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Firefox Suggest provides website suggestions as you type into the address bar. Learn about this feature and how to customize your settings.

{for not fx92}[[T:update fx desktop]]{/for} Firefox Suggest is a feature that provides website suggestions as you type into the address bar. This article describes what types of suggestions can be displayed and how to customize your Firefox Suggest settings. {note}'''Note:''' Firefox Suggest is currently available in the United States. For users outside of the U.S., only local results (browsing history, bookmarks and open tab suggestions) are provided.{/note} __TOC__ {for not fx94} =What's on by default?= Firefox already provides [[Search suggestions in Firefox|suggestions from your default search engine]] as you type into the address bar. Firefox also shows you [[Address bar autocomplete suggestions in Firefox|address bar autocomplete suggestions]] based on local data stored on your own computer, such as websites from your browsing history, bookmarks and open tabs. Beginning in [[Find what version of Firefox you are using|Firefox version]] 92, U.S. users will see this local data under a "Firefox Suggest" label in the address bar drop-down list. Firefox Suggest results can include suggestions such as browsing history, bookmarks and open tabs, as well as new, ''contextual'' suggestions from Firefox and Mozilla's partners, which may include occasional sponsored suggestions. {for not fx94}'''Contextual suggestions'''{/for}{for fx94}'''Suggestions from the web''' and '''Suggestions from sponsors'''{/for} are also on by default. These are helpful suggestions from Firefox related to your search and do not require new types of data. To learn more about Firefox Suggest and your data, see [https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2021/09/15/data-and-firefox-suggest/ this Mozilla blog post]. =Smarter suggestions (opt-in)= Mozilla will be rolling out a new offering for the Firefox Suggest experience — “Firefox Suggest with smarter contextual suggestions.” If you enable this optional feature, Firefox will retrieve additional suggestions from a Mozilla service in real time and will send Mozilla your search queries (what you are typing into the address bar), and city-level location (what's nearby and relevant, determined from your IP address). Firefox also informs the service if you click on a provided suggestion. This feature requires access to new data, so it will require you to affirmatively opt in before it is enabled. to enable these enhanced suggestions, you would need to click on {button Allow suggestions} when you receive a notification prompt that will be initially offered to a small number of U.S. users (see [https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2021/09/15/data-and-firefox-suggest/ this Mozilla blog post] to learn more). =How to manage Firefox Suggest settings= You can change the types of suggestions that are displayed at any time. To do so, follow these steps: #[[Template:optionspreferences]] #Select {menu Privacy & Security} on the left and go down to the '''Address Bar — Firefox Suggest''' section. #;[[Image:Fx9201settingsAddressBar-FirefoxSuggest]] #*To enable or disable traditional [[Address bar autocomplete suggestions in Firefox#w_changing-your-address-bar-settings|address bar suggestions]], such as results from your browsing history and bookmarks, select or deselect the associated checkboxes. #*To enable or disable contextual suggestions from the Web and Mozilla's partners, select or deselect the checkbox next to '''Contextual suggestions'''. (You can enable contextual suggestions without sponsored results by deselecting the checkbox to include occasional sponsored suggestions.) {note}'''Note:''' If you see the text, ''Firefox will have access to your location, search queries, and visited sites'' under the '''Contextual suggestions''' setting, then Firefox Suggest with smarter suggestions is now available to you. This option is only enabled for users who have opted into it. If you don’t see this text, then ‘smarter contextual suggestions’ are not offered or enabled.{/note} {/for} {for fx94} =What settings are on by default?= The following Firefox Suggest settings are turned on by default: *'''Browsing history''' – Page titles and web addresses from your history, using local data stored on your own computer *'''Bookmarks''' – Page titles, web addresses and tags from your bookmarks *'''Open tabs''' – Pages you currently have open in other tabs *'''Search engines''' – Relevant search terms or solution buttons related to the task or answer you may be looking for *'''Suggestions from the web''' – Contextual suggestions from Firefox related to your search, not requiring any new data *'''Suggestions from sponsors''' – Occasional sponsored suggestions related to your search, not requiring any new data You can turn these settings on or off at any time. To learn more about Firefox Suggest and your data, see [https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2021/09/15/data-and-firefox-suggest/ this Mozilla blog post]. =What setting is opt-in?= The following Firefox Suggest setting is opt-in: *'''Improve the Firefox Suggest experience''' – A new search experience being rolled out that allows Mozilla to process your search query data to develop the Firefox Suggest feature This setting will only be turned on if you explicitly select “Allow” via an opt-in modal notification prompt, by opening Firefox Settings and selecting Improve the Firefox Suggest Experience. Learn below how to determine if you're opted into this experience and how to customize your settings. To learn more about the new data being processed, [https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2021/09/15/data-and-firefox-suggest/ click here]. =How do I determine what Firefox Suggest experience I'm in?= To view what Firefox Suggest experience is enabled: #[[T:optionspreferences]] #Select {menu Privacy & Security} in the left panel. #Scroll down to the section labeled '''Address bar—Firefox Suggest'''. #*If you don't see the '''Improve the Firefox Suggest experience setting''', you're in the old experience. #*If you see the '''Improve the Firefox Suggest experience setting''', you're opted into the new experience. The toggle next to the setting turns the feature on or off. For additional clarity, the grey information box will summarize your Firefox Suggest preference choices. [[Image:Firefox Suggest Experience setting]] If the grey information box shows the text ''Based on your selection, you’ll receive suggestions from the web, including sponsored suggestions. We will process your search query data to develop the Firefox Suggest feature.'', you've enabled our newest search experience. =How do I customize my settings?= To customize your settings for the types of suggestions displayed in the address bar results: #[[T:optionspreferences]] #Select {menu Privacy & Security} in the left panel. #Scroll down to the section labeled '''Address bar—Firefox Suggest'''. #The following checkboxes are for the [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/address-bar-autocomplete-firefox#w_changing-your-address-bar-settings traditional address bar suggestions] based on local data. Check or uncheck the boxes next to the following settings to enable or disable: #*Browsing history #*Bookmarks #*Open tabs #*Shortcuts #*Search engines #Switch the toggle on or off to enable or disable: #*Suggestions from the web #*Suggestions from sponsors #If you're opted into the new experience, switch the toggle next to '''Improve the Firefox Suggest experience''' on or off. The grey information box will summarize your new Firefox Suggest preference choices. [[Image:FxSuggestsettings1]] {/for} =Who Are Mozilla’s partners?= We partner with organizations to serve up some of these suggestion types. Privacy is fundamental to Mozilla's mission and we only work with partners that meet our privacy standards for Firefox. For sponsored results, our preferred partner is [https://www.admarketplace.com/privacy-policy/ adMarketplace]. We also provide results from Wikipedia. Results from Wikipedia are not sponsored. =Frequently asked questions= If you have more questions about Firefox Suggest, visit the [[Firefox Suggest FAQ]].