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Disable Search Suggestions in Mozilla Firefox

 

Search suggestions in Mozilla Firefox.

Turn Off Search Suggestions in Firefox on Desktop

To disable unwanted search suggestions in Firefox on your Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, first, open Firefox on your computer.

At the top-right corner of Firefox, click the three horizontal lines.

Click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner of Firefox on desktop.

From the menu that opens after clicking the three horizontal lines, select “Settings.”

Select "Settings" in Firefox on desktop.

On the “Settings” page, from the sidebar to the left, select “Search.”

Select "Search" on the "Settings" page in Firefox on desktop.

On the right pane, scroll down to the “Search Suggestions” section. In this section, disable the “Show Search Suggestions in Address Bar Results” option.

Disable the "Show Search Suggestions in Address Bar Results" option on the "Settings" page in Firefox on desktop.

Tip: To disable other suggestions in the address bar, such as browsing history suggestions, click the “Change Settings for Other Address Bar Suggestions” option and then configure the options there.

To disable search suggestions in Firefox’s private windows, turn off the “Show Search Suggestions in Private Windows” option as well. If this option is turned off already, you don’t have to do anything.

Disable the "Show Search Suggestions in Private Windows" option on the "Settings" page in Firefox on desktop.

Firefox will automatically save your changes.

And that’s it.

Turn Off Search Suggestions in Firefox on Android

To disable search suggestions in Firefox’s Android app, open the Firefox app on your phone.

At the top-right corner of Firefox, tap the three dots.

Tap the three dots at the top-right corner in Firefox on Android.

From the three-dots menu, select “Settings.”

Select "Settings" from the three-dots menu in Firefox on Android.

On the “Settings” page, select “Search.”

Select "Search" on the "Settings" page in Firefox on Android.

Scroll the “Search” page that opens all the way down. At the bottom, disable the “Show Search Suggestions” option.

Disable the "Show Search Suggestions" option on the "Search" page in Firefox on Android.

And you’re all set. You will no longer see search suggestions in Firefox on your phone.

Turn Off Search Suggestions in Firefox on iPhone and iPad

You can get rid of search suggestions in Firefox on your iPhone and iPad, too.

To do that, first, launch Firefox on your phone. In the bottom-right corner of Firefox, tap the three horizontal lines.

Tap the three horizontal lines in the bottom-right corner of Firefox on iPhone.

From the menu that pops up after tapping the three horizontal lines, select “Settings.”

Select "Settings" from the menu in Firefox on iPhone.

On the “Settings” page, tap “Search.”

Tap "Search" on the "Settings" page in Firefox on iPhone.

In the “Search” menu, toggle off the “Show Search Suggestions” option.

Disable the "Show Search Suggestions" option on the "Search" page in Firefox on iPhone.

And you have successfully freed yourself from the annoying automatic suggestions in Firefox!


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