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Where can I find a Firefox app for iOS 5.1?

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MeDad3
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I have an old iPad 1 running iOS 5.1.1.1; where can I get the firefox that is compatible with it?

I have an old iPad 1 running iOS 5.1.1.1; where can I get the firefox that is compatible with it?

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MeDad3 said

I have an old iPad 1 running iOS 5.1.1.1; where can I get the firefox that is compatible with it?

The Firefox shell browser for iOS devices needs at least iOS 8.2 at minimum. For the private browsing feature you need iOS 9.0 and newer.

Mozilla is making use of modern API's that are only available on newer versions of iOS.

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FredMcD
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Have you looked here? Download Firefox For All languages And Systems {web link}

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MeDad3 said

I have an old iPad 1 running iOS 5.1.1.1; where can I get the firefox that is compatible with it?

The Firefox shell browser for iOS devices needs at least iOS 8.2 at minimum. For the private browsing feature you need iOS 9.0 and newer.

Mozilla is making use of modern API's that are only available on newer versions of iOS.

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FredMcD said

Have you looked here?

This is iOS and not OSX.