The Firefox web browser has changed a few names since the first experimental build was released in 2002.
Mozilla initially used the name Phoenix, but had to abandon it due to a dispute with Phoenix Technologies. It then used the name Firebird, and when it later decided to abandon it, it used the name Firefox, which is the third and final name of the browser for a very long time.
The release of Firefox 57 brought another name change, or rather, an addition since Mozilla named the browser Firefox Quantum with this version.
The name Quantum was chosen because at the time it was to promote new browser technologies that greatly improved Firefox's performance. The ultimate goal of the new brand name, of course, was to reverse the trend of users abandoning Firefox in favor of Chrome.
As you can see in the image above, the about screen of today's browser still mentions the name Quantum.
Starting with Firefox 70, the name Quantum will no longer appear in the About section, and Mozilla's browser will be referred to simply as Firefox Browser. The Firefox Browser name already appears in the Nightly and Developer builds.
As you will notice in the image below, in addition to the name, Mozilla is also launching a new logo:
The new logo chosen by Mozilla for the Firefox browser will slowly appear on the download page, as well as on Mozilla's official website.
Why Firefox Browser and not Firefox Quantum or just Firefox? It was clear from the start of Quantum that it was just a temporary name to highlight the significant changes in the new versions of the browser.
A simple name like Firefox would no longer make sense, as there are a bunch of projects using the Firefox brand name. Mozilla is already developing the Firefox Monitor, Firefox Send, Firefox Lockwise , and plans to launch Firefox Proxy in the future.
So to distinguish the browser, Mozilla uses the name browser.
Mozilla plans to introduce the changes with the release of the stable version Firefox 70. The company intends to release the new version on October 23, 2019, according to the schedule.
