If closing a background tab while a new URL is being loaded from a bookmark, the new URL stops loading

Steps to reproduce

1. Open a tab and load any website
2. Open a new blank tab
3. From the blank tab, load any URL from a bookmark
4. While the new URL is waiting on a response to the initial HTTP request, close the first tab

Expected behavior

The first tab is closed while the second tab continues loading.

Actual behavior

The first tab is closed and the second tab stops loading and returns to the homepage.

Note that this only happens if I close the first tab while the initial HTTP request is pending in the second tab. If the initial request succeeds and it’s just waiting on other assets like images and fonts, the issue won’t occur. You have to get it at a very specific time.

Device & build information

• Device: iPad Air 2019 A2163 / iOS 26.3
• Build version: 68216
• First seen version: Not sure

Notes

Attachments:

• Screen recording
• Log file - screen recording was taken at 14:36 which is around where the log ends

:information_source: Reference Person

@Foxbolts

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