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79.0.5 - Not working as well as the previous one.

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How do I re-open a tab I accidentally closed? The option to 'undo close' popped up in the tabs view when I closed the tab, but I am not very dexterous and whatever I tapped caused that option to clear. So how do I get the closed tab back now? Also, where has the Back button gone?

How do I re-open a tab I accidentally closed? The option to 'undo close' popped up in the tabs view when I closed the tab, but I am not very dexterous and whatever I tapped caused that option to clear. So how do I get the closed tab back now? Also, where has the Back button gone?

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Hello,

The tab you closed should be in your history. You can click the menu button, select History and choose your tab from there. Bear in mind that any temporary changes (such as information you had entered in a form) will not be restored.

The back button has moved to the menu as well. You can also use the Android back button on your device, usually located at the bottom of your screen.

A future version should optimize the layout for tablets.

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Thank you. But, I don't always recall things so well, so I can't remember what the page was which I just closed. And I may not have just looked at the page so finding it in my History would be difficult - when did I last look at that article? I used to be able to do a long touch on a tab and I would get the option to undo a closed tab. This was a good feature.

And I don't see the Back button in the menu. I liked being able to do a long touch on the Back button to display a view to look through my recent history on that tab so I can jump back to where I want to be. You can't do this with the devices Back button.

May I also ask that you remember that people get older. It feels that a divide begins to open between us. I can sometimes feel quite annoyed that an app has changed significantly and features that I used have gone or changed. It is not always easy to get to know the same app again.