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How do i remove the search engine dropdown menu in the search bar

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There is a drop down menu with a list of search engines to swap between. I'd like to never see this again for the rest of my life. How do i remove this from my browser?

There is a drop down menu with a list of search engines to swap between. I'd like to never see this again for the rest of my life. How do i remove this from my browser?
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If the rest of your life is ~3 months, you can enter about:config in the address bar and switch browser.urlbar.scotchBonnet.enableOverride to false.

TyDraniu said

If the rest of your life is ~3 months, you can enter about:config in the address bar and switch browser.urlbar.scotchBonnet.enableOverride to false.

This worked, thanks! is the 3 months just because an update will reset this setting?

No, the developers say that they want to make it the only option. I can't guarantee that this setting will last long.

Hello

In addition, take a look at https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/address-bar-updates-now-live-in-firefox-nightly/m-p/93063/highlight/true#M36229 bugzilla show bug, unless i have misunderstood.