I fired up chrome and got that grid thing. Since I don't use chrome, I don't know if I ever had that list with urls.
I also don't surf much on my phone. I checked Brave and of course, it is the same as Chrome with the pictures.
I fired up Samsung browser. It has a picture BUT it also lists the url.
So I will see if there is a fix for Brave on android, which will probably work on Chrome.
In the meantime, you might want to try Samsung's browser; you don't have to own a Samsung device to use it. I have an internet friend who uses it on his non-Samsung tablet because it is fast.
The secure, private and optimized mobile web browser from Samsung
play.google.com
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I found this for Brave
Go to settings → Accessibility → Simplified view for open tabs → Toggle it on.
The person said, I have nothing like that.
Since I didn't have that, I tried this:
Settings, Accessibility, Simplified view for
web pages
Here's what I see: when I tap on Tabs, I get the grid view.
When I tap on bookmarks, then mobile bookmarks, I get urls.
When I click on History, I get the urls.
So, I suspect avoid tapping on tabs to see urls.
I'll keep searching.