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Dear Firefox Support Team,

I am writing to report a user interface bug I have encountered in the mobile version of Firefox for Android, version 153.

The Issue: When I tap on the search/address bar to type, the top part of the browser, including the search bar itself, disappears, leaving a blank, empty space at the top of the screen. This behavior began immediately after updating to version 153.

It seems similar to issues reported by other users where the top bar does not reappear correctly or disappears under specific conditions . The problem makes the browser difficult to use, as I cannot see what I am typing in the search field.

Steps to Reproduce:

   Open the Firefox for Android app (version 153).

   Tap on the search/address bar to bring up the keyboard and begin a search.

   The top bar, including the address bar, disappears and is replaced by a blank space.

Expected Behavior: The top bar should remain visible and functional, or at least reappear correctly, when the search bar is selected.

Actual Behavior: The top bar disappears and does not come back, creating a blank space at the top of the screen.

Additional Information:

   Firefox Version: 153

   Operating System: Android

   This issue was not present in the previous version and appeared immediately after the update.

I have tried restarting the browser, but the issue persists. It appears to be a bug related to the toolbar and keyboard interaction, which has been noted in other versions . Please investigate this issue, as it significantly impacts the usability of the browser.

Thank you for your time and for working to improve Firefox.

Hello! I appreciate many niceties of the 148 update, but i'm having an issue resulting in many more tabs on Android mobile than I usually generate. When I search something and then want to sesrch the same query again using a different search engine (by selecting a different search engine from the tab bar menu) a new tab opens, leaving the query via the previous search engine open, and the current query of the current search engine in a new tab with focus. I'm aware that this behavior can be modified on desktop, but there is no such setting for android.

I would really love for this behavior to be reverted or optional, as it's made it so I need to clear out many tabs of duplicate queries (on different sesrch engines) and it makes me avoid using the built-in search engine switcher to prevent generating more tabs :( (which sucks because I have like 10+ custom searches and they're very useful!)

Hello, It's very annoying that when I type a word or a sentence into the search bar, the only option I have is to delete what I've written. There aren't any other options available, like "go" button, I have to use my keybord for that. Cheers!

In Firefox for PC you can add a search item to the address item in the toolbar.

This is necessary for adding a search engine using the Search Engine Search Tool from Mycroft Project (former Mozilla Mycroft Project: https://mycroftproject.com/search-engines.php )

When you have selected a search engine for being added to the search engfine list you can use the down arrow in the search item for selecting the new search engine for being added.

Using Mycroft Project for adding search engines is a genuinely better and more effective way of searching and adding search engines than the manual method in the settings/search/alternative search engines/add search engine menu. On PC i have been using it for years.

Doing so is not possible using the address item because the down arrow is not there anymore when you have chosen a location, Therefore the additional search item is necessary.

Unfortunately the toolbar cannot be customized on android like on a PC. And i have found no other way to add a search item to the toolbar or in a second line of the toolbar.

PS: I have also tried to execute the HTML code for adding a search engine from Mycroft Project.

      The source code was displaied on the Firefox screen but it had no effect on the search engine list.
      No error message or sucess message was displaied.

Edited on Firefox on PC: 153.0 (64-bit)

Change request is for Firefox AS: 152-.0.1 OS: Android 16

When doing a search in the address bar (on firefox android), and then going back to the search result, one cannot modify easily the entered text.

Example: - In address bar (independent of the engine search) enter these keywords: "firefox search bar" - In the result list, click on any link. - Then go back to modify your search, you get:

https://www.ecosia.org/search?method=index&q=firefox%20search%20bar&p=1

Whish is a painful to change or just add an extra keyword!

Moderator note: Moved from the Firefox Desktop forum to the Firefox for Android forum.

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I want to make Brave my default search engine. I think i added the extension but its not on the list. Also I tried putting the url in at the add search engine page in settings. Thanks so much