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Super basic feature that has alwaysy been a part of Firefox Mobile for Android is now gone. PRINT! Really?!?!?

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I have been suing Firefox since it was first released in 2004 as my primary, go to browser. It has all my bookmarks and data integrated into it for ease of use in my digital world. When the ability to SYNC and add it to my android device became available, I jumped on setting up an account and syncing it with my desktop, phone and laptop as this creates a more seamless experience of not needing to transfer bookmarks and saved logins and passwords or browsing history. I have always heavily used the "Print" function from my android as I need to for my line of work. I have noticed that for quite some time now, I have not been able to locate this feature. Upon looking into a bit today, I noticed that Mozilla Org knowingly removed this most BASIC BASIC BASIC of features from the application. SERIOUSLY?!?!?! Wait, you removed the ability to PRINT?!?!?! Wait, NO WAY! REALLY!??!?! Why? This renders the browser largely useless to me given how I use it. I read on a post that has been locked in response to MANY others finding this move by Mozilla Org to be EXTREMELY frutstrating, "you don't need to use this browser, if you don't like it, no one is forcing you to use it" and many other really nasty replies to people inquiring about this MOST BASIC OF BASIC functions having been removed..... LISTEN, I have been a supporter of Firefox since it's first release. Without early adopters like me, using it, spreading the word and continuing to use it and continuing to spread the word almost 20 years later.... This is called LOYALTY and Firefox wouldn't have gone very far without people like me so don't be rude and don't be a D*@K! This feature MUST be added back in the very next release, why is it taking so long? Why didn't you work out the kinks for printing BEFORE releasing the last update? How long will it be before you fix this broken mobile web browser? Do you really want me to abandon Firefox after all these years? Your competitors make it really easy to move all my stuff over to their browser but I DO have a loyalty to Firefox. Please don't disrespect or disregard my loyalty. Take care of your long time users by trying not to release version missing THE MOST BASIC of functions, like printing. This is SO basic it's difficult for me to understand any logical reasoning behind why you would remove a previously existing feature that is obviously heavily used. Doesn't seem like the actions of very bright people and I have always thought of FIrefox as a cutting edge browser designed by very bright people. Don't prove me wrong please. Thanks

I have been suing Firefox since it was first released in 2004 as my primary, go to browser. It has all my bookmarks and data integrated into it for ease of use in my digital world. When the ability to SYNC and add it to my android device became available, I jumped on setting up an account and syncing it with my desktop, phone and laptop as this creates a more seamless experience of not needing to transfer bookmarks and saved logins and passwords or browsing history. I have always heavily used the "Print" function from my android as I need to for my line of work. I have noticed that for quite some time now, I have not been able to locate this feature. Upon looking into a bit today, I noticed that Mozilla Org knowingly removed this most BASIC BASIC BASIC of features from the application. SERIOUSLY?!?!?! Wait, you removed the ability to PRINT?!?!?! Wait, NO WAY! REALLY!??!?! Why? This renders the browser largely useless to me given how I use it. I read on a post that has been locked in response to MANY others finding this move by Mozilla Org to be EXTREMELY frutstrating, "you don't need to use this browser, if you don't like it, no one is forcing you to use it" and many other really nasty replies to people inquiring about this MOST BASIC OF BASIC functions having been removed..... LISTEN, I have been a supporter of Firefox since it's first release. Without early adopters like me, using it, spreading the word and continuing to use it and continuing to spread the word almost 20 years later.... This is called LOYALTY and Firefox wouldn't have gone very far without people like me so don't be rude and don't be a D*@K! This feature MUST be added back in the very next release, why is it taking so long? Why didn't you work out the kinks for printing BEFORE releasing the last update? How long will it be before you fix this broken mobile web browser? Do you really want me to abandon Firefox after all these years? Your competitors make it really easy to move all my stuff over to their browser but I DO have a loyalty to Firefox. Please don't disrespect or disregard my loyalty. Take care of your long time users by trying not to release version missing THE MOST BASIC of functions, like printing. This is SO basic it's difficult for me to understand any logical reasoning behind why you would remove a previously existing feature that is obviously heavily used. Doesn't seem like the actions of very bright people and I have always thought of FIrefox as a cutting edge browser designed by very bright people. Don't prove me wrong please. Thanks

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Hi,

The people who answer questions here, for the most part, are other users volunteering their time (like me), not Mozilla employees or Firefox developers.

If you need to file a bug report or feature request for Firefox and other Mozilla products, see File a bug report or feature request for Mozilla products for details.

Although printing is not currently available in Firefox for Android, it may be something that we look to include in a future update.

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Thank you! I will file a feature request to have this feature brought back tot he latest version. I imagine the more that do, the more likely and faster it will be to come back. Here's crossing my fingers they listen. I know other browsers can print from my Android but I MUCH prefer Firefox since I'm so "moved in " to it, if that makes sense. Before I had the ability to sync my primary desktop browser, i always felt crippled while browsing on my handheld device.

Thanks again for the response.

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No problem, glad we could point you in the right direction.