Public bug reported: Release: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: firefox 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5
Google search suggestions (i.e. completion of search terms in the address bar) will not work in this release. Investigation shows that the problem lies in e.g. /usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-GB/google.xml Search suggestions are configured to use this URL: https://www.google.com/complete/search?client=ubuntu&q={searchTerms} However testing shows that this URL always fails with a 400 error, but if you replace the "ubuntu" in the URL with "firefox" (as the vanilla Firefox release has it) then it does work. Compare the responses for these URLs: https://www.google.com/complete/search?client=ubuntu&q=test https://www.google.com/complete/search?client=firefox&q=test So if I change "ubuntu" to "firefox" in google.xml, and then start Firefox with a new profile, Google search suggestions start workng again. ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1733970 Title: Google search suggestions do not work due to erroneous URL To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1733970/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
