mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios

Tab thumbnail resets when ickong link to create new tab

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#27,850 opened on Jul 9, 2025

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Description

steps to repro

open any web page (A)

open tab window to check thumbnail which should show A navigate to a new web (B) page in existing tab which contains links to some external site click any link to open it in a new tab check tab thumbnail

Expected behavior

seeing thumbnail of page B from above

Actual behavior

seeing thumbnail of page A

Device & build information

  • Device: iPhone 14 PRO MAX iOS 18.5
  • Build version: Firefox 140.2 (57462)
  • First seen version: not introduced in current v

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non for now, issue easy to repro

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Research direction
Investigate the tab thumbnail update logic when a link opens a new tab. Check if the thumbnail is being captured after navigation or if there is a cached thumbnail from the previous tab.
Tech stack
swift
Domain
mobile
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2
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1-3 hours
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