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# Installing the Kiwix JS PWA on Firefox for Android | ||
# Installing the PWA and using the OPFS on Firefox for Android | ||
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Simply visit **_[pwa.kiwix.org](https://pwa.kiwix.org)_** in Firefox on Android. Read more after the demo: | ||
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_(be patient while the demo loads)_ | ||
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<img src="Install-PWA_Firefox_Android.gif" width="360px" /> | ||
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See also: [ [Install PWA and use OPFS in Chrome for Android](Demo-OPFS_Chrome_Android.md) ] | ||
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## Firefox can install PWAs on Android | ||
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**Firefox** supports installing PWAs on Android (but not on Desktop). This is useful because the app runs in its own dedicated session and has | ||
**Firefox** supports installing PWAs on Android (but not on Desktop). This is worthwhile because the app runs in its own dedicated session and has | ||
its own icon in your Home Screen. | ||
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## Accessing your ZIM files | ||
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As shown in the Demo, Firefox for Android works best when using the Origin Private File System. Loading larger archives from the user-visible File System can be slow and glitchy on Firefox for Android, because the browser attempts to load the whole file into memory. So you are limited | ||
to files that will fit in the OPFS. | ||
As shown in the Demo, Firefox for Android works best when using the Origin Private File System. Loading larger archives from the user-visible File System | ||
can be slow and glitchy on Firefox for Android, because the browser attempts to load the whole file into memory. So you are generally limited to files | ||
that will fit in the OPFS. | ||
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On Chromium browsers, there is a larger quota for the OPFS. | ||
Firefox currently limits the maximum size of the OPFS to ~10GB. On Chromium browsers, there is usually a much larger quota (limited only by the amount | ||
of free space in your storage). | ||
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See also: [ [Install PWA and use OPFS in Chrome for Android](Demo-OPFS_Chrome_Android.md) ] |