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Previous solution: switch browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar to false does not work anymore.

Please help.

Regards, Victor

Previous solution: switch browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar to false does not work anymore. Please help. Regards, Victor

Isisombululo esikhethiwe

Hi,

Sorry for the inconvenience. The team is working on implementing a modern embedded search UI for the New Tab. For now, unfortunately, you won't be able to change that behavior. The old code has been removed to clean up space for the new one.

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Hi,

The team is working on implementing an interface for the New Tab search field.

Hello

To complement, a similar question https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1561757

For my part verified, Firefox 147, browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar, works.

Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

Hi,

Sorry for the inconvenience. The team is working on implementing a modern embedded search UI for the New Tab. For now, unfortunately, you won't be able to change that behavior. The old code has been removed to clean up space for the new one.

Don't trash your old shoes before you've got a new pair! This is extremely annoying!

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