When I close the last tab in a group, it switches to the next group

Brave Browser Mobile Support
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Description of the issue:When I close the last tab in a group, it switches to the next group instead of a tab within the same group (if there is another group following it).

How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Launch brave

  2. Create two or more tab groups

  3. create more than one tab in the first group

  4. Delete the last tab on the right

  5. Actual Result:After deleting the last tab of the first group, you will be on the first tab of the next group.

  6. You can replicate this by doing the same thing—even if it isn’t the first group—provided there is a standalone group or tab afterwards (to the right of the current group).

Expected result: Remain in the group of the deleted tab.

If possible, stay on the tab preceding the deleted one.

Example: I have three tabs in the group; if I delete the third one, I switch to the second tab within the same group.

Brave Version( check About Brave):

Brave 1.95.101, Chromium 153.0.8010.37

Mobile Device details:

Redmi Note 13, Android 14

Additional Information:

On September 15th, I updated to the latest version of Brave available on the Play Store.
Previously, when closing the last tab, it would disappear and the view would switch to the second-to-last tab. However, since the latest update, closing the last tab causes the app to jump directly to the next tab group—or to a standalone tab, if one exists.
If there is no next group, instead of jumping to another group, it switches to the second-to-last tab of the last group (which, in this case, is the current group).

This seems to be related to the fact that, following the update, deleting a tab now always switches the view to the tab to the right of the deleted one, rather than the tab to the left.

I have checked the tab-related settings in the mobile version of Brave, but there is no option to prevent this group switch or to configure it to switch to the tab to the left of the deleted one.

Written with the help of a translator, as I don’t know much English.

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Hello! Thanks for reporting. We’ve opened an issue and I’ve sent to the team for review. https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/59041

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I am having the same issue, thank you for reporting. I am relieved it is not just me.

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Can confirm I’ve been experiencing the same issue since the latest update.

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I’m having the same issue and it’s kind of frustrating. I have multiple tab groups open for different things and it keeps switching groups.

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Also having the same issue

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Still experiencing the same thing. Was there any timeline it can be fixed?

Manual alternative I found: Have to close the tab but should close it adjacent to the previous tab I came from, from the same group.

If for example I have 3 tabs within the same group, I should come from the 2nd tab, go to the 3rd then close, so it wont jump to different group of tabs.

If, however, I came from Tab 1, went to Tab 3, then close, I am automatically being redirected to an entirely different group of tab.

Hope this helps.

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Stll having the same issue and I hate it lol