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Not allowing me to download FireFox

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I tried to download an addon for firefox yet it says download firefox, it takes me to the app store but I’m already using firefox on the app store, Please help.

I tried to download an addon for firefox yet it says download firefox, it takes me to the app store but I’m already using firefox on the app store, Please help.

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Since you are posting in the "Firefox for iOS" section I take it you were trying to install an extension onto Firefox running on a iPhone or iPad.

Due to Apple's restrictions on what browser and JavaScript engines can be used the Firefox is basically a shell and not using the same codebase and Gecko like desktop Firefox and Firefox for Android does.

Extensions for desktop Firefox (for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux etc) https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/

Extensions for Android Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/android/

There may be possibility of Extensions support for Firefox for iOS in future https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1353304#answer-1449625

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Since you are posting in the "Firefox for iOS" section I take it you were trying to install an extension onto Firefox running on a iPhone or iPad.

Due to Apple's restrictions on what browser and JavaScript engines can be used the Firefox is basically a shell and not using the same codebase and Gecko like desktop Firefox and Firefox for Android does.

Extensions for desktop Firefox (for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux etc) https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/

Extensions for Android Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/android/

There may be possibility of Extensions support for Firefox for iOS in future https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1353304#answer-1449625