I ran into the exact same thing recently — I have a 13 Pro Max and my wife has the 12 Pro Max, both on the latest iOS and Firefox versions. On my phone, I get the home, tab switcher, and hamburger menu at the bottom, but on hers it’s the plus sign, tab switcher, and the three dots. Super weird at first.

After digging into it, I found out that Firefox sometimes rolls out UI experiments (A/B testing) to different users, even if everything else — device, OS, app version — is the same. It's frustrating because there’s no setting to switch between the layouts manually.

We tried checking all the settings side-by-side, and we even uninstalled and reinstalled the app on her phone. That actually helped — after reinstalling, her layout changed to match mine. Not sure if it’ll work for everyone, but it’s worth a shot.

I only noticed this because I was doing some browser testing for my own business site. Hopefully, Firefox adds a setting to choose the layout soon, because these silent UI changes are kind of annoying.

Hope that helps!

Very interesting--thank you so much for the reply/answer. I'll give this a try (reinstalling the app). I'm not sure how Mozilla is getting feedback re: these different UI's if not everyone is aware of the 2 different versions. I much prefer our version with the hamburger menu :)

I’ve noticed that too — Firefox on iOS sometimes looks different even on similar devices. It turns out Firefox runs A/B tests or gradual feature rollouts, so things like button placement, tab view, or menu icons can vary slightly depending on user groups or settings.

I use Firefox Mobile daily for managing web-based tools in my medical billing work, and so far it’s been reliable across devices. For anyone juggling healthcare tasks on mobile, especially secure platforms like https://ebillingworks.com/, having a consistent browser experience really makes a difference. Hopefully Firefox eventually gives more layout control options in settings!

Hello,

Please see How to opt out of studies on Firefox for iOS.

I tried deleting and then reinstalling on my wife’s phone but the less desirable layout persists. we both have the box checked (on/yes) for install and run studies. very frustrating and seems like a no-brainer to me that most folks would rather have the version on my phone with the hamburger menu.

I tried deleting and then reinstalling on my wife’s phone but the less desirable layout persists. we both have the box checked (on/yes) for install and run studies. very frustrating and seems like a no-brainer to me that most folks would rather have the version on my phone with the hamburger menu.

Hi,

You'd rather disable studies if you want your browsers to look the same. Most of the studies are rolled out only for some small user groups, and you may just not share one.

I don't know, however, which of the variants is a default one ><

I'll definitely try disabling the studies on my wife's phone--afraid to do it on mine! Don't want to lose the good layout!

Thanks for all the info.