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Show tab bar + back/forward

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TomB.
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On my OnePlus One Firefox display a bit like the desktop app: Tabs across the top, back/forward buttons next to the address bar.

I just upgraded to a OnePlus 6 and the UI is totally different. I actually like the desktop-like UI. How do I toggle between the two interfaces?

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On my OnePlus One Firefox display a bit like the desktop app: Tabs across the top, back/forward buttons next to the address bar. I just upgraded to a OnePlus 6 and the UI is totally different. I actually like the desktop-like UI. How do I toggle between the two interfaces? Screenshots attached.
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This is a "tablet mode". The tablet experience applies to devices with a screen size above 7" (or above 480dp). You can use Android's developer options to specify a custom value, like 480-500dp.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/getting-started-firefox-android-tablet-browser https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/5i3lwb/firefox_android_firefox_views_pixel_xl_as_tablet/

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TyDraniu
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This is a "tablet mode". The tablet experience applies to devices with a screen size above 7" (or above 480dp). You can use Android's developer options to specify a custom value, like 480-500dp.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/getting-started-firefox-android-tablet-browser https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/5i3lwb/firefox_android_firefox_views_pixel_xl_as_tablet/

TomB.
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aha, that makes sense as I have display size on my old phone set to small. Doing the same on my new phone seems to have no effect. Is there an option in about:config I can use to tweak this without making it a phone wide setting?

TyDraniu
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No, there's no any option.

TomB.
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Thanks, I manually tweaked the DPI as you suggested and increased the font size to force FF into tablet mode.