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Firefox's most popular features is its add-on support, with its accompanying deep add-on catalog. The new
Firefox 4 Mobile for Android (download) and for
Maemo devices (download) also support add-ons, so we've got a collection of Firefox mobile add-on essentials for you that covers the bases, from useful ad blocking to interesting, mobile-specific password helpers.
Adblock Plus lets you toggle ad blocking on a per-site basis.
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The best-known add-on that's a must-have is
Adblock Plus (download), ported by the developer from Firefox desktop to mobile. If you're not familiar with it, it blocks ads by using blacklists to filter out the ads. Once installed, the extension guides you to a list of filters you can install. It will recommend a filter based on which country you're in. If you do want to see ads on a particular site, you don't have to uninstall the add-on. Tap the favicon of the site you're on and an option will appear in the drop-down to toggle ad blocking for that site.
Unfortunately, the mobile version of the excellent JavaScript blocker
NoScript isn't ready yet. However, there are other effective security tools for Firefox 4 Mobile.
Tapsure (download) is one of those; it provides you with a pattern-based system for typing passwords. Instead of typing out a lengthy password that can be cumbersome to get through on a mobile keyboard, Tapsure lets you associate your passwords with rhythm-based tap patterns.
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