Firefox
Firefox Mobile Opens New Tabs for Links and Bookmarks Causing Tab Clutter
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Personal experienceImported from BlueskyPublished Oct 15, 2026
Impact: having 8, 10, or 12 open tabs on their phone
From the original report
“But it does not open a new tab for every link, bookmark, or whatever I click, unlike Firefox (shame, shame). After all, who wants 8, 10, or 12 open tabs on your phone? Not me.”
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Details & sources
- How received
- Imported from Bluesky
- Source published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Observed
- Unknown
- Added to CleanApp
- Oct 15, 2026
- Product connection
- Affected product or place
- Original issue status
- Unknown
- Resolution
- Unknown
- Verification
- Not independently reproduced
Source count unknown
Why this source type: The author describes their personal experience with Firefox opening a new tab for every link or bookmark clicked on mobile.
CleanApp AI summary
Firefox Mobile Opens New Tabs for Links and Bookmarks Causing Tab Clutter: User reports UX friction with Firefox on mobile where clicking links or bookmarks repeatedly generates new tabs, leading to unwanted tab accumulation.
Report counts are not affected-user counts. A closed original issue does not confirm a fix.
Public ID: rpt_rojCX9NIPBmO1xhxftaijQ