The thing I hate on the desktop app is the search bar going away on the home display. Now have to click the search icon on the left nav, which shows the search

The thing I hate on the desktop app is the search bar going away on the home display. Now have to click the search icon on the left nav, which shows the search input field at top: in the blank space (right of < > back/forward buttons) where it could have been all along! I really get fed up with too much misapplied UX research.