Option to disable side swipe gesture to close a tab

[brixter]

In Firefox Android, I often have multiple tabs open. When I scroll up and down to navigate through the tabs, I sometimes accidentally close a tab. Probably because I was swiping diagonally up. I have a few seconds to click the undo button that pops up.

I've never intentionally used this gesture since I click the x button to close a tab.

Please add an option to disable the side swipe gesture.

[Jon]

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[Jon]

Potentially similar idea here: Option to disable side swipe gesture to close a tab 

[brixter]

@Jon It's the same as my idea. You should merge it.

[Jon]

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

[TW8punk]

I'm sure the kids (under 40 😉 ) love this gesture stuff but I'm far too old for it myself.  Is there any way to downgrade to an previous version of Android Firefox? If the answer is yes, does anyone know the last version that didn't have this "feature"? Thanks.

[Tiramika]

Please let me disable this, this is a horrible accessibility issue. I'm disabled and my hands don't quite move where I tell them to, and if I'm scrolling down my tabs one will get closed about every two seconds. I'm too slow to hit the undo option because it goes away so fast so I have to go manually reopen every closed tab using history. I don't think I need to explain why this is awful.

[legowerewolf]

Yup, this. I keep on closing things accidentally. Let us turn it off.

[Kill_the_swipe]

Swipe it to oblivion please

[MozNewFeat]

I see I'm in good company.  Another new registrant after many years of enjoyable FF mobile use to make this request - please, please allow the 'swipe to close' to be toggled off, or even better, default to 'off' with the option to enable.  EVERY TIME I use FF with my android phone at least one tab is closed in error - and this on a relatively short list of open tabs and non-aggressive scrolling.   Thanks!