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>behind Samsung fucking Internet Supports adblock (addons) and shows tabs on top just like desktop so it's easy to switch, dark mode for all websites, etc. It'

• godelski 3y ago
  > shows tabs on top just like desktop Honestly, I hate this on the phone. But I get it. I had that initial cognitive disruption when FF did this. But once that was gone (idk, like 30 minutes?) I realized it was a lot nicer because I could actually reach the address bar and tabs without needing to stretch my hand. Or if I have a bigger phone, use a second hand. I mean there's a reason navigation buttons on the phones (for the OS) were always on the bottom. It's just easier. But yeah, you gotta get through the initial cognitive disruption. But you know what? I also got used to when Android switched the time from being at the top right to top left and I'm willing to bet most people did too and don't really think about it anymore. As for the dark mode... well you got a point there. Though dark reader was one of the first add-ons on FF mobile. Though as much as I love dark mode, some websites are just unreadable with it and it drives me nuts. Specifically anything with a transparent background...
  • solarkraft 3y ago
    I don't mind cognitive disruption at all, as long as I'm getting something better. While the mobile switcher scales much better (how many can the desktop tab bar hold, like ten?), it can take a while to open and sometimes loses your scroll position or puts a tab in a random place in the list. The previews are also so large that it's hard to get an overview. This can make it much slower to switch tabs than on desktop.
    • ZeroGravitas 3y ago
      Note you can slide over the URL bar to switch tabs left or right.
    • mrguyorama 3y ago
      >it can take a while to open Uhhh how many tabs do you keep open? I have 16 or so in the background on firefox on an old ass Pixel 2 phone and it never has any sort of delay.
      • solarkraft 3y ago
        It won't tell me, it just shows the infinity sign. I guess that means something over 99.
  • hadrien01 3y ago
    You can change the tabs and address bar positions (independently) in the Samsung Internet settings. You can also choose to display them always, on scroll, or never (for the tabs).
    • MaxMatti 3y ago
      Same for Firefox on Android
      • MikusR 3y ago
        Firefox on Android has no tabs.
        • zrobotics 3y ago
          Umm, what? No, this is absolutely not accurate. They're laid out differently than desktop, but at least on android Firefox does have tabs. Not sure on iOS, but that's basically reskinned safari anyway.
          • cbsks 3y ago
            Firefox on iOS also has tabs
          • MikusR 3y ago
            I am writing this from Firefox on android. Neither phone nor tablet version has tabs. It has list of open websites ordered in a scrolling window as squares (and for sync reasons call them tabs), but no tabbar and no actual tabs. Chrome and Samsung internet has actual tabbar and tabs.
            • godelski 3y ago
              Are you using firefox focus? Because otherwise idk what to tell you. You can even see it in the images on this engadget post. In both images that they show... https://www.engadget.com/firefox-for-android-update-080007893.html https://www.engadget.com/firefox-for-android-update-08000789...
  • skrowl 3y ago
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