#37681·React

[DevTools Bug]: Extension reloads on client-side navigation

Author: yepitschunkedCreated Sep 23, 2026Updated Oct 1, 2026
LabelsType: BugStatus: UnconfirmedComponent: Developer Tools

Website or app

www.airbnb.com

Repro steps

  1. Open React devtools
  2. Perform a client side navigation (e.g, perform a search)
  3. Observe that the React Devtools tabs have reloaded.

This prevents us from doing things like profiling rerenders during a client side navigation. It may be related to this Chrome change to start reporting soft navigation events in Devtools: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/devtools/devtools-frontend/+/8155971

How often does this bug happen?

Every time

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