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Reddit Google links open in Reddit tabs but close the Google tab
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Step to reproduce
Do a search on Google, click on a Reddit link
Actual behavior
I have all Google domains that opens into a "Google" container and Reddit to open on a "Reddit" container (and a lot of other containers!). So, if I open a Microsoft link in the Google search, Firefox opens a Microsoft container in a new tab, and so it does if I open a Facebook link and others, but if I click on a Reddit link, Firefox open a Reddit container in the same tab as the Google search, or maybe it opens in a new tab, but it closes the Google tab (I se a rapid tab opening/closing and the new reddit tab doesn't have the back button, so it seems a new tab).
Expected behavior
I expect that, as it does with all the other containers, Firefox keeps the existing Google tab and opens a new Reddit tab
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if I click on a Reddit link, Firefox open a Reddit container in the same tab as the Google search, or maybe it opens in a new tab, but it closes the Google tab
Does the container indicator (colored line over the tab, icon/name in the address bar) changes to the one you configured for your reddit container? If yes, that means the link opens in the right container.
(I se a rapid tab opening/closing and the new reddit tab doesn't have the back button, so it seems a new tab).
This is expect that a new container tabs doesn't have the history (back button) from any other tabs.
What's unexpected is that the google container tab closes only when you open a link assigned to your reddit container but not with your Microsoft or Facebook one.
Have you enabled "Replace tab instead of creating a new one" in Multi-Account Containers preferences?
Hi @dannycolin and thanks for your fast response! I do had the option "Replace tab instead of creating a new one" enabled, I disabled and it works as I need. It's still strange that this happens only with the Reddit tab 🤷♂️ Is there some tests that I can do?
Just to confirm:
If you open a Microsoft link in your Google container, it opens a new tab while keeping the Google container tab. The same thing happens with Facebook links.
If you open a Reddit link in your Google container, it opens a new tab and close the Google container tab.
Just to confirm:
If you open a Microsoft link in your Google container, it opens a new tab while keeping the Google container tab. The same thing happens with Facebook links.
If you open a Reddit link in your Google container, it opens a new tab and close the Google container tab.
Exactly!
This is expect that a new container tabs doesn't have the history (back button) from any other tabs.
Why does the link first have to open in the current tab then open a new one and close the existing? I have a few sites that I do use blocked with ublock origin so I get a chance to decide not to go to it. (Time sink sites like reddit).
This is causing the originating tab to go to reddit and get blocked and NOT be closed although the new tab also opened (and got blocked).
