Waterfox

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Open-source Android browser with tracker blocking, encrypted DNS over Oblivious HTTP, add-on support, and customizable privacy settings. Version 1.2.11 updates to Gecko 160 and adds optional protection for sensitive screens.

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About this app

Waterfox for Android is the privacy-focused mobile browser that puts you in control. Fully open source, Waterfox removes unnecessary analytics, telemetry, and closed-source integrations, offering you a clean private browsing experience instead.

Unlike other Android web browsers, Waterfox has no analytics or telemetry tracking your usage. It also does not use closed-source SDKs or have sponsored shortcuts enabled by default. Integrations like the closed-source read-it-later service Pocket have been removed. Additionally, all code related to Chinese censorship has been eliminated.

Waterfox prioritizes privacy. It blocks online trackers to prevent 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 it is the ONLY web browser to offer this premium functionality for free!

In terms of customization, Waterfox will support add-ons so you can enhance your mobile browsing experience. It also offers customizable settings for history, cookies, zoom level, and much more. You have 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 run smoothly. Waterfox also supports modern web standards and technologies for the best browsing experience.

Waterfox is independently developed with a strong focus on user privacy and choice. No measurements or data collection are performed behind the scenes. Waterfox for Android brings desktop-grade privacy to mobile devices.

Try Waterfox and take control of your mobile browsing—you can browse the web in private.

The Waterfox for Android browser is based on Fenix.

Architecture: arm64-v8a

web browser privacy open source gecko tracking protection

What's new

v1.2.11Nov 14, 2026

Updated browser engine Waterfox now uses Gecko 160.0, up from 159.0, with upstream website compatibility and stability fixes.
Waterfox changes Optional protection for sensitive screens On Android 12 and later, the new "Protect sensitive screens" setting hides floating windows from other apps while you view password and payment card screens or edit saved addresses.
The setting is off by default and is available in Settings under Privacy and security.
Custom search engine icons Adding or editing a custom search engine now looks for its icon on the search provider's website. If an icon cannot be found while editing an engine whose search URL has not changed, Waterfox keeps its existing icon.
Inherited platform changes Scrolling screenshots Waterfox now supports Android's system scrolling-screenshot capture on Android 12 and later. Availability depends on your device's screenshot tools.
Address bar and links Website addresses display readable Unicode characters more consistently, including when editing an address. Explicit http:// and https:// addresses containing spaces in their path, query or fragment are handled as addresses, with the spaces encoded, instead of being treated as searches. Widgets and PDF signing Updated the home screen search widgets and their previews in Android's widget picker. Android 15 and later also receive generated widget previews. Improved the positioning of PDF signing controls as the keyboard opens and closes. Stability and notifications Fixed QR scanner crashes that could occur when leaving the scanner or closing its camera. Prevented crashes when a website permission prompt arrives after the browser screen has saved its state or been destroyed. Requests immediate display of the private browsing notification instead of allowing Android to defer it. Notification permissions and system behaviour still apply. Camera and microphone recording notifications now account for sites opened in custom tabs, including pages opened inside other apps. Optional tab strip and Google Lens When the tab strip and homepage-as-new-tab setting are enabled, closing the last tab from the strip opens the tabs tray without first creating a replacement homepage tab. The optional Google Lens camera remembers whether you last selected image search or QR scanning when opened from the address bar, and the address bar icon reflects that choice.