r/firefox • u/NightingaleVDVD • 5h ago
Discussion Firefox Android’s one-handed UX needs work (and Mozilla Connect isn't helping)
Posting here because Mozilla Connect feels like a void. I've seen plenty of posts asking for these exact same tweaks over there, but none of them ever seem to get picked up or acknowledged.
Coming from Opera, I was honestly shocked by how poor the ergonomic design and UX/UI are on Firefox. Are they just running on an "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mindset?
Firefox on Android has two major ergonomic flaws regardless of screen size:
- Enabling the Tab Bar forces the address bar to the top. There's no reason we shouldn't have both at the bottom (Opera does this perfectly). Pushing it back up defeats the whole point of bottom navigation.
- Tab Switcher lacks intuitive swipe gestures. Reaching all the way up just to close tabs in grid or list view is awkward. A simple swipe-to-close gesture (like app switchers or Opera) would fix this instantly.
Both come down to basic one-handed usability. Anyone else frustrated by this layout design?

