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All of this extra traffic is to support the misfeature where the URL bar and search bar are combined! They are two different functions. When I type a domain I
by jandrese 4y ago
All of this extra traffic is to support the misfeature where the URL bar and search bar are combined! They are two different functions. When I type a domain I don't want the browser to send that straight to Google and give me a search result page. It makes a little bit of sense on phones where space is tight, but on desktop browsers it's just annoying.
- tptacek 4y agoIt's an extraordinarily useful feature that millions of users take advantage of every day. The idea that the operators of core Internet infrastructure would be pressuring applications not to have these kinds of features is what should alarm you, not that the features exist. The cart doesn't drag the horse.
- leeoniya 4y ago> I don't want G wants it
- RockRobotRock 4y agoYou probably use Firefox anyways, so why do you care? A lot of people like this feature.
- jandrese 4y agoSadly switching back to the old behavior has problems in Firefox. If you go to google.com and start typing in the search box it will redirect to the URL bar, where your search will fail because it is not a search box.