Waterfox: Privacy Web Browser

4.7
770 reviews
10K+
Downloads
Content rating
Rated for 3+
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About this app

Waterfox for Android is the privacy focused mobile browser that puts you in control. Created fully open source, Waterfox strips out analytics, telemetry, and unnecessary closed source integrations, instead giving you a clean private browsing experience.

Unlike other Android web browsers, Waterfox does not have any analytics or telemetry that track your usage. It also does not use closed source SDKs or have sponsored shortcuts enabled by default. Integrations like the closed source Pocket read-it-later service have been removed. Additionally, all code related to Chinese censorship has been stripped out.

Waterfox puts privacy first. It blocks online trackers, stopping companies from profiling your browsing habits. It comes with encrypted DNS support using DNS over Oblivious HTTP to prevent censorship. With this unique feature, your DNS queries are hidden to avoid network manipulation and is the ONLY web browser to offer a premium feature for free!

In terms of customization, Waterfox will support add-ons so you can enhance your mobile browsing experience. It also has customizable settings for history, cookies, zoom level, and much more. You are in full control.

Under the hood, Waterfox uses the same lightning fast Gecko engine that powers the largest open source web browser. Pages will load quickly and websites will perform smoothly. Waterfox also supports modern web standards and technologies for the best browsing experience.

Waterfox is independently developed with a focus on user privacy and choice. There are no metrics or data collection happening behind the scenes. Waterfox for Android brings desktop class privacy to mobile.

Give Waterfox a try to take control of your mobile browsing, you can browse the web privately.
Updated on
Apr 26, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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No data collected
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Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.7
720 reviews
robotomo
May 2, 2024
A great browser on the desktop, but not so much on mobile. It works fine at best. Websites fail to load more often than it should and it's just slower overall when compared to the Firefox browser on mobile. I understand that Waterfox mobile is still in its early days, so I hope that it can eventually reach the quality of its desktop counterpart.
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A. Mac. (Άνδρος)
May 16, 2024
Ok. At most. The amount of crashes and the lack of user support drive one mad. There's an insistent bug that throws a java.langa and crashes the whole thing if you dare to use the url bar. It looks related to a mix of 1) passwords, 2) large media (stream for example), 3) closing all tabs at once and 4) the privacy menu. It seems the app doesn't zap 'em tabs and keeps on crashing until uninstall/ reinstall. I'm still using it because of the practicality of the about:config. Not happy though.
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E. S.
May 8, 2024
Long time desktop user. First, the way google pages display is... Weird. Images are a tiny thumbnail when clicked for example, and the whole page looks like it's from 2003. The weather widgets and such don't show up either. I know google is awful about privacy, but c'mon. Second, youtube keeps logging me out, despite not doing so on other browsers. I have tried everything. It's frustrating, because I use a browser to watch YT instead of their ad factory of an app.
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