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Tab refreshes when I click on it even though I don't want it to

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kellshelton
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I have multiple tabs open on Firefox. As I move from one to the other, the tab, instead of merely showing exactly where I was on that tab previously, refreshes itself. I don't really want the tab to do this anyway, but what makes it worse is that the tab usually refreshes either to the wrong place on the page or a much earlier place in my history than where I was on that tab last. Is there a way to stop this? Also it does not appear to be some sort of website auto refresh. It happens on any site and or tab.

I have multiple tabs open on Firefox. As I move from one to the other, the tab, instead of merely showing exactly where I was on that tab previously, refreshes itself. I don't really want the tab to do this anyway, but what makes it worse is that the tab usually refreshes either to the wrong place on the page or a much earlier place in my history than where I was on that tab last. Is there a way to stop this? Also it does not appear to be some sort of website auto refresh. It happens on any site and or tab.

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Paul
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Hi

The behaviour of tab loading in Firefox for Android has changed recently. You may not have seen it as you are running an older copy of Firefox for Android.

I recommend you update your copy of Firefox for Android. You can read how to do this here.

I would always recommend that you keep Android apps up to date as that is the best way to get security and stability fixes, but also to see new features.

I hope this helps, but if not, please come back here and we can look into a different solution for you.