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Each time I reactivate Firefox on iPad iOs 17.3 a new tab opens. How do I stop that?

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Recently the iOs app for Firefox 123.3 began opening a new tab everytime I woke the browser app from sitting in the background. Very annoying. How do I get it to open the last active tab instead of inserting a new tab?

Recently the iOs app for Firefox 123.3 began opening a new tab everytime I woke the browser app from sitting in the background. Very annoying. How do I get it to open the last active tab instead of inserting a new tab?

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Hi there, I apologise that this feature has been annoying you. Thankfully, there is a resolution. Use these steps to disable this feature:

  1. Tap the menu icon on the bottom right corner of screen.
  2. Select "Settings". It should be accompanied with a gear icon.
  3. Go to "Homepage".
  4. Under "Opening screen", select "Last tab".

If this resolved your issue, please mark it as the solution so that others can find it. Have a great day!

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Hi there, I apologise that this feature has been annoying you. Thankfully, there is a resolution. Use these steps to disable this feature:

  1. Tap the menu icon on the bottom right corner of screen.
  2. Select "Settings". It should be accompanied with a gear icon.
  3. Go to "Homepage".
  4. Under "Opening screen", select "Last tab".

If this resolved your issue, please mark it as the solution so that others can find it. Have a great day!

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As I reported, I am on iOs, however I did not say I have this problem on my iPad. The software you describe as having a location at the bottom right of the screen does not match what I have. However, I believe you gave me enough information to solve the problem. Thank you.

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Hi Soaring,

An admin here 👋. I just choose Infinity's answer as a solution as you indicate on your reply above. In the future, you can also do so by clicking on the Solves the problem button at the bottom of the comment.

Thanks!

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