Use tabs to open, view and manage multiple web pages in Firefox for iOS.
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Open a new tab
To open a new tab:
- Tap the Tab icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap the Add icon at the bottom of the screen
Open a new private tab
To open a new private tab:
- Tap the Tab icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap the Private Browsing icon at the top of the screen.
- Tap the Add icon at the bottom of the screen
View open tabs
To view all tabs:
- Tap the Tab icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Your open tabs will display on the screen.
You may see Inactive Tabs, tab groups in ascending order from oldest to newest and an Others tab group.
View private tabs
To view your private tabs:
- Tap the Tab icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap the Private Browsing icon at the top of the screen.
Close a tab
To close an individual tab:
- Tap the Tab icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap the Close icon on the tab you want to close.
Close all open tabs
This feature lets you close all your open tabs simultaneously.
To close all tabs:
- Tap the trash icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap .
Close all inactive tabs
The Inactive Tabs group shows tabs you have not viewed for 14 days. Tabs will stay inactive indefinitely and will not auto-close. The Inactive Tabs group will be collapsed anytime you open a tab tray. You can tap the group to expand it and close all.
To close all inactive tabs:
- Tap the Tab icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap .
- Tap .