I’ve got an HTML file on my phone, and would like to view it. But Firefox on Android has neither a menu entry “Open File”, nor does using the file:// method work, nor is any app associated with the .html file extension.
BTW, Chrome suffers from the same problem. And it is not an issue with the file, it works when opened via the https:// method from my home server.
Why, oh why, can’t I open a local file on Android?
It’s clunky, but I can open files in firefox by using a file browser app (I use x-plore), selecting ‘open with’, then selecting firefox. Sometimes it’s not in the list, but there’s a selector for what type of file (text, video, audio, ‘*’). ‘*’ lists all the apps.
Sometimes stuff still refuses to open, but things like pdfs and html files usually work
OK, my file browser does not offer this option.
In case you end up looking for other file explorers, this one has treated me well: https://github.com/Raival-e/File-Explorer-Compose?tab=readme-ov-file
(And has the ability to open with, then change from browsers to any app type so you can locate Firefox)
I can do this with Amaze File Manager, just not with any of the various Firefox forks that I have installed, no matter which option I choose under “Open As”. Vanadium (a Chrome fork) was an option when I tried to open as a text file. Using a file named
test.htmlthat is saved in myDownloaddirectory, this was the URL in Vanadium:content://com.amaze.filemanager/storage_root/storage/emulated/0/Download/test.htmlYes, I am well aware that filenames under android are horribly convoluted. From a certain viewpoint, they probably make sense.
Try using the share option, and choose firefox?
Can’t choose Firefox from share, sorry.