The Review Checker feature on Firefox iOS and Android will be discontinued as of May 2024. Please note that this feature will remain available for certain users on Firefox Desktop.
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Firefox version 120 for mobile introduces Review Checker, enhancing the online shopping experience by ensuring the authenticity of reviews on popular retail websites. This feature, already available on desktop, helps users make informed decisions while shopping online by analyzing product reviews and providing a reliability grade for them. This article explains how to use Review Checker on mobile and addresses some specific nuances of using it on mobile devices.
About Review Checker
Firefox's Review Checker is a feature to help you make informed purchasing decisions. Powered by Fakespot by Mozilla, this feature assesses the quality of product reviews by helping you know whether the reviews are likely from real customers or whether they’re from biased or paid reviewers.
How it works
Review Checker uses AI technology to analyze reviews on Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart. It assigns each product's reviews a letter grade, ranging from A to F, indicating their reliability.
- A and B: Reliable reviews. We believe the reviews are likely from real customers who left honest, unbiased reviews.
- C: We believe there’s a mix of reliable and unreliable reviews.
- D and F: Unreliable reviews. We believe the reviews are likely fake or from biased reviewers.
The adjusted rating in Review Checker is based only on reviews we believe to be reliable. Highlights are from the retailer’s reviews within the last 80 days that we believe to be reliable.
How review quality is determined
Fakespot's AI technology undergoes continuous improvement as it analyzes more data. It scrutinizes reviews, searching for patterns that indicate fake or unreliable content, and applies various tests to ensure accuracy. We place a strong emphasis on reviews from real consumers who have purchased and used a product as the most reliable source of feedback.
Use Review Checker on Firefox for mobile
- Navigate to a product detail page on Amazon, Best Buy or Walmart using Firefox.
- Tap the price tag icon
in the address bar.
- When you use Review Checker for the first time, you will be prompted to opt-in by clicking the button.
Turn off Review Checker
- Visit a product detail page and tap the price tag icon in the address bar.
- Swipe up until you see the section of Review Checker.
- Tap .
Turn Review Checker back on
- Visit a product detail page and tap the price tag icon in the address bar.
- Select to re-enable Review Checker.
Additional details
For Android users
Tapping on links to Amazon, Best Buy or Walmart may open their native apps if installed. To avoid this, do the following:
- Tap the menu button .
- Tap .
- Scroll down to the section, tap and select one of the following options:
- Ask before opening to choose whether to open the link in the native app each time.
- Never to never open links in native apps.
Also, you can manually type the retailer's URL in the address bar to open the website in Firefox, allowing the use of Review Checker.
For iOS users
Tapping on links to Amazon, Best Buy or Walmart may open their native apps if installed. To avoid this, long-press on the link and select from the menu.
You can also manually type the retailer's URL in the address bar to open the website in Firefox, allowing the use of Review Checker.
Protect your privacy
When Review Checker is turned on, we use information about the products you visit on Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart to analyze the reviews. By using OHTTP, we ensure Mozilla can not link you or your device to the products you have viewed. OHTTP uses encryption and a third-party intermediary server to offer a technical guarantee that this is the case: all Mozilla learns from this network request is that someone, somewhere, looked at a given product.
FAQs
What is the difference between review quality and product quality?
Review Checker is designed to evaluate the quality and authenticity of product reviews on e-commerce websites. It assigns letter grades to reviews to help you identify reliable and unreliable feedback from real customers. It does not assess product quality. Assessing product quality involves evaluating the actual features, performance and durability of the product itself. Review Checker focuses solely on review quality and does not provide insights into the product's performance or features.
Will Review Checker affect my browsing speed or performance?
Review Checker is designed to be lightweight and should not impact your browsing speed or overall browser performance. It operates in the background and does not consume substantial system resources.
Can I customize Review Checker's settings?
Currently, Review Checker does not offer customization options. It operates based on predefined algorithms to assess review quality automatically.
Can I use Review Checker on websites other than Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart?
Currently, Review Checker only supports three US-based retailers: Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart. We are working on expanding this feature to other locales and retailers.
