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Search bar entries not working

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Woland
Woland
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When I enter something into the search bar to use the search engine, it does not search. I can press Enter on the search, but nothing happens. (Defstore ault Google keyboard). I can still enter website addresses and that works.

I am having another problem, potentially unrelated, posted elsewhere. Links from other apps do not open in firefox. For example, I go to the Google Play store entry for Firefox, click the link for patch notes, a pop-up notification says that a tab has been opened in Firefox. When I click on the pop-up, Firefox opens but the tab is not there (it's not open in the background or foreground, its not there).

Moto G6 Android 8.0.0 Firefox 62.0.1

When I enter something into the search bar to use the search engine, it does not search. I can press Enter on the search, but nothing happens. (Defstore ault Google keyboard). I can still enter website addresses and that works. I am having another problem, potentially unrelated, posted elsewhere. Links from other apps do not open in firefox. For example, I go to the Google Play store entry for Firefox, click the link for patch notes, a pop-up notification says that a tab has been opened in Firefox. When I click on the pop-up, Firefox opens but the tab is not there (it's not open in the background or foreground, its not there). Moto G6 Android 8.0.0 Firefox 62.0.1

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Let's focus on the search issue in this thread.

When you type something that looks like a query, Firefox should display search engine icons on the drop-down. If you tap your preferred/default search engine icon, does Firefox send the search? Do any of the others work?

Woland
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No. None of the entries work.

Strangely, turning off "Tab Queue" seems to have solved the problem.