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How to disable "I'm feeling lucky" search feature

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cryogear
cryogear

When I search in the URL bar, it automatically pulls up an answer instead of searching Google. I find this incredibly aggravating and would like to change it. How would I change such settings?

When I search in the URL bar, it automatically pulls up an answer instead of searching Google. I find this incredibly aggravating and would like to change it. How would I change such settings?

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Swarnava Sengupta
Swarnava Sengupta
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install this addon

restart firefox and let us know how it goes

AaronMT
AaronMT

Swarnava,

That is a desktop add-on and will not install nor work on Firefox for Android nor will it serve the purposes that the poster here is requesting.

Cryogear,

Head into the browser settings and disable 'Show search suggestions'; I think that is what you are requesting here. When I conduct a search from the URL bar, I get directly to Google Search results and don't hit an 'Im Feeling Lucky' type of search. Do you have steps to reproduce?

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cryogear
cryogear Question owner

Sure I can recreat it: I type Applebees in the URL bar and it automatically brings me to the Applebees website. I want it to simply Google the word Applebees.

dpeacock
dpeacock

I had the same problem. Here's what I did to fix it:

Type in "about:config" into your URL bar in Firefox. After promising to be careful, search for "keyword.URL". After double-clicking on it, enter this into the text box: https://www.google.ca/#safe=active&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=