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Installing the PWA and using the OPFS on Firefox for Android

Simply visit pwa.kiwix.org in Firefox on Android. Read more after the demo:

(be patient while the demo loads)

See also: [ Install PWA and use OPFS in Chrome for Android ] [ Demo of all OPFS features ]

Firefox can install PWAs on Android

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.

Accessing your ZIM files

As shown in the Demo, Firefox for Android works best when using the Origin Private File System (OPFS). 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.

Fortunately, both Firefox and Chromium now offer ample storage in the OPFS, but it is limited by the free space on your system drive.

See also: [ Install PWA and use OPFS in Chrome for Android ] [ Demo of all OPFS features ]