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Firefox on Android opens local PDF files, but doesn't open other MIMO types such as images, videos and text

  • Akukho zimpendulo
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Just recently, I noticed that Firefox on Android has been added to the “Open with” list and allows us to open local PDF files by using “Open with” in any file manager and selecting Firefox. However, local image files, videos, and text/HTML files still cannot be opened by Firefox. I believe that all the functionality is already built into the program’s code. Adding Firefox to the “Open with” list for images, videos, and text would require very little effort. There are hundreds of different viewers in the Google Play Store. However, Firefox’s shortcuts and collections could provide us with a very convenient way to organize locally stored information.

Just recently, I noticed that Firefox on Android has been added to the “Open with” list and allows us to open local PDF files by using “Open with” in any file manager and selecting Firefox. However, local image files, videos, and text/HTML files still cannot be opened by Firefox. I believe that all the functionality is already built into the program’s code. Adding Firefox to the “Open with” list for images, videos, and text would require very little effort. There are hundreds of different viewers in the Google Play Store. However, Firefox’s shortcuts and collections could provide us with a very convenient way to organize locally stored information.

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