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installing .xpi files in android firefox

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mikepuri07
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With the latest updates in firefox android, I have been unable to install custom addons in the form of .xpi files. Can we still install them?

With the latest updates in firefox android, I have been unable to install custom addons in the form of .xpi files. Can we still install them?

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TyDraniu
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No, on the Release version you have only selected number of addons to choose from.

On Nightly you can create a custom collection of addons on the addons.mozilla.org (AMO) store and provide a link to this collection in settings. This option makes almost every addon from AMO available for you to use on the Nightly version.

mikepuri07
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Thanks, but I am trying to install custom .xpi files not from AMO store. (say from a github repo) it was possible until Firefox 78, I think. I simply downloaded a zip file and the android browser would recognize it and install the extension.

The latest android browser can't open it.