I’m not one to usually diss new UI changes, but this one grinds my gears.

Firefox for Android has released a new menu design. It organizes everything a little differently, which is alright it looks fresh. But 2 things are really annoying and a continuous design trend in Firefox.

  • The option to open page in external app has been tucked away in a sub menu. I used this often and it was in the top level menu before. Companies just love hiding things in menus for no reason.
  • the option to open a private tab as a normal tab is GONE. This is how I use Firefox: someone sends me a link, I click on it and it opens in a private tab by default. If I need to sign in to see it (e.g. private Instagram links) then I open it in a normal tab. This option is now simply gone.

So yeah that’s my rant. I’ll see if I open a bug requesting the 2nd issue back.

  • tmpodAEnglish
    14·
    1 day ago

    Wait what? Was there ever an option to open a private tab as a normal tab?? 🤔 I’d love to have that, but thought it would never get added. What version were you on before (and in which one are you now)?

      • tmpodA
        4·
        1 day ago

        I’m either being very dense right now, or I don’t have that o.I How is it called, or where is it located next to?

        • LiveLM@lemmy.zipEnglish
          1·
          10 hours ago

          FYI I don’t see it on Fennec (F-Droid Firefox) so if you’re using that, that’s why.

          Now why Fennec has different UI than standard Firefox I do not know…

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          1 day ago

          Yeah, I see the “open in private tab,” but it opens in the private tabs section, not in the regular tabs section.

          That’s fine with me, but it would be cool if there was an option for private tabs to live next to regular tabs. And for me, selecting the “open links in private tabs” does nothing, it just navigates in whatever tab I’m already in.

          I’m on Mull 133 BTW, and the menu looks the same as it always did (long click -> open in private tab). So maybe mine is already updated and that checkbox is now broken? I’m on the official release, so maybe OP is talking about a beta or something?