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Search results load in the current tab rather than the new tab where the search was started from.

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DarrenM
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Steps to reproduce: Open a new tab Using the search bar (for Google) within the page on the new tab, enter a search query and press enter Quickly switch to a different tab The search results will load on the different tab rather than the tab where the search was started from

Steps to reproduce: Open a new tab Using the search bar (for Google) within the page on the new tab, enter a search query and press enter Quickly switch to a different tab The search results will load on the different tab rather than the tab where the search was started from

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philipp
philipp
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hello, can you try to replicate this behaviour when you launch firefox in safe mode once? if not, maybe an addon is interfering here...

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