@atpfm @caseyliss I was furious about the extra tap to see all tabs in iOS 26 Safari myself, but I (accidentally!) found that a swipe up gesture from the address bar shows all tabs quickly and removes the friction for me:
https://youtu.be/iWchnnxYi_8?si=OG4Llo1HAih1yHh9
Just make sure to not swipe too much from the bottom since you’ll obviously land on the home screen 😛