Firefox drops support for Android 5-6-7

Unread post by **Duke** » 19 Oct 2025, 21:24

FYI with version 144 Firefox has dropped support for Android 5, 6 and 7 and also for 32-bit x86. Now the minimum required Android version is Android 8 Oreo:

https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2025/09/15/raising-the-minimum-android-version-for-firefox/

flatrute · Unread post by **flatrute** » 20 Oct 2025, 05:17

Which Android hardware nowadays still run on those Android versions? Malware filled Android TV set-top-boxes?

JodyThornton · Unread post by **JodyThornton** » 20 Oct 2025, 19:13

I had some otherwise really nicely working Samsung Tab S2 tablets that ran Firefox. I'll just download the final APK of Nightly, install it, and leave it at that. I figure I'll get a year out of those tablets

Unread post by **Duke** » 20 Oct 2025, 20:33

I have some 'old' devices too which are still working fine but are running Android 7 and won't update to anything higher.

YouTube · Unread post by **the_r3dacted** » 21 Oct 2025, 01:56

I have a ton of Android phones collected, and a fair bit of them run 7. The Droid Razr M is a really cool one that is stuck on 7, but otherwise runs all the apps I'd need. Albeit it's a bit slow, but it's still completely usable.

UCyborg · Unread post by **UCyborg** » 23 Oct 2025, 20:29

Is Firefox even usable on 1 GB RAM devices? I only tried it few years ago and didn't like it, was too much of a resource hog.

JodyThornton · Unread post by **JodyThornton** » 24 Oct 2025, 12:07

UCyborg wrote: ↑23 Oct 2025, 20:29 Is Firefox even usable on 1 GB RAM devices? I only tried it few years ago and didn't like it, was too much of a resource hog.

However, on a Samsung Tab S2 tablet with 3 GB of RAM, it was still very useful.

JodyThornton · Unread post by **JodyThornton** » 01 Nov 2025, 13:43

Interestingly, this comes at a time when other Chromium browsers are stopping support on Android 8 (Oreo) and Android 9 (Pie). I used Vivaldi on the former, using my other tablet which is a Samsung Tab S3. As of v7.6, I'm shut out

UCyborg · Unread post by **UCyborg** » 01 Nov 2025, 17:10

I'd keep using it 'till the wheels fall off.

In my case, important stuff other than the web browser...Android 7 doesn't cut it anymore. One financial app dropped support over half-year ago, though old version still works...for however long, the other is on the brink (minimum Android 7), the gas station app, that dropped Android 7 too and old version is blocked.

Good thing about Chromium though, it tends to last longer without updates. Unless the sites you need quickly adapt latest Chromeisms.

roboreptile · Unread post by **roboreptile** » 27 Feb 2026, 19:21

Is there anyone maintaining firefox fork for old android? I still have an old phone with android 6 though it's pretty much close to dying. I am just wondering if anyone does that.

Not sure if i am being nostalgic or not, but after opening the old phone, i cant help but feel old android looks better,faster than newer ones, or maybe because i don't have google services installed.

Unread post by **Duke** » 28 Feb 2026, 15:11

roboreptile wrote: ↑27 Feb 2026, 19:21 Is there anyone maintaining firefox fork for old android?

Not that I know.

The main up to date forks like Fennec and Ironfox are just following Firefox and require at least Android 8.

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