Google Search button no longer works - just updated to FF 135.0
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(Firefox :: Search, defect)
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(Reporter: hcole-pe, Unassigned)
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User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:135.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/135.0
Steps to reproduce:
I updated to 135 from 105 as per warning messages regarding disabling of FF in March 2025.. Now I cannot open Google using Google Search button. Have to fiddle around by hitting space bar, then Search. Google opens with message that they could not find by entry.
Actual results:
Nothing happens
Expected results:
Google Search button should open Google as in past. Web searching shows this is widely reported. PLEASE RESTORE GOOGLE SEARCH BUTTON. Thank youi.
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Comment 1•1 month ago
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The Bugbug bot thinks this bug should belong to the 'Firefox::Search' component, and is moving the bug to that component. Please correct in case you think the bot is wrong.
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Comment 2•1 month ago
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If you mean one of the buttons at the bottom of the separate search bar, then you can use shift-click to open the search engine page. This was an intentional change to align with some address bar changes that are coming soon, that will also allow shift-click.
Alternatives are to enter your search from the search bar directly and then press enter, or to set up a bookmark on the bookmarks toolbar.
I'm therefore marking this as "works for me" since this was an intentional change and there is still an option to do it.
If I have misunderstood your issue (like a different "google search button", please feel free to re-open, but please provide screenshots or a screen cast of the issue so that we can understand it better.
Thank you for reply.
I tried shift-click on Google button and it opened Google as normal. Problem solved.
HOWEVER, I have never seen shift+click on Google button before....nor did I find it in
an exhaustive web search. There have been some warning or explanation somewhere
because it is not intuitive. Again, thank you.
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