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Facebook and Google+ Don't Update When Pinned as App Tabs

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JeanAustinR
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I noticed that my feed and stream do not update when Facebook and Google+ are pinned as App Tabs. Normally, these update automatically when accessed as regular tabs. There seems to be a caching problem or something because the same page contents are retained even after shutting down and opening up.

Do you have the same problem too?

I noticed that my feed and stream do not update when Facebook and Google+ are pinned as App Tabs. Normally, these update automatically when accessed as regular tabs. There seems to be a caching problem or something because the same page contents are retained even after shutting down and opening up. Do you have the same problem too?

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cor-el
cor-el
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App tabs are reloaded from the cache on a next start.
If you want fresh copies then you need to clear the cache when you close Firefox.

JCHendee
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Session variables is not a viable way to pin tabs. The potential for all sorts of complications is obvious. A pinned tab should use a special category of bookmark so that even if the tab is lost during shutdown, the program has a way to reintialize it. Maintaining maximum privacy and security should not be at the sacrifice of a simple feature that should have been implemented in a better way.