Using Tabs on Firefox for Android
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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?
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?
- Swipe to the right to select the button located on the bottom, left side of the screen.
- 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?
- To open a link in a new tab, do a long-tap on the link to open the contextual menu.
- Tap Open Link in New Tab.
- You'll see a notification that a new tab was opened.
- 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:
- On the upper right (upper left for tablets), tap on the numeric tab icon which displays the number of tabs currently open .
- 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 tapping on its content.
How do I open a new tab?
- Tap the 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. button (either
- 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 share my tabs?
Share your open tabs across all your devices with Firefox Sync.
If you have tabs open on another device, you can access them on your Android device by tapping the number at the top of your screen, and then tapping the Sync panel.
You can also use Sync to launch a page on another computer using your Android device:
- Tap the menu button
on the top right corner of the screen, and then the share button
.
- Choose on the drop down menu.
- Select the devices you want to share the tab with, and then tap
- The page you shared will load in a new tab on your other device.
How do I close tabs?
View your tabs and tap (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?
- To open a link in a new tab, do a long-tap on the link to open the contextual menu.
- Tap . You'll see a notification that a new tab was opened.
- To switch to your new tab, view your tabs and tap on its thumbnail.
Switch to tab
Tap the title bar and start entering text. If a match is found for one of your open tabs, then the results will display a tab icon and the text "Switch to tab". Tapping "Switch to tab" will switch you to the already open tab instead of creating a duplicate.