From 3ff54b7f2a7cf7abd56adf2c0a2fdaad06319208 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raymond Hill <rhill@raymondhill.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2025 10:34:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] [mv3] Just force a reload when URL doesn't change

Most of the time the URL doesn't change and just forcing a reload
of the page is sufficient. When a document is strict-blocked, the
URL must be updated however.
---
 platform/mv3/extension/js/popup.js | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/popup.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/popup.js
index 2cb89045b..0556d6953 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/popup.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/popup.js
@@ -109,10 +109,13 @@ async function commitFilteringMode() {
         setFilteringMode(actualLevel);
     }
     if ( actualLevel !== beforeLevel && popupPanelData.autoReload ) {
+        const justReload = tabURL.href === currentTab.url;
         self.setTimeout(( ) => {
-            browser.tabs.update(currentTab.id, {
-                url: tabURL.href,
-            });
+            if ( justReload ) {
+                browser.tabs.reload(currentTab.id);
+            } else {
+                browser.tabs.update(currentTab.id, { url: tabURL.href });
+            }
         }, 437);
     }
 }