Firefox for Android lets you easily create and manage multiple tabs. This article will show you how it's done.
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Where are my tabs?
All of your open tabs are stored in the tabs tray, this is also where you open a new tab. Tap the number next to the address bar, this number shows how many open tabs you have:
Then you can view all your open tabs:
Private Tabs
You can also view sites in Private browsing mode if you don't want Firefox to remember your browsing or search history. There is a seperate tabs tray for your private tabs.
To see your open private tabs:
- Tap the number next to the address bar, this number shows how many open tabs you have:
- Tap on the mask icon to view your open private tabs.
How do I open a tab?
Open a new blank tab
Visit the tabs tray by tapping the number next to the address bar, this number shows how many open tabs you have:
- To open a new tab, tap on the
button at the bottom right of the tabs tray.
- To open a new tab in Private browsing mode, tap the mask icon to view private tabs and then tap the button.
Open a link in a new tab
- To open a link in a new tab, do a long-tap on the link to open the contextual menu.
- On the contextual menu, tap , or select to open the link in your private tabs.
- To quickly switch to your new tab, tap on the SWITCH option that appears immediately after you open a new tab.
Change open tabs view
You can view your open tabs in List view or Grid view:
To switch how your open tabs are displayed:
- Open your Tabs tray by tapping the number next to the address bar, this number shows how many open tabs you have.
- Tap the three-dot menu button in the tabs tray.
- Select .
- Under Tab view select either or view.
Reopen previously closed tabs
- Open your Tabs tray by tapping the number next to the address bar, this number shows how many open tabs you have.
- Tap the three-dot menu button in the tabs tray.
- Tap .
- Tap the tab you want to open.
- Tap on the three-dot menu button next to the address bar.
- Select .
- A list of recently visited sites will appear. Tap the the three-dot button of the page you wish to reopen.
- Tap , or select to open the link in your private tabs.
How do I share tabs?
Share current open tab
- Tap on the three-dot menu button next to the address bar.
- Tap on the share icon:
- Send to another device with Sync: Under your synced devices will appear, select one to share your tab.
- Send via an action: Select an action such as Gmail, messages and more, to send the tab with that action.
Share multiple tabs
- Visit the tabs tray by tapping the number next to the address bar, this number shows how many open tabs you have:
- Tap the three-dot menu button in the tabs tray.
- Select .
- The list of tabs to be shared will appear.
- Send to another device with Sync: Under your synced devices will appear, select one to share your tabs.
- Send via an action: Select an action such as Gmail, messages and more, to send the tabs with that action.
How do I close tabs?
Close all open tabs
- Visit the tabs tray by tapping the number next to the address bar, this number shows how many open tabs you have:
- Tap the three-dot menu button in the tabs tray.
- Select
- A Tabs closed notification will briefly appear, tap UNDO to reopen these tabs.
Auto-close open tabs
See this article to learn how to set your tabs to be regularly auto-closed.
