c/firefox · by yll@lemmus.org · 2y

How to disable auto tab sleep/hibernate/inactivate on Firefox for Android?

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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7 Comments

Melody@lemmy.one · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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

yll@lemmus.org · 3 pts · 2y

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

wifepimp4smokes@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I'd love to learn this as well.

vort3@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y

Let me know if you find out.

jbhq@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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

yll@lemmus.org · 1 pts · 2y

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 pts · 2y

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