{"id":401001,"date":"2022-01-29T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-automatically-close-tabs-on-android\/"},"modified":"2022-01-29T20:00:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T17:00:21","slug":"how-to-automatically-close-tabs-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-automatically-close-tabs-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Automatically Close Tabs on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Automatically Close Tabs on Android&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-782122\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-782143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/android-close-tabs.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/android-close-tabs.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/android-close-tabs.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Close tabs on Android.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mobile browser tabs aren\u2019t super visible, which makes it easy to have dozens of tabs open on your phone. It can be annoying to sift through these tabs and close them. We\u2019ll show you how to automatically close old tabs on Android.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s very easy for browsers on Android to end up with a bunch of tabs open. Some links will open in new tabs without you realizing it. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>s will take you to the browser then leave the tab behind when you return. Tabs open in the background don\u2019t use a ton of resources, but it\u2019s still a messy situation.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, unlike Safari on the iPhone and iPad, Google Chrome\u2014the default browser on most Android devices\u2014does not include a feature to fix this. The good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> is another popular and well-known browser does have a solution\u2014Mozilla Firefox.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Automatically Close Safari Tabs on iPhone and iPad<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\">install Firefox from the Google Play Store<\/a> and open it. Tap the three-dot menu icon in the toolbar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-782147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-01-26_10-17-26.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"173\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select \u201cSettings\u201d from the menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-782146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-01-26_10-17-57.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Settings.&quot;\" width=\"448\" height=\"242\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Next, go to \u201cTabs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-782145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-01-26_10-21-32.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Go to &quot;Tabs.&quot;\" width=\"447\" height=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Under the \u201cClose Tabs\u201d section you can choose how long to wait before inactive tabs are automatically closed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-782144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-01-26_10-22-50.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Choose a time length.\" width=\"447\" height=\"269\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all there is to it! Now, after a tab hasn\u2019t been visited for the time length you chose, it will be closed for you. This should help keep your tabs much neater. Firefox for Android has more features you won\u2019t find on Chrome, including extensions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Install Extensions (Add-ons) in Mozilla Firefox<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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