iPad Why won’t IOS Firefox browser let me close tabs from the tab bar?

[sparksd]

Can I ask why so many people are against Chrome on the iPad and iPhone?

Is it just because Google mines more data, or something else?

I currently use Chrome on my Mac, iPad, and iPhone and it seems to work flawlessly. I’ve never had an issue. The only reason I was thinking to change to Safari is to use the built-in password manager. I really need to strengthen all my passwords and using a password manager seems to be best option to do it. And since I use Apple for everything, it seems like using Safari would be the best way to go about it.

I switched from Chrome to Safari because Safari has a Favorites bar. I switched from Chrome to Edge on my Win11 devices because Chrome is more of a resource hog than Edge.

 

[bondr006]

I switched from Chrome to Safari because Safari has a Favorites bar. I switched from Chrome to Edge on my Win11 devices because Chrome is more of a resource hog than Edge.

Guess I'm going to have to break down and try Edge. Is it fairly easy to migrate from Chrome to Edge? I think I read that Edge takes all the same add-ons and extensions as Chrome.

And, yeah, I love having the Favorites Bar. Safari iPadOS and iOS are the best...

 

[sparksd]

Guess I'm going to have to break down and try Edge. Is it fairly easy to migrate from Chrome to Edge? I think I read that Edge takes all the same add-ons and extensions as Chrome.

I don't recall any issues switching. It was straightforward importing bookmarks and other data. I still have Chrome on board but haven't given a thought to going back to it.

 

[rui no onna]

Can I ask why so many people are against Chrome on the iPad and iPhone?

Is it just because Google mines more data, or something else?

I’ve been using content blockers since those were made available on iOS (9 or 10?). I don’t know if it has changed recently but I remember the ad blockers not working in Chrome and Firefox.

 

[dockgaze]

FYI all . . . . today’s IOS Firefox update (ver 108) has resolved the inability to close tabs using the iPad with a Magic Keyboard trackpad. Holy hallelujah . . . . it’s been a long time coming! And I’m finding the browser super fast along with great desktop syncing. Go to >settings >tabs then ‘turn off’ >inactive tabs. Finally time to add it to my stable . . . .