Browser that doesn't reload tabs all the time Is there a browser for Android that won't constantly reload tabs when switching between them? I'm using Chrome on a Nexus 5 (lollipop). And even when there are no other apps running it will reload any tab that I switch to. Even if I only have two open.

Or, I'm browsing a page. Open a link in a new tab and continue reading the current page. I can see that the new page has loaded, but when I switch to that tab it gets reloaded. And then switching back to the original one it reloads that one too.

This makes reading on the tube impossible as I can only pre-load one tab :/

I should note that I've factory reset my phone a couple of days ago and this is still happening every single time.
Turns out the OPs issue only occurred in the Chrome browser, and when using Chrome Beta it worked (sort of).



Old Answer:

Try going to chrome://flags

Look for "Auto Reload" tags, turn them off:

chrome://flags/#enable-offline-auto-reload
chrome://flags/#enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only


Relaunch Chrome (using the button at the bottom after you have toggled the flags)

If the problem persists, it is not because the page is reloading, it is because it is being redrawn, i.e. it is already downloaded, just not displayed to the user yet. This is due to the fact that, for performance reasons, Chrome doesn't draw all tabs simultaneously.