Firefox for Android lets you choose the content you want to see when you open a new tab. Set it to your favorite website or have it show the default Firefox Home Page which displays great content, such as top-ranked sites, trending stories on Pocket (now part of Mozilla) and sites you've recently visited or bookmarked.
Top Sites in Firefox for Android lets you access pages you've visited or bookmarked recently. If you're a new user, Firefox will show the top-ranked sites according to Alexa.This article will show you how to manage Top Sites by pinning, removing sites or editing them.
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Hide or reorder panels
- Tap the button (either below the screen on some devices or at the top-right corner of the browser), then (you may need to tap first).
- Tap , and then .
- Tap the panel you want to hide or move: Top Sites, Bookmarks or History.
- Choose between the following settings:
- Set as default: The panel will be the first thing you see when you open a new tab or open Firefox.
- Hide: removes the panel from the home screen.
- Change order: Moves the panel to the left or right of the screen.
Show or hide additional content on the Top Sites panel
- Tap the button (either below the screen on some devices or at the top-right corner of the browser), then (you may need to tap first).
- Tap , and then .
- Tap .
- Under Additional content, tap the switch next to each type of content you want to see.
Edit thumbnails
Tap and hold a thumbnail to bring up a menu with different options: such as opening a site in a new or private tab, remove, bookmark, share, copy or pin a site in place.
Set another website as your Homepage
See Change the Homepage to a specific page for instructions on show a specific web page instead of the default Firefox Homepage.
Pin or Unpin Site
To make a site stay, "pin" it to your Top Sites screen. First, tap and hold the tile to bring up the menu.
- To Pin a site, tap .
The site is pinned to your home screen.-
- To unpin it, repeat the steps above and tap .
Edit
- To edit a site, tap and hold the tile to bring up the menu, then choose .
- Here you can change the address.
Remove
- To remove a site, tap and hold the tile to bring up the menu, then choose .
Share
- To share a site, tap and hold the tile to bring up the menu, then choose .
- Then share via Bluetooth, drive, or choose from other options.
Copy Address
- To copy the site address, tap and hold the tile to bring up the menu, then choose .
Add a Site
- To add a site, tap the empty tile with the plus sign.
- Then enter the web address.
Hide or Unhide the Top Sites screen
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- Here you can make the following changes:
- To hide Top Sites from Home, select .
- If Top Sites were already hidden and you want to show them in Home, select .
- To set Top Sites as default, select .
- For changing orders of Top Sites, select .
