1224300 - No private tab button on iPad

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox for iOS :: Browser, defect)

Description

[Hubert Figuiere [:hub]]

I upgraded Firefox for iOS to 1.1 from the AppStore.

There is no "private browsing" button in the tab view (next to the '+') as I was told there should be.

I have no way to start a private browser.

Comment 1

[Hubert Figuiere [:hub]]

it is on iPad 2 with iOS 8.3

Comment 2

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

I'm pretty sure Private Browsing is limited to iOS 9 and higher.

Comment 3

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

iOS 9 based on available APIs. (Hubert, iOS 9 on the iPad 2 is terribly slow)

Comment 4

[Hubert Figuiere [:hub]]

EWONTUSE

Comment 5

[Hubert Figuiere [:hub]]

Note that at no point the "What's new" say iOS 9 is needed for private browsing. That's part of the problem that WONFIXING will not address.

Comment 6

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

iTunes only shows a little of the description, but if you "...More" you'll see:

BROWSE PRIVATELY
- Your personal information belongs to you. In Private Browsing mode, Firefox won’t remember any of your history or cookies, but new bookmarks will be saved.
- Delete your browsing history, passwords and more in a single tap.
- Choose the private data you want to remove.
- **iOS 9 required for Private Browsing mode**

Comment 7

[Hubert Figuiere [:hub]]

(In reply to Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) from comment #6)
> iTunes only shows a little of the description, but if you "...More" you'll
> see:

Nope. See screenshot from the iPad I will attach in a second.

Comment 8

[Hubert Figuiere [:hub]]

Attachment: Screenshot from the app store.

As I said, it doesn't show the requirement in the App Store description.

Comment 9

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Store description http://imgur.com/6hZp1rQ

Comment 10

[Hubert Figuiere [:hub]]

Maybe we want to be picky, but what I posted is what one see when updating the app. Not the other one. But anyway. I seems it is not important.