Now the new Android versions have dropped the support for keyword search , which is a big loss IMHO, we desperately need support for the omnibox API on Android. Why is the loss of keyword search a big issue? I have dozens of keyword search bookmarks. Sure I can change them to search engines, but in…

You can’t filter suggestions by, for example, adding ^ to limit them to history, or * for bookmarks, either. Anyway, I suppose the place to suggest it is probably [image] mozilla-mobile/fenix ⚠️ Fenix (Firefox for Android) moved to a new repository. It is now developed and maintained as…

[image] janghou: what’s wrong with offering a lot of power by typing a letter and space first. the answer could not be more obvious: It is very wrong to make the user memorize all those 1. keywords/terms/whateverYouCallIt 2. memorize WHERE they can be used 3. memorize what the heck they are g…

I’m not forcing anyone to memorize anything. Just asking for support for an missing API, and regret a much used lost feature. Yes I would like that missing feature / bug (keyword bookmarks/search) to be reintroduced / bug fixed I’m using keywords for bookmarks for 15+ years, if I have to deal with…

Already here: [image] Add-on support in new Firefox for Android Add-on Support Should have posted in this thread. Sorry, didn’t see it in time.

My link was to the github issues

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Support omnibox api in Android

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janghou (janghou) December 29, 2020, 11:05am 5

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Support omnibox api in Android

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