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		sp332 on March 31, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Experimental browser built in HTML Doesn't it still use Gecko though?

azakai on March 31, 2015 | [–]

Yes, for web content, but not to render all of the UI as well.

keeperofdakeys on March 31, 2015 | | [–]

Keep in mind that on the desktop, firefox renders the user interface using XUL and CSS. In this case, (I assume) it's just using a native android ui instead.

csuwldcat on March 31, 2015 | [–]

Yes, Firefox for Android still uses Gecko.

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