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Display a tab in the Mac Dock

I have Google Calendar open in a Firefox tab. I want to add the tab to my Mac desktop Dock for quick access. I've tried dragging the tab to the Desktop and then draggin… (read more)

I have Google Calendar open in a Firefox tab. I want to add the tab to my Mac desktop Dock for quick access. I've tried dragging the tab to the Desktop and then dragging from Desktop to the Dock without success, and searches generally return how-tos for only Chrome or Safari. Help!

Asked by philmguy 2 weeks ago

App duplicates tabs whenever I search or tap on results

Everytime I search something firefox duplicates the tab and refreshes instead of searches. It will do the same when tapping a result link. I have cleared cache, deleted m… (read more)

Everytime I search something firefox duplicates the tab and refreshes instead of searches. It will do the same when tapping a result link. I have cleared cache, deleted my data, restarted my phone several times and removed all extensions but the problem persists. Is this a common issue or is there any easy fix? Im ready to give up and go back to chrome if nog

Asked by Cameronmanz42 2 weeks ago

tabs closing randomly

I have done everything i can possibly do to stop this problem and now its random. last night i lost 33 important tabs. everything in the settings and config file is check… (read more)

I have done everything i can possibly do to stop this problem and now its random. last night i lost 33 important tabs. everything in the settings and config file is checked off not to close the tabs yet they randomy close anyway. this is a deal breaker for me after years of putting up with it. unless someone can help its back to google i go.

Asked by D.J. Evans 2 weeks ago

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browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled, but not other config settings, resets to "true" every time I restart firefox.

The AI tab thing is a problem for me for multiple reasons. I found various articles about how to turn it off. They pointed to the following setting: In about:config set t… (read more)

The AI tab thing is a problem for me for multiple reasons. I found various articles about how to turn it off. They pointed to the following setting: In about:config set the setting "browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled" to false, and then restart Firefox.

However, when I do that, and then immediately go back to about:Config to check the setting, it has changed itself back to "true".

Other settings accept and keep permanent changes. This means that I'm not forgetting to save the change or anything. Just this one setting (which turns off something causing me problems) refuses to actually stay set.

I see the answer to this question https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1509077 and tried looking there. There is a completed study called "Smart Tab Groups Rollout", but since it is in the "Completed Studies" group, I cannot remove it.

Asked by boydstnp 3 weeks ago

Answered by Denys 3 weeks ago

Private Tabs functionality and general grievances

The latest update I am no longer able to easily navigate to bookmarks, commonly used sites, links that I already have open in another tab, my pinned homepage sites, or ev… (read more)

The latest update I am no longer able to easily navigate to bookmarks, commonly used sites, links that I already have open in another tab, my pinned homepage sites, or even my search engine in Private Tabs. I am assuming that this is suppose to (at least appear to) be more private, but having to type out each site name or open a bookmark in a normal tab and then copy and paste it into a private one, while certainly not the most difficult thing in the world, is quite a nuisance. Especially when I have been able to do this thing with ease before an update. At the very least it would be great if the option to click on one of my search engines still appeared when I start typing in Private Tabs.

Additionally, this update has stopped my ability to use Paypal when shopping. The Paypal login popup does not appear, and I’ve am navigated to a blank page when I try to use it as a payment option. This is not the first time it’s happened with an update, sometimes an update with (unintentionally?) restore or break this function. I’d like to be able to use a common payment method when using my browser.

Please restore the home button to the iOS app.

Finally, I am not sure how possible this one is so this is just a general request, but it would great if there were the ability to search through bookmarks on the iOS.

Thank you for your time she consideration.

Asked by andycappshotfries 2 weeks ago

How do I bring back the undo tab close bar?

The blue bar with the option to undo a tab close isn’t showing anymore, and it was really convenient when I accidentally swipe and delete a tab. Now I have to go back to … (read more)

The blue bar with the option to undo a tab close isn’t showing anymore, and it was really convenient when I accidentally swipe and delete a tab. Now I have to go back to my history and look for the tab I deleted, which is really annoying. Is there any way to bring it back?

Asked by SkShark 2 weeks ago

Automatically close inactive tabs option in iOS

Please please please add an option to automatically close inactive tabs on Firefox iOS. I do not want to do it manually, I do not want to think about the old tabs, I just… (read more)

Please please please add an option to automatically close inactive tabs on Firefox iOS. I do not want to do it manually, I do not want to think about the old tabs, I just want them gone from my iPhone browser.

Asked by kducks 3 weeks ago

Tabs and opening a new pinned website.

Hello, Recently when I try to open the tabs page on iOS 26 the webpages do not show up and when I scroll up they are below the bottom of the screen. Also when I previous… (read more)

Hello, Recently when I try to open the tabs page on iOS 26 the webpages do not show up and when I scroll up they are below the bottom of the screen.

Also when I previously would click on the address bar I would be able to click on a pinned website and it is greyed out and sends me back to the same website instead of the pinned website I clicked on.

This has made the experience more difficult and I have had a great experience in the past with your browser. I know that Apple is very limiting with web browser but if you could address this I would appreciate it.

Thank you, Cameron

Asked by Cam 3 weeks ago

Scrolling through tabs buggy

I have my tabs on the side because I simply find it easier, but I have noticed that when I scroll too fast in the tab-sidebar it sometimes creates gaps way too big (like … (read more)

I have my tabs on the side because I simply find it easier, but I have noticed that when I scroll too fast in the tab-sidebar it sometimes creates gaps way too big (like you can see at the bottom of the image I sent). How can I fix this?

Asked by ZeSved 3 weeks ago

Tabs are getting closed despite open previous windows and tabs on startup being on in settings

I recently noticed that even though I have been closing firefox with several tabs open on my windows 11 laptop, upon closing firefox, all the tabs are getting closed. I c… (read more)

I recently noticed that even though I have been closing firefox with several tabs open on my windows 11 laptop, upon closing firefox, all the tabs are getting closed. I checked if open tabs from previous sessions is on or not in settings and it is. I again checked several times by opening newer tabs and closing firefox to see if the old tabs are still open and they never are. This is a very annoying problem for me as I keep a lot of tabs open and switch between them and often need the same tabs again even after closing firefox temporarily. Is there a way I can fix this issue?

Asked by Sarada 3 weeks ago

Design Suggestion : Make a Clean Restart as Functional as a Restart After a Crash

On those somewhat rare (but not all that infrequent) occasions when Firefox locks up and hard crashes and all 6 or 7 of the windows that are open go up in a puff of virtu… (read more)

On those somewhat rare (but not all that infrequent) occasions when Firefox locks up and hard crashes and all 6 or 7 of the windows that are open go up in a puff of virtual smoke, (each with their uniquely organized selections of tabs) - upon a restart of FF all of the windows return reliably.

But when a clean shutdown of the program is initiated only the "top" window or two returns, and as far as I've seen there is a limited number to the "Recently Closed Windows" available to recover from the History menu.

Clearly the state of the applications windows is preservable - why not recover all of them, similar to the "on startup pick up where I left off" setting for pages and tabs.

(Incidentally Adobes applications exhibit similar behavior - the system actually works better and can recover the entire "workspace settings" but only if the power is abruptly cut off, (and no tedious waiting for updates to complete as a bonus!))

Asked by ZZZZaxxon 3 weeks ago

Pinned tabs visibility

Maybe this is counter intuitive, and/or I don't understand pinned tabs, but is there a way to have pinned tabs visible in the tabs list, instead of hidden. I find it v… (read more)

Maybe this is counter intuitive, and/or I don't understand pinned tabs, but is there a way to have pinned tabs visible in the tabs list, instead of hidden.

I find it very inconvenient in a variety of ways.

Asked by noel_envode 3 weeks ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 3 weeks ago

Some tabs become immovable when moved, getting stuck to the right of the cursor

I've included a gif of the issue. I'm not sure how to "replicate" it. I have Material Fox Updated installed, and I'm unsure if it contributed to the problem, since I see… (read more)

I've included a gif of the issue. I'm not sure how to "replicate" it.

I have Material Fox Updated installed, and I'm unsure if it contributed to the problem, since I see other threads about this issue as well.

I've tried removing extensions to no effect, so I assume none of my extensions are contributing to the issue either.

Asked by eggyful 3 weeks ago

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Can I turn off the tab groups?

I love Firefox and generally really appreciate the way y'all operate as a company and developer. However, I really don't like this new function to add tabs to a group. … (read more)

I love Firefox and generally really appreciate the way y'all operate as a company and developer.

However, I really don't like this new function to add tabs to a group. Since it rolled out, I'm always adding tabs into groups when I don't mean to. Really, it's creating a group almost every time I move a tab around. If I delete the group, it's just more clicks and distractions to deal with.

In the past, when you've rolled out new features like this, you've also made it very easy to turn off any new feature we don't like. But I can't figure out how to turn this off. Is it possible?

Thanks for your help.

Asked by zach.cannon 3 months ago

Answered by George Kitsoukakis 3 months ago

How long it would take to have tab groups functionality on Firefox mobile.

On Chrome Android, the tab group feature is super handy. You can create tab clusters, easily group similar tabs together, and switch between them fluidly. It really helps… (read more)

On Chrome Android, the tab group feature is super handy. You can create tab clusters, easily group similar tabs together, and switch between them fluidly. It really helps when you’re multitasking or doing research across multiple topics.

Also, the tab accessibility on Chrome Android is just better. The tab switcher is placed at the bottom of the screen, making it effortless to access all open tabs with just a thumb tap no awkward menu diving or stretching to the top.

My Questions:

1. Is there any timeline or roadmap for bringing tab group functionality to Firefox Mobile?

2. Are there any known efforts or discussions around improving the UI/UX of tab switching such as adding a bottom bar for easier access, similar to Chrome’s approach?

Asked by Limbad 4 months ago

Last reply by Joenoe Jaxon 3 weeks ago

Group Tab "save and close group", where are the Group Tab saved to, and where do I open them from?

Using Firefox 145.0 (64-bit), "Firefox is up to date" on PC with Windows 11 Pro. I was so pleased when Firefox's Group Tabs arrived. I often have about 12 tabs open to d… (read more)

Using Firefox 145.0 (64-bit), "Firefox is up to date" on PC with Windows 11 Pro.

I was so pleased when Firefox's Group Tabs arrived. I often have about 12 tabs open to do Railway research. So I thought, Group Tab, great idea. Save a group of tabs as one tab. Instead of creating a Bookmark Folder and each time opening all bookmarks from said folder, what better way to do than opening one tab. Or so I thought. I also created a "SHIP" tab for my hobby in the shipping industry, so I could have two group tabs that could be collapsed making the tab bar tidier. I saved an closed each group tab then closed down my PC. Next on restarting, Firefox starts up automatically as chosen by me. Both RAIL & SHIP tabs reappeared without me doing anything. Great! However yesterday, I inadvertently opened another Firefox window, forgot it was opened. So when I shut down my PC, I closed the Firefox browser and then discovered the over Firefox window I had opened. Closed it shut down my computer. Of course when I opened my PC today, Firefox started automatically, but with the tab that I had open in the last Firefox window. No problem I thought, I will just open the saved Group Tabs. It was a problem, where are the Group Tabs saved? Could I find the location? NO! I looked in Bookmarks, all the various History lists, even the down arrow to list all tabs. Nothing, the Group Tabs are none existent. I have checked on the "about:config" section for Group Tabs and everything is enabled "true". So where are the Group Tabs saved? I have been with Firefox for around 14 years, often citing it as the best browser. But over the last five years I find myself using Chrome more and more. Chrome has Group Tabs which do not not need the users to save them, they are saved automatically, and are easily found on opening the Chrome browser. Why doesn't Firefox have this?

Asked by raylongdog 3 weeks ago

Last reply by raylongdog 3 weeks ago