Make 'New Tab' possible at bottom of screen, when address bar at bottom

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The Address Bar at the bottom is great. But it is forced to replace the ‘Bottom Navigation Toolbar’.

The one thing I really want to keep from this disappearing bottom toolbar is the ‘New Tab’ button (appears when home button is disabled).

I really would like a way of opening a New Tab without having to reach to the top of the screen - this is exactly the reason the address bar at the bottom is desirable for many, and opening a New Tab must be the next most frequent task for a lot of users - yet they can’t then do this at the bottom of the screen.

Why does it have to be a choice of Address Bar at bottom OR New Tab at bottom? Can we find a way of having both without having to reach?

Suggestions of where could integrate a New Tab ‘ + ‘ button:

  1. The search bar strip (either side of the ‘show tabs’ button). (This has had suggestions before e.g. https://community.brave.app/t/add-new-tab-button-like-google-chrome-have/602927, with the answer being the bottom toolbar - however this is now not a solution when the address bar is at the bottom):

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    As an example from Chrome (sorry):

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  2. The strip pinned at the bottom of the 3 dots menu (great feature):

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  3. Keep the + bar at the bottom of the tabs screen (or an option), even when the bottom toolbar is not visible, as in the circumstance of address bar at [edited:] top.

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Apologies if I have simply missed an option, would love to hear. I am new to Brave, and initial impressions are of a fantastic project. I have tried to ensure that I’m not requesting simply because I’m used to a certain way!

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Yes, please! This is driving me crazy - having to move my thumb up and down to open a new tab and write the address, etc.

For an example how to do this, see Firefox mobile for Android.

I love using Brave, but this one thing is really messing with the usability. It would be great if it could be fixed!

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Settings > Appearance > Toolbar shortcut (Enable in the menu) > select the icon you prefer.

If you dont see Toolbar shortcut menu, then type chrome://flags in the Omnibox, and in the Flags search #adaptive-button-in-toolbar and enable it, restart your browser.

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Even after activating the option in chrome://flags it didn’t appear in Settings-Appearance. So no luck there :confused:

Also, this doesn’t address the positioning of the button in the tab view.

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Thanks @Some186
Settings\Appearance\'Toolbar shortcut’ does indeed appear for me, after turning on #adaptive-button-in-toolbar in the chrome://flags. It has a workaround feel to the issue, but ultimately seems to solve the usability issue as far as I can tell! Would be better as a permanent feature in the interface.

Agree @Mutkitta it still leaves the tabs view without the New Tab + at the bottom without an obvious reason.

I’m currently on: Brave 1.84.136, Chromium 142.0.7444.138