we've come to expect from browsers, like bookmarks autofilled passwords. Enter Focus, a new browser for iOS from the Mozilla Foundation that does just that. Though most browsers offer a privacy mode that erases any cookies or browsing history after you're done with your session, they don't hide your browsing from third-party sites like advertisers that track your activities on the Web. Your Web browsing these days is subject to more tracking and profiling than ever. Lacks many standard browser features such as bookmarks and choice of search engines.How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.
How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files. How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill. How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad. How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages. And if you're in the spirit of using your iPad as a PC replacement, there are a handful of keyboard shortcuts for use too. And speaking of drag-and-drop, you can take a tab and drop it into iMessage, Twitter or wherever else you see fit, no copy and pasting required. Just long-press to start moving stuff around. But, will that be enough to stop people from installing Chrome or using Safari on iOS?Īs far as iPad goes, now you can drag and drop tabs to re-order them just like you would on desktop. With personal data use and privacy as the topic du jour, it's easy for Mozilla to earn a few brownie points by turning Tracking Protection on by default. The company says that the Tracking Protection is the same tech that's used in Firefox Focus on mobile and the desktop browser. You can set specific filters so retail sites (or others) can or can't track you, according to the Mozilla blog. Now, Tracking Protection is turned on by default rather than being an opt-in bit buried in the settings menu. Mozilla has a handful of updates for Firefox on iOS, privacy-minded and otherwise.