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How to disable auto tab sleep/hibernate/inactivate on Firefox for Android? (lemmus.org)

submitted 2 years ago by yll@lemmus.org to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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If I have tabs open on Firefox for Android and but am actively using another tab or another app, Firefox automatically unloads the unused tabs. How to disable this?

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[–] Melody@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's the fun part...You don't!~

[–] yll@lemmus.org 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the info. That's so fun indeed 😢👍

[–] wifepimp4smokes@reddthat.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd love to learn this as well.

[–] vort3@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Let me know if you find out.

[–] jbhq@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

See https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/browser/tabunloader/

[–] yll@lemmus.org 1 points 2 years ago

I created and set browser.tabs.unloadOnLowMemory to false on Firefox Nightly for Android but still didn't work, tabs still unload.

[–] lemann@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

I assume it's a feature to prevent Android's memory management from forcefully killing Firefox... for me the tabs don't unload, but they behave as if the JS running inside them has been frozen/paused.

Maybe installing those tabs as apps via Firefox's menu will bypass this