Where are my tabs?

To view your tabs in Firefox for Android, just swipe to the right and you'll see a sidebar containing a thumbnail for each tab. You can select any tab by tapping on it. When you're done, swipe to the left to bring the web page back in view.

How do I open a new tab?

1. Swipe to the right to select the New Tab button located on the bottom, left side of the screen.
2. You'll be taken to the Awesome Screen and a list of your most visited sites. You can type the name or address of the website you're looking for or just choose it from a list of your bookmarks, history and tabs.

How do I close and reopen tabs?

Swipe to the right to see a list of your tabs. Tap the red close button on a tab to close it.

If you close a tab by mistake, you can reopen the last closed tab by tapping the green restore button at the bottom, left side of the screen.

How do I open a link in a new tab?

1. To open a link in a new tab, do a long-tap on the link to open the contextual menu.
2. Tap Open Link in New Tab.
3. You'll see a notification that a new tab was opened.
   
   
4. To switch to your new tab, swipe to the right and tap on the new tab's thumbnail.
   
   

Firefox for Android tabbed browsing

This tutorial shows you how to use tabs.

Where are my tabs?

To view your tabs in Firefox for Android:

1. On the upper right (upper left for tablets), tap on the numeric tab icon which displays the number of tabs currently open .
   
   

   

2. You'll see a list of thumbnails of tabs on top for phones (for tablets this list will be on top for portrait and on the left side for landscape). You can select any tab by tapping on it or go back just displaying the current tab by clicking on its content.
   
   

   

3. If you have Sync setup, you can access tabs that are open on your desktop Firefox through the Synced Tabs link.

How do I open a new tab?

1. Tap the Menu button (either at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) and then tap + (the plus sign) to open a new tab.
2. You'll be taken to the Awesome Screen and a list of your Top Sites, Bookmarks and History. You can type the name or address of the website you're looking for or just choose it from a list of your bookmarks, history and top sites.

How do I close tabs?

View your tabs and tap X (to the right of the thumbnail in portrait and underneath in landscape for phones; underneath on tablets) in the tab thumbnail list to close a tab.

How do I open a link in a new tab?

1. To open a link in a new tab, do a long-tap on the link to open the contextual menu.
2. Tap Open Link in New Tab. You'll see a notification that a new tab was opened.
3. To switch to your new tab, view your tabs and tap on its thumbnail.