Android owners can now use Firefox Send, a service launched by Mozilla that allows users to share encrypted files from one party to a gigabyte-end party using a link that automatically disappears.
The Android application - released on Friday - works the same way as the browser version of the service launched by the non-profit company first in early March after months of tests.
The service allows you to share files that are GB-protected with party-to-party encryption, do not require sign-in, and allow 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 privacy where shared files do not leave an impact on the Web.
With the Firefox Support service, users can add optional password protection, limit the number of times the file is allowed (up to 100 times), and set the end time (up to seven days) after the file is deleted automatically. There is no way to keep files for a while Specific.
It is not clear whether Mozilla will offer a copy of the service to iPhone phones or any other devices running iOS for Apple, but said in a statement: "We will review the use of the trial version of Android from the support service, and decide whether there is a need to launch the version of the system Os. "
The service is part of Mozilla's efforts to expand beyond its best product, the Firefox browser, as the popularity of this browser has fallen compared to Google Chrome dominant now, a rare use on Android devices and iPhone.