Navigation bar in Firefox for iOS

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This article shows an upcoming version of Firefox for iOS, so yours might look different. Please update in a few weeks to get these features.

The navigation bar lets you navigate web pages quickly and easily, by placing the essential buttons at the bottom of the screen:

  • Back back ios: return to a previous page.
  • Forward forward ios: return from a previous page.
  • Tip: Jump to any page in your tab history by tapping and holding on the Back or Forward button.
  • Reload refresh ios: refresh a page.
  • Share share button ios: send a web page to your Reading List or to another app (Message, Mail or other installed apps).

Where did the navigation bar go?

To give you more screen space, Firefox hides the navigation bar as you scroll down a page. To make the navigation bar visible again, scroll all the way to the top of the page:

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