![]() ![]() Firefox 93 was released last Tuesday, and early reviews were positive. That didn’t last long though, as reports soon spread on tech media that Firefox was now showing ads in the address bar, something only obliquely mentioned in the release notes. Since then, Support Mozilla has posted a note saying that they “haven’t quite hit” their mark, and that they are working to address it. Press Ctrl and V simultaneously to paste the URL you just copied into. After typing a search term or a URL press Enter or click on the button in front of the. Open your Web browser, select the text in your browsers address bar and delete it. How did this happen? Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, as I try to explain. Heres an overview of the available keyboard shortcuts and their default keyboard combinations. Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+L / L to focus on the Address Field. The good news is that it isn’t as bad as it seems.Aug 2, 2021: Mozilla posts a video referencing upcoming features to “help Firefox users to get the best out of the web”. ![]() An anonymous reader quotes a report from How-To Geek: Firefox now sends more data than you might think to Mozilla. September 7, 2021: Users begin to notice “Firefox Suggest” in their address bar with the release of Firefox 92. Firefox Now Sends Your Address Bar Keystrokes To Mozilla () 139 Posted by BeauHD on Saturday Octo09:00AM from the features-to-disable dept.No mention of Firefox Suggest or the labeling change appear in the release notes.Mozilla announces Firefox Suggest in a blog post.Fast Company posts an article profiling Firefox Suggest: Firefox’s new feature is part of an ambitious plan to change how we search.Type in a website address in the text box and hit ‘Enter. It is similar to the Search bar on the Start menu. October 5, 2021: Firefox 93 is released. Choose and you should see the address bar appear on your taskbar.Firefox Suggest is mentioned in the release notes, as the last “new” item as a “a faster way to navigate the web”. There are many other, quicker ways - see below, taken from: Keyboard Shortcuts for Chrome Address bar shortcuts Use the. The notes link to a support article to learn more. A revision is posted to Support Mozilla clarifying how to see if users are opted-in to “improved results for Contextual Suggestions”.The Verge posts an article saying that Firefox’s address bar has ads now, but you can disable them.ladyaeva’s post gets shared to Hacker News.ladyaeva posts on Twitter that “ looks like firefox quietly added ads into the address bar.”. I probably use this underrated keystroke more. How-To Geek (incorrectly) reports that Firefox now sends your address bar keystrokes to Mozilla.The change was accompanied by a comment marking the revised update due to a “PR incident”. Ctrl+L: In a browser, press Ctrl+L and your cursor will automatically jump to the address bar, ready for you to type in a new search or web address. October 9, 2021: Known tech blogger Paul Thurrott asks if Mozilla Firefox is getting sketchy.Jefferson Scher posts a clarification on reddit that address bar queries are not sent to Mozilla, with a link to the Firefox source. ![]()
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