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Communications frustrations

TATas — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:14:35 GMT

I'm a long-term very satisfied Firefox user - 4.5 min/5. I recognise the great complexity of your systems. But I've just wasted a hugely frustrating hour or more searching for your blithely stated 'find your group tabs at any time under list all tabs'. Splendid - simplicity. Finally Google told me said cryptic list hides under an inconspicuous down arrow - simple, indeed. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I can't find anywhere that Firefox provides this info. It's difficult to cover all bases, but hundreds of hours are tied up in those groups, and I sure don't want to lose them. Querying the 'help' function pro-formas came nowhere near an answer.

Re: Communications frustrations

siffemcon — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:06:05 GMT

First hit on a web search for firefox list all tabs: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tab-overview-menu.

Re: Communications frustrations

TATas — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:56:07 GMT

Thanks - but perhaps it could be simpler. I don't recall where I got the message 'you can open.....any time.....under list all tabs' but no indication where that list was to be found. Perhaps add the icon? Firefox help - my first port of call - lists 134 articles/comments which don't go to the question. Alternatively the 'three bars' goes to the 'new tab' shortcut - perhaps it could go to the list under the down arrow icon? In any case, once you know where to look, it works well. Thanks for your prompt reply

cheers

Re: Communications frustrations

whyweneedthis — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:49:41 GMT

I agree with Op. I find odd that a featured to help the browsing experience has a single entry point.

The icon is the only indication, no context/menu/shortcut or action 'List All Tabs'. The quirk that this icon can change highlights why communication needs to be improved.
In the attached image, with horizontal tabs enabled, customizing the toolbar and moving the 'down arrow' to any other section or in the overflow menu changed the icon. Not sure if this is the intend behavior.