Tab groups expanded by default in Safari

Previously, I've been using sidebar in safari to navigate between tab groups, which was really convenient. You just select tab group, and you navigate between tabs... However, after recent update (or maybe I just pressed something), when you press cmd + shift + L to open sidebar, selected tab group is expanded by default. Moreover, if you select another tab group, it will be expanded immediately. It's pretty inconvenient, when you have 10+ tabs per group, and it starts lagging when you scroll it (well, imagine tab group with 50 tabs). Did anyone encounter this as well?


Even if you collapse a tab group manually, it will be expanded again after reopening sidebar.

MacBook Pro 16″

Posted on Oct 6, 2025 9:13 AM

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Oct 8, 2025 6:20 AM in response to andrew_k5o

This has also been driving me nuts the last few days. I thought I was going crazy since it never used to do that, and I don't remember updating anything, but I guess I'm glad to know that it happened to everyone and I'm not crazy...


I use this for work everyday to keep all the tabs for different projects separated and I am constantly switching between groups and it's extremely annoying that the tab groups keep popping open. If it doesn't get fixed soon I may have to find another browser or an extension that does it better.

Tab groups expanded by default in Safari

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