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I'd really love to switch back to Firefox from Chrome but it's just so sluggish on my Android phone and I had the same issue with an iPhone a few years back. Why is this, really?

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Try Nightly. I've used it for a year now without problems. Also install ublock origin there for displaying all the js-heavy ads. I also sync it with Firefox for Desktop.

For me it's the opposite: Chrome on Android is not usable because of all these ads.

Thank you. Will do. I tried Firefox Focus yesterday and now I'm swooshing through the web. Just wish I could use tabs.

Nightly on Android also has an option on to block Tracking (which effectively blocks also ads). That is, like Tracking Blocking in Private mode, but always "on". This option is not yet available in the non-Nightly releases.

If you do not want to use Nightly, then the normal Firefox together with the addons "ublock origin" and/or Privacy badger should not be much different than Firefox Focus, but still allow for tabs.

https://addons.mozilla.org/EN-US/android/addon/ublock-origin...

https://addons.mozilla.org/de/android/addon/privacy-badger17...

Didn't think the first comment went through. Oh well.

Sounds like a good solution, thank you. The ads are indeed awful. I tried Firefox Focus yesterday and now I'm swooshing through the web. Just wish I could use tabs.

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