Browsing Behavior
WebLibre includes several settings that change how tabs, links, and page navigation behave. This page focuses on the options most people are likely to adjust for day-to-day browsing.
Pull to Refresh
When Pull to Refresh is on, you can swipe down on a page to reload it.
This is useful if a page looks stuck or you want to quickly refresh without opening a menu. If you often trigger it by accident while scrolling, turn it off.
Find it in Settings > Browsing > Pull to Refresh.
Double Back to Close Tab
When Double Back to Close Tab is enabled, pressing your device back button twice quickly closes the current tab.
When it is off, the back button is used only for page navigation. This can feel safer if you do not want to close tabs by mistake.
Find it in Settings > Browsing > Double Back to Close Tab.
Tab Bar Swipe Behavior
If you use the tab bar, you can choose what a horizontal swipe does:
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Switch to Last Used Tab — jumps back and forth between your current tab and the tab you used just before it
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Navigate Sequential Tabs — moves through your open tabs in order
Choose Switch to Last Used Tab if you often compare two pages. Choose Navigate Sequential Tabs if you want swiping to work like stepping through a list.
Find it in Settings > Browsing > Tab Bar Swipe Behavior.
Open Links in Apps
Some links can open in another app on your device, such as a video app, map app, or social app. Open Links in Apps controls what happens when you tap those links in WebLibre.
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Always — open the matching app right away
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Ask before opening — show a prompt first
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Never — keep the link in WebLibre
If you want WebLibre to stay in control, choose Never. If you usually prefer the dedicated app, choose Always.
Find it in Settings > Browsing > Open Links in Apps.
Opening Links From Other Apps
External Link Handling is a different setting. It controls how links sent to WebLibre from other apps are opened.
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Prompt — ask each time
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Regular — always open in a regular tab
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Private — always open in a private tab
This is useful if you regularly open links from messaging apps, email, or other Android apps.
Find it in Settings > Browsing > External Link Handling.
New Tab Default
New Tab Default chooses the tab type used when you manually create a new tab.
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Regular — normal browsing
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Private — does not save history for that tab
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Isolated — opens the tab with its own separate site identity
If Show Isolated Tab UI is turned off, the Isolated option is hidden here too.
Find it in Settings > Browsing > New Tab Default.
For a closer look at the differences, see Tab Management.
New Tab Position
New Tab Position controls where newly created tabs appear in your tab list.
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First — puts new tabs at the start
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End — puts new tabs at the end
Choose the option that matches how you scan your tabs.
Find it in Settings > Browsing > New Tab Position.
Container and Isolated Tab Controls
WebLibre can show or hide some advanced tab controls:
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Show Container UI — shows container selectors, menus, and management options
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Show Isolated Tab UI — shows isolated-tab creation options
These settings hide interface elements you may not need every day. They do not exist to change how normal tabs work.
Find both in Settings > Browsing.
If you are new to containers, start with Containers.
Child Tabs
When Create Child Tabs is enabled, WebLibre can create parent-child relationships between tabs in tree view. This helps you keep research or link-opening sessions organized.
If you do not use tree view, you may never need this setting.
Find it in Settings > Browsing > Create Child Tabs.
External Download Manager
If you already use a separate Android download app, you can let it handle downloads instead of WebLibre.
The setting is called Use external download manager.
Find it in Settings > General > Use external download manager.
Reader Mode
Reader Mode can simplify some article pages by removing extra page clutter and showing a cleaner reading view.
There are two related settings in Settings > Web Content:
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Enable Reader Mode — shows the Reader Mode tool when WebLibre thinks a page is suitable
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Enforce Reader Mode — makes Reader Mode available more aggressively, even on pages that may not work well with it
Enforce Reader Mode does not mean every page will automatically switch into reader view. It mainly makes the feature available on more pages.