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. The numeric tab icon on the upper right corner of your screen shows you how many tabs you have open. Tap on it to view all your open tabs.

   

2. Firefox displays your open tabs as thumbnails (for tablets, this list will be on top for portrait and on the left side for landscape). Visit any tab by tapping on it.

   

3. To close a tab, tap on the X next to it.

How do I open a tab?

Open a blank tab

1. Tap the tab icon to display the panels.

   

2. Tap the + (the plus sign) at the top right corner of the screen to open a new tab.

   

3. The new tab will load the Awesome Screen and a list of your Top Sites, Bookmarks and History. You can choose from these home screen options or type in a new search or URL.

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. On the contextual menu, tap Open Link in New Tab, or Open Link in Private Tab if you don't want Firefox to save that site in your history.
3. To switch to your new tab, view your tabs and tap on its thumbnail.
   To quickly switch to your new tab, tap on the Switch option that appears immediately after you open a new tab.

   

Private Tabs

Switch to Private browsing mode if you don't want Firefox to remember your browsing or search history. Tap the tab icon at the top of your screen, then tap the mask icon.

From here, you can view a list of tabs you've opened in Private browsing mode, or open a new, private tab by tapping the plus icon .

How do I share my tabs?

Firefox Sync lets you share tabs with your other devices.

Retrieving synchronized tabs on your Android device

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 icon.

Send a tab from your Android device

If you have a tab open on your Android device, you can use the Send Tab to Devices feature to open that tab on another computer:

1. Tap the menu button (either at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) and then the share button (you may need to tap More first) .
2. Choose Send Tab to Devices on the drop down menu.
3. Select the devices you want to share the tab with, and then tap Send.

   

4. The tab will load on your other device after it syncs (usually within a minute). If you've sent the tab to a desktop or laptop computer and want the tab to load sooner, go to the Tools menu and choose Sync Now.

How do I close tabs?

View your tab list and tap X next to the tab you want to close.