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To whom it may concern!!! I have Firefox app. But, the search bar is in Google. How can i change it? Please let me know when you get a chance. Thanks in advance. Kevin Hidalgo.

How can you claim privacy and security while using Google search engine??? That is why I use Mozilla Foxfire! I will continue to use duck duck go on phone and laptop!

I do not want to search from the address bar. The search bar is what I want to go to but invariably goes to the address bar. Is there an about:config setting to change this?

I am reopening the question from 2020 as the solution described no longer seems to apply. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1284577

I am running Windows 11. Firefox 144.0 (64-bit)

When entering search terms into the search bar in the centre of the page, the information typed appears in the address bar, even after following the fix described in 1284577.

Treating the address bar as the search bar appears to be the default. While the user can additionally deselect the search engine in the address bar, that is an unnecessary and undesired additional step for every search (the primary reason I am using Firefox)

Is there a way to permanently set the default for what I enter into the search bar to remain in the search bar and not to be managed by the address bar? Thanks, Rich

Nur beim ersten Mal wenn Firefox nach dem Start geöffnet worden ist und wenn man in die Suchleiste mit der linken Maustaste klickt tippt firefox automatisch unendlich viele "Bindestriche". Dieser Vorgang kann nur durch Drücken der esc-Taste gestoppt werden. Danach ist ein Klick in die Suchleiste mit der linken Maustaste und eine ganz normale Eingabe möglich. Wie kann der Fehler behoben werden?

bold text I use duck duck go, but I want to shut down AI in my search engine. What search engine does FireFox support that allows for AI to be disabled permanently?

The AI answers and responses are colored. I don't want my searches to be part of an AI "learning" moment. My searches should be completed and not "filtered" or "interpreted" but simply the results displayed.

Best advice Modzilla, Don't "loose" me on this request. When I leave something it is permanent; I don't look back. Just saying.

Ich verwende Firefox als primären Browser aber nicht als einzigen, weil ich aus technischen und organisatorischen gründen auch andere Browser verwende. Ich hatte vor Monaten schon mal das Problem, dass Firefox beim Öffnen eines neuen Fensters oder auch bei Eingaben in die Such-Zeile = Adress-Zeile immer Yahoo gebracht hat. Ich habe es dann mit viel Recherchieren und Rumprobieren geschafft, dass in beiden Fällen Google kommt, was ich so haben will (Punkt). Jetzt kommt zumindest bei der Suchzeile wieder Yahoo und ich schaffs wieder auf die Schnelle nicht, das zu ändern. Versucht Firefox hier gegen meinen Willen Yahoo nerv-stehlend zu pushen? Wisst ihr, wie ich das aktuell wieder in meinem Sinne repariere? Wisst ihr, wie ich das dauerhaft verhindern kann, dass Firefox immer wieder Aktionen gegen meinen Willen setzt???

I am on a newer desktop iMac. I only use Firefox. Google is my default. And yet.. Nowhere on my right click contextual menu is there a "Google Lens" option! According to the article on the Firefox home page, just having Google as your default search engine will give you that option on the right click menu. It does not exist, as you can see in the attached screenshot. If I am missing a step, I'd love to know what it is.

I have selected Duck Duck Go as my default search engine in the settings for Firefox. But when I open my Firefox browser it shows the MS Bing homepage and NO drop down box for other search engines. How can I fix this? This is an initial installation of Firefox on a new Acer Aspire computer running Windows 11.