WebLibre v0.30.0-alpha-9 focuses on smoother tab management, clearer safety prompts, and several privacy/UI refinements.
Highlights
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Added two-finger gestures in the tab tray:
- Swipe with two fingers to move between containers.
- Pinch with two fingers to switch between tab tray layouts.
- Single-finger scrolling and swipe-to-close still work as before.
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Improved next/previous tab behavior:
- Tab switching now follows the visible tab bar/switcher order.
- Temporary tab tray filters, sorting, or collapsed groups no longer cause tab gestures to skip visible tabs or jump unexpectedly.
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Added more control over tab close buttons:
- Show close buttons only on the active tab, on all tab chips, or never.
- Useful if close buttons in the quick switcher/tab bar were too easy to tap accidentally.
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Added new custom gesture actions:
- Switch to next container.
- Switch to previous container.
- Open the container list.
Privacy & Safety
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Added a new setting to allow screenshots in private tabs.
- Private tabs still block screenshots by default.
- Full screenshot protection still overrides this and blocks capture everywhere.
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Profile backup, restore, and delete actions now explain restart effects more clearly.
- Backup now asks for confirmation before restarting.
- Restore-over-profile now has a clearer confirmation before replacing data.
- WebLibre now warns when the required restart will close private tabs or clear containers set to clear on exit.
- Regular tabs are clarified as reopening afterwards.
Home & Search UI
- The home screen now centers its content when only a few sections are enabled, instead of leaving everything stuck at the top.
- The daily quote module has been redesigned as a proper card with a clearer refresh button.
- Search/filter controls in History, Downloads, and Bookmarks are cleaner and more stable:
- Search opens from a consistent toolbar button.
- The same button clears or closes search.
- Filter controls no longer crowd selection mode.
Android Widget & Native Fixes
- The WebLibre home screen search widget now follows the system light/dark theme more reliably.
- On Android 12+, the widget can use the device’s dynamic Material You colors.
- Fixed a native theme issue that could affect Mozilla/Gecko permission UI, such as add-on permission prompts.
Polish & Reliability
- Improved tab tray gesture handling so two-finger gestures do not accidentally close tabs.
- Improved internal handling around browser/profile startup and proxy routing during app restarts.
- Added test coverage for tab ordering, tab tray gestures, container switching, home layout centering, and profile startup handling.