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How do I disable "pull down to refresh page" on iOS/iPad OS?

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I use an iPad, often with a magic keyboard w/a touchpad. I don't know if it's an issue only with the touchpad or if it's an issue with the touchscreen too, but the "scrolling up/swiping down to refresh page" thing is really sensitive, and it's caused me to wipe out input fields on accident, forcing me to constantly "Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C" to make sure I can retrieve long blocks of text if I accidentally scroll up a little too hard 🙄

Please tell me if there's a way to disable this: on the Android Firefox app I use (Samsung Galaxy S21 FE), it's possible to disable it, but I can't find the setting on my iPad's Firefox app. If there's no way, I'd really love if it was added!! 🙏 Or at least some kind of "sensitivity level" thing.

Thank you Firefox volunteers and staff for your hard work and grace, patience, and diligence in all you do.

(Apple has a tendency to ensure their devices restrict users ability to personalize their experience and implement the types of quality-of-life tweaks Apple refuses to add (for another 3+ years, at least). So I wouldn't be surprised if this kind of thing isn't even possible on iOS/iPad OS...)

Edit1: Silly formatting

I use an iPad, often with a magic keyboard w/a touchpad. I don't know if it's an issue only with the touchpad or if it's an issue with the touchscreen too, but the "scrolling up/swiping down to refresh page" thing is really sensitive, and it's caused me to wipe out input fields on accident, forcing me to constantly "Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C" to make sure I can retrieve long blocks of text if I accidentally scroll up a little too hard 🙄 Please tell me if there's a way to disable this: on the Android Firefox app I use (Samsung Galaxy S21 FE), it's possible to disable it, but I can't find the setting on my iPad's Firefox app. If there's no way, I'd really love if it was added!! 🙏 Or at least some kind of "sensitivity level" thing. Thank you Firefox volunteers and staff for your hard work and grace, patience, and diligence in all you do. (Apple has a tendency to ensure their devices restrict users ability to personalize their experience and implement the types of quality-of-life tweaks Apple refuses to add (for another 3+ years, at least). So I wouldn't be surprised if this kind of thing isn't even possible on iOS/iPad OS...) Edit1: Silly formatting

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