Exciting Updates to the Firefox Address Bar: Get Nightly and Test Them Now!Hello Firefox community! We're excited to share the latest updates to the Firefox Address Bar! These new features aim to improve your search browsing experience by making it faster, more intuitive, and easier to discover tools you already love. Whether you're a long-time Firefox user or exploring its capabilities for the first time, we’ve got something that’ll enhance your web experience. What’s New:
- Unified Search Button: A new, easy-to-access button in the address bar helps you switch between search engines and search modes with ease. This feature brings the simplicity of mobile Firefox to your desktop experience
- Search Term Persistence: Now when you refine a search in the address bar, the original term sticks around, making it easier to adjust your queries and find exactly what you're looking for
- Secondary Action Buttons: Ever needed to access more options for a specific result? These buttons allow for a streamlined experience, whether you're switching tabs or performing quick browser actions—all without disrupting your workflow
- Intuitive Search Keywords: You can access various address bar search modes with convenient and descriptive keywords (e.g. @bookmarks,@tabs,@history, @actions).
- HTTP As the Exception: For a more secure web experience, we'll now display the HTTP protocol prominently, so you know when you're on a non-secure site, while HTTPS will be hidden to reduce clutter.
How Does This Benefit You?
For our long-term Firefox users who appreciate the balance between power and simplicity, these updates give you more control and smoother navigation without overwhelming your current browsing setup.
For newer users, especially those looking for intuitive, fast-paced productivity, these features ensure you can search, switch, and perform tasks quickly, all while keeping privacy and user choice at the forefront. Your Feedback Shapes Firefox!
We’re inviting you to test these features in Firefox Nightly and share your thoughts. Whether you love how easy it is to switch search engines or have ideas for what’s next, your feedback will help us refine and perfect these features before their full release.
Join the conversation and let us know how we can continue building a better Firefox—one that respects your preferences, enhances your productivity, and keeps you in control.We invite you to join the discussion and help us shape the future of Firefox Search.
When sharing feedback, we'd also love to know:
- How long have you used Firefox?
- Is Firefox your default browser?
Happy browsing!
— The Firefox Search Team
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Apparently, you are under Studies https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/shield
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@IvoryAqua wrote:the address bar that I'm missing?
An subject https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1512640
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You can try
user_pref("browser.urlbar.scotchBonnet.enableOverride", false);Copy/paste the code into Notepad
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user.js
Go to your profile folder https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data#w_how-do-i-find-my-prof...
Move user.js to your profile folder
Restart Firefox
Other information to try
Firefox policies https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates
Preferences https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/#preferences
The Enterprise Policy Generator https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/enterprise-policy-generator helps to create the configuration file.
Specify user-defined preferences (about:config)
{
"policies": {
"Preferences": {
"browser.urlbar.scotchBonnet.enableOverride": {
"Status": "locked",
"Type": "boolean",
"Value": false
}
}
}
}Copy/paste the code into Notepad
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policies.json
Create the distribution folder
Move policies.json to the distribution folder
Move the distribution folder to the folder where Firefox is installed
Use the Troubleshooting Information page to help fix Firefox issues
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-troubleshooting-information-page-fix-firefox
Application Binary: Shows where Firefox is installed
Restart Firefox
Your browser is being managed by your organization, that's normal.
Use the Troubleshooting Information page to help fix Firefox issues
Enterprise Policies: This shows you if your browser is being managed by Windows Group Policy or a policies.json file. If enterprise policies are managing Firefox, clicking on Active will show you a list of the policies that are currently active on Firefox.
Argh! I just got some "amazing" update that basically f-uped the whole address bar for no sane reason. Why remove nice list of available search options at the end of the dropdown and force it on the top?! That adds utterly stupid item and breaks the list of suggestions (that otherwise work briliantly)?! FFS…
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Eventually, for those who are interested.
You can test, browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar
1 - Go to Configuration Editor for Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox
2 - Enter a search term browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar
I'm not 100% sure if this is new with the latest update or just a recent one, but thanks to a few complaints about how search engines work with the drop down menu I paid a bit closer attention and noticed a subtle pointless extra click:
1. Type some search terms in the url bar
2. Click the drop down menu which makes the drop down menu "drop down"
3. Click your search engine
---> At this point it should send the search terms to the search engine
Instead, what happens is a pointless second click is necessary, as after selecting your search engine you have to click the 'drop down' part of the url bar or press enter
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