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how do I disable url bar suggestions?

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artsheepnz
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Whenever I search using the URL bar at the top, it comes up with suggestions from my history, I hate this and it's only started happening after updating Firefox?? How do I turn it off? I tried to turn it off in about:config and in settings but it's still happening, how do I stop it suggesting history when I use the URL bar to search? On Firefox Android, never used to happen and doesn't happen on my computer

Whenever I search using the URL bar at the top, it comes up with suggestions from my history, I hate this and it's only started happening after updating Firefox?? How do I turn it off? I tried to turn it off in about:config and in settings but it's still happening, how do I stop it suggesting history when I use the URL bar to search? On Firefox Android, never used to happen and doesn't happen on my computer

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Paul
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Hi

If you open the Firefox for Android menu and select Settings followed by Search, you should see the option at the bottom of the menu.

artsheepnz
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Hello Seburo, thank you, but I tried this setting and I am still getting suggestions, have tried restarting phone and exiting/reopening Firefox a few times... any other ideas?

Paul
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Hi

I am sorry to hear that. I recommend that you give our new browser Firefox Preview a try as that has more defined search options.