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Firefox 137 Released with Address Bar Revamp & Tab Groups
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this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2025
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Here I'm still using the separate search box. Why wouldn't I? Plenty of screen real estate horizontally. Nice to be able to do quick math there though I suppose.
Honestly, this is just the way it should be. Searching is fundamentally different than trying to access a website.
I love trying to search for something like "node.js" but can't because it thinks it's a website...
I've used the separate search box for so long that I forgot it's not the default
I might go back to separate search box too. Had it before. The best thing to me is, that search term is still there and I can simply click to do a search with different engine without retyping it.
Heh, that seems exactly what the new search term persistence feature enables with the unified address bar.
Hmm not reall or does it? I mean in the address bar, if I type a word and search something, then the search terms will be replaced by the address of the site.
That's what used to happen, but with this version, if you type a word and search something, and you'll still see the search terms in the address bar. (Although you can disable it if you don't like it.)
I just got the update 137. I think there is some misunderstanding here. Lets say I open a new empty tab. Then I type in the address bar "mario" and do a search with default engine. Now the search term will be replaced with the website or search engines site address. I can change the search engine, but only before doing a search.
On the other hand, if have a separate search bar and type the word "mario", it will stay there, even after committing and opening the new pages.
Weird, and this is with the separate search bar disabled? If I type
mario, then press Enter, then DuckDuckGo opens with the search, and my address bar still saysmario, and I can still change the search engine.You might want to look for this option under "Search" in the settings:
I don't have that option. Maybe I misunderstand here something. I am on Linux, maybe it does not work here?
I'm on Linux as well, so that's probably not it. But I just checked the release notes, and it does say:
So hopefully you'll get it soon!
I forgot about that feature. Good times. I'll enable it on my computer today and see how it feels.