Firefox for Android, UX/ergonomics - Move navigation controls to thumb area

[prawnerie]

With the latest update, the nav controls were adjusted and moved from where it once was.

Navigation controls (back, forward, refresh, etc.) should be placed closest and immediately accessible to where the thumb/finger is after pressing the menu button. With address bar placed bottom: accessing the nav requires a jump upward while Profile and Settings—which aren't a high priority—are the closest.

[Jon]

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[faced]

I just encountered this change and it's awful for how I use firefox. If this stays I'll need to switch browsers.

[_wojtek]

This!

I don't get the redesign altogether but if you *HAVE* to stick with it at the very least reorganise it so it's more convenient and the features used the most are ordered from bottom (closer to the thumb) to the top (further and less convenient to reach).

So at the very bottom there should be the row that's currently on top:
back/forward/reload/share

Then I would put add to bookmark/search o the page/extensions

Then I would put (actually in the top level!):
translate
reader view

and then:
history/bookmarks/downloads/passwords

and at the very top:
sync-profile
settings

so in the end it would be something like that
<sync profile>
Settings
[ history/bookmarks/downloads/passwords ]
translate
[add to bookmark/search on the page/extensions]
reader view
[back/forward/reload/share]