Mozilla Firefox Gets Redesigned With Detached Tabs 2a501f Improved Pop-Up Notifications; Updates iPhone Experience

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By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 2 June 2021 12:40 IST

Mozilla Firefox Gets Redesigned With Detached Tabs, Improved Pop-Up Notifications; Updates iPhone Experience

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Mozilla Firefox redesign is aimed to bring “a safe, calm, and useful experience” to s

Highlights

Mozilla Firefox has been updated with an all-new tabs interface
Firefox update also brings a simpler navigation experience
Firefox for iPhone and iPad has been updated with a redesign treatment

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Mozilla Firefox browser has been redesigned to deliver a cleaner Web browsing experience, with an upgraded tabs interface and a simpler navigation. The non-profit organisation claims that the new update is aimed to bring “a safe, calm, and useful experience online” and enable specific changes based on the online habits of its s. In addition to the new experience for desktop s, Mozilla has brought an updated Firefox for iOS and iPadOS that brings a series of optimisations and refreshed design elements.

One of the most notable changes that Chrome as those have tabs attached to the toolbar.

Mozilla said in a blog post that by making the tabs detached from the toolbar, it is allowing s to easily move, rearrange, and pull out specific tabs. There are also visual indicators, including blocking autoplay videos.

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Mozilla Firefox now comes with an upgraded tabs interface
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Citing an internal research, Mozilla noted that of the 17 billion clicks people have in the Firefox browser, about 43 percent go to its top portion that has tabs. The organisation also found that about seven percent of its s in the UK have 16 or more tabs opened. All this shows why we are seeing the refreshed tabs interface.

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Additionally, the redesigned Firefox includes streamlined navigation that has back, forward, and refresh buttons on one end and an address bar, reader mode, zoom level, and bookmark on the other end. There is also an improved settings menu with “less-cryptic” and clear labels that are touted to be easier to understand.

Mozilla has also improved the interface of showing pop-up browser notifications on Firefox. “We specifically reduced some of the frustration and re-prompting associated with getting in and out of Google Meet meetings. Thanks to this pared down interface, you can get to all your web calls and meetings with fewer clicks,” it said.

The changes designed by Mozilla are a part of Firefox 89 for desktop s. However, iPad devices. It cuts down the steps to search in a new tab by automatically popping up the keyboard, allows quick searches with the search engine logo, and an improved navigation with new tab views and synced tabs available on the tab tray for better discovery.

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Mozilla Firefox has been updated for iPhone and iPad with a new experience
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s will also get refreshed design elements such as iconography and menu items naming consistent across desktop and Firefox for Android versions.

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