Android firefox shortcuts keys

[android110]

Add keyboard shortcuts on android versions of Firefox. I use physical keyboard on mobile for better typing so plzzz make sure in next update it should be given thanks a lot

[Jon]

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[ticapix]

Hello,

With the tablets becoming bigger and more powerfull (I replaced my laptop by a Samsung S9 Ultra), it would be awesome to have the same basic shortcuts that we have on desktop.

- Ctrl+t to open a tab

- Ctrl+w to close a tab

- Ctrl+l to focus on the URL field

- Ctrl+f to search

- Ctrl+tab and Ctrl+Shift+tab to navigate to the next and previous tab.

Is there a feature bounty program, to financially help the development of some feature ?

(Chrome an android has it. It brings a lot of confort and increase efficiency)

All the best

Pierre

[Delta]

Here's the feature request from two years ago. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1794664

A few days ago we made a discovery. In GeckoView, the code currently captures all key events, which means either the browser captures all shortcuts (overriding website behavior) or none at all.

To fix this, we need a way for GeckoView to indicate whether it has captured the key event or if the website has overridden it. This part is tricky because the function returns void, making it hard to trace where it goes next.

We need the Fenix/GeckoView team's advice on how to proceed.

[Toupee]

I'm really glad to see this is actively being worked on. It's incredibly frustrating to not have keyboard shortcuts in Firefox on Android when it's feeling so robust in many other ways.

[shazmcgraw]

Last year I acquired a Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, and it is a brilliant investment, especially in the Dex environment where I have been using more than my Windows PC. One of the first things I did was install Firefox and sync it to my Mozilla account and the lack of the keyboard shortcuts was immediately apparent. Samsung's own Internet app does support this as I actively use the "new tab" and "close tab" shortcuts. Pretty essential in my book.

So glad, I'm not the only one thinking of this. It would be absolutely awesome if the GeckoView limitation can be worked around or resolved.