Mozilla has shut down its most pointless Firefox browser

Mozilla has revealed it's shutting down its digital actuality (VR) browser, Firefox Reality, after 4 years.Launched in 2018 as "an open source browser that respects your privacy", Firefox Reality had been obtainable for Oculus, Vive and HoloLens headsets, providing a mix of consumer-based and business-focused VR apps and experiences.

The browser allowed customers to get onto the web utilizing a VR headset, with duties similar to typing URLs, performing searches and searching each the 2D and 3D web carried out with VR hand controllers as a substitute of a mouse.

Firefox Reality closure

However evidently the browser did not fairly have the influence Mozilla had hoped for, and might be withdrawn from service."Mozilla’s mission is to make sure the internet remains open and accessible to all," the corporate wrote in a weblog submit."We’ve been at the forefront of developing new technologies, like WebVR and WebAR, and in some instances, Mozilla continues to remain the host and incubator of those new technologies, as with Hubs. With other technologies, we find communities and organizations where our projects can continue to grow and contribute to the web like WebAssembly, Rust and Servo."The expertise behind the browser will nonetheless dwell on, nonetheless, with the platform being handed over to Igalia, which is able to use the Firefox Reality supply code to construct its personal browser, Wolvic.“On mobile or desktop, the web is woven into everything. It’s how we communicate, get information, entertain ourselves, and so much more. In the last few years, XR has really matured. The increase of devices shipping with an immersive OS is incredible. As such, now is an especially critical time to ensure that we establish the web on them in a healthy way,” mentioned Brian Kardell, Developer Advocate at Igalia. “The Firefox Reality project was created with similar aims, to give users some choice and ensure that open and unlimited access to the web remains strong on these devices. These ideas are core to what we do at Igalia, so we’re thrilled to be able to carry the torch forward in leveraging that work to create a new browser, Wolvic. Together, we will help to ensure that the web ecosystem remains healthy.”Firefox Reality might be faraway from shops within the coming weeks, with Wolvic obtainable in its place.

"Since its launch, Firefox Reality offered users a unique browser in the mixed reality space," Mozilla added. "It was the first cross-platform browser built by a trusted company, Mozilla, and quickly adopted by companies for use in their hardware devices."