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how do i gett the search bar back to the middle on firefox

naibob56
naibob56

I updated Firefox and my search in the middle of the screen disappeared. I have tried about:config and switched it to false and the search bar still doesn't appear. How can i fix this problem

I updated Firefox and my search in the middle of the screen disappeared. I have tried about:config and switched it to false and the search bar still doesn't appear. How can i fix this problem

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Agent virtuel
Agent virtuel
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Hello

I tested, Web Search, it works. I tested, browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar, it works.

naibob56
naibob56 Question owner

I have tried that and set it to false and there is still no search bar in the middle of the page

Agent virtuel
Agent virtuel
  • Top 25 Contributor

Hello

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1570179

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciLYfyjQJIw

Agent virtuel
Agent virtuel
  • Top 25 Contributor

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/firefox-labs/please-bring-back-an-option-to-disable-new-tab-search-handoff/m-p/119690/highlight/true#M5012

We're moving towards making the search bar on the Firefox homepage work for everybody, without needing a hidden config setting.

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