Tabs and private tabs
Keep several pages open at once, and open private tabs for browsing you do not want in your history.
Open a tab
- Tap + on the bottom toolbar. Flint opens a new tab and the address box so you can type straight away.
- Or open the menu (three dots) and tap New tab.
Switch and close tabs
Tap the square with a number on the bottom toolbar. The number is how many tabs are open.
The tab switcher shows every tab as a card, with the title at the top, for example 3 tabs.
Tap a card to go to that tab.
Tap the x on a card to close that tab.
The tab switcher also has buttons at the top right for a new private tab and a new tab.
Open a private tab
A private tab keeps no history: the pages you visit there do not appear in History, in address bar suggestions or among your most visited sites.
Open the menu and tap New private tab, or tap the crossed-out eye at the top of the tab switcher.
Type an address or a search.
A private tab shows a crossed-out eye in the address bar instead of the padlock, and its card in the tab switcher is a different shade. Links you open from a private tab stay private.
Good to know
A private tab hides your browsing from this phone's history. The sites you visit and your network can still see what you do.
Desktop site
Some sites show a cut-down mobile version. To ask for the full desktop version, open the menu and tap Desktop site; the page reloads. Tap Mobile site in the same place to switch back.
To always ask for desktop sites, turn on Desktop site by default in Settings.