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@jakearchibald.com

Folks asked if there was a way to disable Chrome's own 'back' transitions, and I didn't think there was, but… you can use a CloseWatcher to listen for the back gesture (which disables Chrome's transition), and then call location.back(). bsky.app/profile/did:...

Firefox for Web Developers@webdevs.firefox.com

hasUAVisualTransition landed in Firefox 149, making it available across all major engines. As well as having a very catchy name, it lets you avoid doubling up on page transitions. Here's how it works:

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@jakearchibald.com

Here's a demo simple-vt-demos.jakearchibald.com/gross-cube-t...

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@jakearchibald.com

In case you missed the intro to CloseWatcher: bsky.app/profile/webd...

Firefox for Web Developers@webdevs.firefox.com

The CloseWatcher API landed in Firefox 149, making it easy to listen for platform-specific 'dismiss' signals. Here's how it works:

@arif-dev.bsky.social

I have never seen Chrome's back transition! Do I need Chrome Premium?

@jakearchibald.com

Nope. It happens on Chrome on Android, for at least a year, maybe longer.