Add an option to Firefox for Android/iOS to switch to a new opened tab immediately

[Fjoerfoks]

On mobile when you select to open a link in a new tab, you get a prompt at the bottom to switch to that tab.

On desktop there is a setting: "When you open a link, image or media in a new tab, switch to it immediately".

This setting on desktop Firefox would be very useful on Firefox mobile Android/iOS too.

[Jon]

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[honest_abe]

For some of us, the problem is that the Switch option is too short so it needs to be a settable parameter. This isn't just a preference but a need for those of us who (in the U.S., it's called Americans with Disabilities Act) cannot respond to the button and hit it properly to activate it before it disappears, because of medical reasons.

By making it a settable parameter, it can accommodate those wishing it were shorter or non-existent (timeout=0) and those of us who NEED it to be longer.

[DanP]

The 'switch to new tab' delay could be designed to auto switch if delay is zero, i.e., the prompt never appears, thus meeting both needs.

[mcarans]

I would appreciate the ability to switch immediately to the new tab.

[rsmitty]

The existing "switch to new tab" control turns your web browser into a video game.  You have about one second to hit it if you want to change Focus to the tab you just opened. Half the time, I don't make it.

If I use the context menu control "open in new tab", it should open the new page in a new tab which immediately receives the focus. That's how the desktop browser works, and it's what I always want if I open the page in a new tab.

The existing arrangement is aggravating and annoying.

[adrian_vg]

I've been missing this feature on my android devices.
Can we please have this on Firefox for android as well?

What's the argument for not having "switch to newly opened tab immediately" on android?

FWIW, I just checked how Chrome on android does it, and it doesn't have "switch immediately" option either AFAICS.
You first have to press "open link in new tab", then press that little tab number in the upper right, then choose the tab you just opened and want to see.
This method is pretty awkward, to say the least!

[ripstah]

Seconded. Need to be able to select this option in settings. When I click on a link (even if it's a new tab) it's because I want to view that content, not send it to a tab in the background

[firefox_tiger]

Original post was in 2023. Any update on this request feature?

[vfogel]

This would be incredibly helpful and I was sad to see how old this suggestion is