Allows sharing of files the size of a Go. The service "Support for Firefox" comes to Android

Android owners can now use Firefox Send, a service launched by Mozilla that allows users to share encrypted files from one game to a gigabyte game using a link that automatically disappears.

The Android application, launched Friday, works in the same way as the browser version launched by the nonprofit, in early March, after months of testing.

This service allows you to share files protected by Go with encryption between parties, without requiring connection and by allowing Mozilla to share files up to 2.5 GB if a user logs in with a Firefox account.

There are already file-sharing services such as Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, and Microsoft One Drive, but the Mozilla service focuses on the privacy of shared files that have no impact on the Web.

With the Firefox helpline, users can add optional password protection, limit the number of times the file is allowed (up to 100 times) and set the time of day. end (up to seven days) after the automatic deletion of the file. It is impossible to keep the files for a while. Specific

It is not clear whether Mozilla will offer a copy of the service to the iPhone phones or any other device running iOS for Apple, but said in a statement: "We will look at the use of the version of the phone. Android evaluation from the support service and will decide if there is a need to publish the OS system version. "

This service is part of Mozilla's efforts to extend its software beyond its best product, the Firefox browser, because the popularity of this browser has decreased compared to that of Google Chrome, a rare use on devices Android and the iPhone.