Mobile tab grouping

[droidcraft]

With the ability to move tabs currently in nightly it would also be nice to be able to group tabs the same way chrome does.

[T77]

How had this feature taken over 4 years. 

I switched to Firefox and was honestly shocked it wasn't a feature already

[ray8]

Having this feature on mobile would be huge. I assume we're talking regular tab groups like on desktop or Chrome Mobile, not the Collections feature. It's a big part of how I use a browser, and it's the only reason I've hesitated to switch my mobile browser from Chrome for so long. If this was added, I'd abandon Chrome in a heartbeat and never look back.

[ndj_11]

Adding a practical reference point that might help shape this idea more clearly.

Firefox already provides a solid base for tab browsing, but one area where there is still room for improvement is structured tab organization on mobile, especially when handling many open tabs.

A useful example worth looking at is the Opera Android browser. It has a very effective implementation of tab management that could serve as inspiration, especially its approach to:

• Automatic tab grouping (Tab Islands style behavior)
• Clear separation of tab clusters instead of a flat list of tabs
• Optional grouping logic that reduces clutter without user effort
• Better visibility and navigation when many tabs are open

It may be helpful for the team to actually try the Opera Android app at least once to see how these interactions feel in practice, especially how quickly users can switch between grouped contexts without losing track of tabs.

The key value there is not any single feature, but the overall flow: tabs are organized in a way that reduces cognitive load while still keeping user control available.

If Firefox could explore a similar direction—either through native implementation or inspired design patterns—it would significantly improve usability for users who keep multiple tabs open on mobile.

[Syster]

Would love for this to be a mobile feature too!

[Zachypoo]

I would like to be able to view my tab groups the same way I do on PC

[Mazder]

I would 10000000% love this feature on android. The lack of it makes my user experience in firefox on android feel rather...clumsy.

[Mazder]

I would 1000000000% love for this feature to be added. The lack of such a feature makes my experience on Firefox Mobile/Android feel really clunky compared with competitor apps. It's the one feature missing that is keeping Chrome on my android.

[Rom20]

Add tab groups to Firefox for Android

Firefox for Android should add tab groups, similar to Chrome’s tab groups.

This would make it much easier to organize tabs by topic, for example: work or school, shopping and comparisons, travel planning, articles to read later, and personal projects.

At the moment, having many open tabs quickly becomes difficult to manage. Tab groups would allow users to name groups, assign a color, collapse or expand them, and move tabs between groups.

Useful features could include:
Create a group from selected tabs
Name and color-code groups
Collapse groups in the tab switcher
Move tabs between groups by drag and drop
Keep regular-browsing groups after closing and reopening Firefox
Optionally sync regular-browsing groups across Firefox devices

Tab groups should also be available in Private Browsing mode. Private groups must remain fully separate from regular tabs, must not sync, and must be deleted when private browsing data is cleared or the private session ends.

This would make it far easier to manage multiple private tasks without weakening privacy.

This would be a major productivity improvement for users who regularly keep many tabs open on mobile.

[Jon]

(Note: similar ideas have been merged into this thread)

[Jon]

@Rom20 good news, this is being worked on and will be released soon — we'll share more updates here when they are ready 😃