topic Re: How do you close a browser tab? in Other/General

How do you close a browser tab?

dcbizzarre — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:45:27 GMT

I've got am Xperia S and have just updated the software on it by plugging it in to my computer. Now when I open a new tab on the web browser there is no option to close a tab you are no longer using. The menu has changed when I press the menu key and it has a little menu thing on the side when you swipe a finger from the side of the screen to get quick access to your open tabs but I have no idea how to close a tab. I don't want endless tabs open so i'm hoping somebody will have a clue for me on how to close the tabs now.

Thanks

Re: How do you close a browser tab?

Thommo — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:04:52 GMT

On GB when using the browser I click or touch the bottom right button/dot and choose windows this then shows all browser tabs and allows me to close them by tapping the "X" to the right

Re: How do you close a browser tab?

dcbizzarre — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:11:31 GMT

Hi Thommo, thanks for the answer, the the method you suggested is the exact way that I used to do it but since installing an update the interface has changed and I just cant find the option anywhere to close a tab.

Re: How do you close a browser tab?

Thommo — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:59:33 GMT

On the wifes GS3 phone running ICS she has to scroll right to the top of an open browser page and in the top right corner she has a sort of layered window box which she has to press to get the options mention above as per GB

Re: How do you close a browser tab?

Osiris — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:22:32 GMT

Hi there to close tabs hold your finger on side on screen, you`ll see the semi circular control u mention b4 2nd control from top under plus sign is tabs , move ur finger from side across onto this button and your open tabs come up, close them!!!

Re: How do you close a browser tab?

dcbizzarre — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:51:35 GMT

Thanks Osiris, almost exactly as you say apart from you have to press the tabs button on the semi circular controlls and it wil bring up a list of open tabs. This then gives me the option to close open tabs. Where as before I was hovering over the tabs button and previews of the web pages were displayed. Nearly had every web page ever created open.

Re: How do you close a browser tab?

Osiris — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:38:45 GMT

No worries mate ,there really should have been a set of instructions for the new features in the ICS update.Another handy one is if u hold on home button u get a list of recent apps really handy I`ve found,another that wasnt new but took me a while to find if u do a pinch zoom bringing fingers together on home screen u get allicons from ur home screens floating so u dont have to flick thru all of them. If u check on youtube u can find a lot of new features of ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) explained