Firefox for Android Community Forum

Hello Firefox Support Team,

I am experiencing a UI/layout issue with Firefox for Android on my tablet.

Device information:

Device: iQOO Pad 5 Pro Operating system: OriginOS 6 HD Android version: Android 16 Firefox version: 153.0.3 Build: 2016176519

The problem is that the regular Firefox version does not use the proper tablet layout on my device. Instead, Firefox appears to use the smartphone/phone layout, even when the tablet is used in landscape orientation. The interface does not make proper use of the large tablet display and looks like the phone version stretched or displayed on a tablet.

The device itself is configured with a smallest width of 820 dp, so Android should clearly recognize it as a large-screen/tablet device.

Interestingly, Firefox Nightly 155.0a1 works correctly on exactly the same device. Nightly displays the proper tablet-optimized interface and makes appropriate use of the full screen.

Therefore, this appears to be a difference between the current stable Firefox release and Firefox Nightly rather than an OriginOS limitation.

Could you please check whether the tablet UI improvements/fix present in Firefox Nightly 155.0a1 are expected to be included in a future stable Firefox release, or whether there is a way to enable the same tablet layout in Firefox 153.0.3?

I can also provide screenshots showing the difference between Firefox Stable and Firefox Nightly on the same device if needed.

Thank you for your help.

I'm having a problem where I can't get the old menu UI back. I've done everything I could and turned off what I was supposed to to use the old menu for android but I woke up this morning and everything it back to the new UI. Everything is still turned off to make sure I was using the old menu where everything was to the right of the screen but it still won't come back up the way it's supposed to and now I don't really have a clue what to do?

In the latest Firefox for android UI change (dear god, why) there appears to be a new toolbar shortcut. Is it possible to turn this shortcut off, so that the top toolbar only shows |address bar|all tabs|settings|, rather than |address bar|shortcut|all tabs|settings|

Ideally, Id like to go back to the old UI, but I have a feeling that that's not happening.

Hi Firefox Android team,

I know Firefox supports the Dark Reader extension, and it works. But I shouldn't need an extension for something this fundamental.

My request is simple: add a built-in force dark mode that applies to every single web page automatically — YouTube, Facebook, news sites, blogs, government pages — everything. No extension, no workaround, just one toggle in Settings that makes every website dark.

The problem with Dark Reader: - Pages visibly blink and flash before going dark - It slows down heavy websites noticeably - It's an extra install that most casual users never discover - It shouldn't be the user's job to find a fix for a missing core feature

Firefox for iOS already has a built-in Night Mode button in the menu. Android users deserve the same — and better. Make it automatic, make it system-wide, and make it respect AMOLED screens for true black backgrounds.

Microsoft Edge and Chrome already have experimental force dark mode. Firefox can do it cleaner, faster, and make it a proper setting instead of a hidden flag.

This is a basic comfort feature in 2026. Please make it happen natively.

Thank you.

Best regards, A Firefox Android user

As a dedicated user, I strongly request that you redesign the Firefox UI/UX to be exactly like Google Chrome. I urge your design team to take a close look at the Google Chrome Android application, as its interface is the gold standard for user experience. Currently, many users in our community feel that Firefox’s interface lacks the modern, intuitive, and perfectly polished feel that Chrome offers. We face several usability issues compared to the smooth experience Chrome provides. By adopting a layout, tab system, and overall aesthetic similar to Chrome, you would make the browser feel much more modern and efficient. This is a request echoed by a large number of users who want to stick with Firefox but find themselves missing the seamless interface of Chrome. We really hope you will consider this transformation to make Firefox feel as perfect and user-friendly as possible. Thank you for your hard work and for taking our feedback into account."

Recently, the android app was changed internally that, ie. settings are no longer accessible through a sidebar menu but from the bottom up (?). Now, the entire tab view has changed - the tiled tab preview shows tabs as way longer tiles (which is incredibly inconvenient) and the layout at the top for accessing normal tabs, private tabs and synced tabs has entirely changed, too. But none of the guides I have found online to disable this change through settings (and secret settings) worked to set this change back. Is there any other way to change it back at all?

안드로이드용 Firefox에서 화면 확대/축소 기능을 찾기 어렵고, 글자크기 확대/죽소 기능은 아에 없는 문제가 있습니다.

곧바로 화면 확대/축소 와 글자 크기 변경 가능하게 인터페이스를 개선해 주시고.

화면 확대시에는, 글 입력할 때 갑자기 화면이 더 확대되서 유튜브(Desktop mode) 등에서 동시에 동영상 시청할 시에 큰 장애가 발생합니다.

글 입력할 때 자동으로 더 확대가 안되게 해주세요.

개선 부탁합니다.

Hello. It could be cool to be able to personalize the tool on Android, just like the desktop version. Is that in that pipe? Is there a proper way to make suggestion? Sincerely, Maxence.

I used to constantly use Firefox on my Windows computer, but I no longer use it on my Android tablet. On Windows, I could easily access and click on my bookmarks, which were divided on the left side of the browser. This is missing on Android, and I think it's a major drawback. It made things easier and allowed faster access to the sites saved in my bookmarks. I kindly request that experts bring that ease of use to Android as well. Otherwise, I won't be able to use the Firefox browser anymore.

How do I make this horribel change occured to my browser??

It was okay, fhen it changed into

this

thing and it reverted itself and I was happy

then it's like this again

It has no sense, You must have to use 2 hands at same time to browse with this new UI, it actively tries to lure you into unwanted function. I am unhappy.

The new UI makes the tabs too long, blocky, and annoying to use/traverse on mobile, it takes me nearly double the time to scroll through my tabs than it used to. I would really appreciate a way to revert this as it is making my experience unpleasant and I am genuinely considering switching to a new browser because of it.

Hi I am using Firefox for Android version 150.0.1 on Android 15. I am facing UI misalignment issues continuously. UI always drops down or goes up (whitespace on top) on every toggle between normal and private modes.

Please check attached step by step numbered screenshots and let me know if there is any possible fix.

I have an issue in that, upon pressing the three-dot menu button on mobile, the browser menu is suddenly popping up from the bottom of the screen instead of sliding in from the side like it's supposed to, as well as what used to be a nice and neat list of options now being a cluster of hard-to-make-out icons and buttons. I didn't change anything in the settings to make it do this (I very specifically selected the "top" display option when I first downloaded Firefox months ago and haven't touched it since), and I've already checked reddit to see if anyone else is having this problem and if so, how to return my menu's behavior and appearance to normal (no luck).

I unfortunately have no images of what my menu is supposed to look like as it never occurred to me something like this could happen, but I can at least provide a screenshot of the ugly way it looks now (notice the little bar at the top of it that suggests I'd be able to "drag" it back to its correct placement? Yeah, it doesn't do anything, no matter how long I hold my finger on it.) PLEASE tell me what can be done to undo this awful change and return my menu to normal!

Hallo there,

to my dismay my Firefox browser on Android now looks like an ugly Safari clone. Which is nice to have it was an option, but sucks as a permanent thing. Asides from not liking the look it activatly makes my browsing worse. You already are on thin ice with your AI crap ans honestly this might be the final staw. I really want to like you and support you, I really do, but the past few years you've been like that dumb friend that keeps doing the wrong thing despite everyone telling them to not do it. I would really appreciate it if I could choose how my browser looks and not to get a wose UI design because your c people are insecure and want to copy the popular kids homework. I hope you understand otherwise it's been a fun decade plus but you are working on killing yourself.

Best regards A longtime loyal supporter

The new UI for the menu is awkward. A list is way easier to read.

I don't like being treated like I'm entering a grocery store that's testing on its guinea pigs.

It would be cool if you guys just allowed for Android UI customization, or at least a standard ESR style UI release.

The new one, with all the bubbles and nice looks, is honestly just hard to read. A list is logical and computer-like... Which just happens to be what Firefox uses to run on! A computer! LOLOLOL