Closed Bug 1344931 Opened 7 years ago Closed 3 years ago

[meta] Enable handoff from new tab/ about:home in-content SAP to Awesome Bar

Categories

(Firefox :: Address Bar, enhancement, P3)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Address Bar
Type:
enhancement
Points:
8

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: javaun, Unassigned)

References

(Depends on 1 open bug, Blocks 2 open bugs)

Details

(Keywords: meta, Whiteboard: [fxsearch])

User Story

As a user, I want a single search field to handle all my needs so that I don’t have to think about which one to use or how they differ. 
As a user, I want Firefox to make learning functionality easy, so I can learn as I go. 
AC
* When user types in New Tab or about:home search field, it hands off immediately to Awesome Ba
* This UI interaction is pref’able so that we can test it in an opt-out Shield vs. a control group to see if it impacts adoption of search in Awesome bar (or we can launch it via a GoFaster Addon)
      No description provided.
This is blocking meta bug 1344919 but it's not part of the MVP to get search suggestions+ one-offs on the trains.
Blocks: 1344919
User Story: (updated)
Priority: -- → P3
Summary: [userstory] enable handoff from new tab/ about:home in-content SAP to Awesome Bar → Enable handoff from new tab/ about:home in-content SAP to Awesome Bar
Whiteboard: [fxsearch]

Isn't this already done?

it's only enabled in Nightly for Product reasons.

It is only enabled for nightly users. Bug 1520290 is outstanding work that needs to be done. I'll transform this into the meta. I think I'll put it in address bar since it is either address bar or new tab related, but bug 1520290 is in address bar already.

Component: Search → Address Bar
Depends on: 1520290
Keywords: meta
Summary: Enable handoff from new tab/ about:home in-content SAP to Awesome Bar → [meta] Enable handoff from new tab/ about:home in-content SAP to Awesome Bar

I don't see any added value in handing off new tab / about:home searches to the Awesome Bar.
Frankly, it is rather patronizing to think a user cannot decide for himself to use the search box or the Awesome Bar.
Also, redirecting users from one interface element to another doesn't seem like a good design to me.

Moreover, without bug 1552463 being implemented, the user is now actually redirected to a worse search experience.

So IMO the handoff should be kept to Private Navigation or abandoned altogether, but if not, bug 1552463 should be considered blocking.
Thanks for reading.

Depends on: 1552463
Depends on: 1645293
Depends on: 1673758
Points: --- → 8
Blocks: 1517340
Blocks: 1360188
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 3 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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