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 tab icon next to the address bar to visit the tabs tray. The number indicates how many open tabs you have.
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 view your open private tabs:
Tap the
tab icon next to the address bar to visit the tabs tray. The number indicates how many open tabs you have.
- Tap the Private browing
icon to view your open private tabs.
Synced tabs
Once you’ve set up your free Firefox Account on Firefox for Android, you can sync your bookmarks, logins, open tabs and browsing history between devices. There is a separate tabs tray for viewing and opening your synced tabs.
To view your synced tabs:
Tap the
tab icon next to the address bar to visit the tabs tray. The number indicates how many open tabs you have.
- Tap the Sync
icon to view your open synced tabs.
How do I open a tab?
Open a new blank tab
Tap the tab icon next to the address bar to visit the tabs tray. The number indicates 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:
Tap the
tab icon next to the address bar to visit the tabs tray. The number indicates how many open tabs you have.
Tap the three-dot menu button in the tabs tray.
- Tap .
- Under Tab view select either or view.
Reopen previously closed tabs
Tap the
tab icon next to the address bar to visit the tabs tray. The number indicates 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 close tabs?
Close all open tabs
Tap the
tab icon next to the address bar to visit the tabs tray. The number indicates 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
You can enable Firefox for Android to automatically close tabs after one day, one week or one month. Firefox won’t auto-close tabs by default. See this article to learn how to set your tabs to be regularly auto-closed.
Inactive tabs
Tabs that you haven’t viewed for two weeks will be moved to the inactive section. This setting is enabled by default. To change this setting:
Tap the
tab icon next to the address bar to visit the tabs tray. The number indicates how many open tabs you have.
Tap the three-dot menu button in the tabs tray.
- Tap .
- Under the Move old tabs to inactive section, tap the switch next to to turn it off (gray) or on (purple).