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When i open pdf file in desktop vesion it ope in new Tab. But if i open pdf file in my android form it downloads. I want pdf file to open in new tab. Pl help

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raj2094
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When i open pdf file in desktop version it open in new Tab. But if i open pdf file in my android form it start downloading. This occupy space. I want pdf file to open in new tab . Pl help

When i open pdf file in desktop version it open in new Tab. But if i open pdf file in my android form it start downloading. This occupy space. I want pdf file to open in new tab . Pl help

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christ1
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Firefox for Android doesn't have the built-in PDF viewer. So you can't open PDFs in a Firefox tab at all. You'll need a PDF reader app such as Acrobat Reader.