iOS - Google Search Window Disappears Behind Safari Address Bar

I think I found a fix for this. Go to Settings->Safari and scroll to the bottom where see “page zoom”. Mine shows setting for Page Zoom on “google” and seprste settings for “other websites”. Google was set to 115%, I change this to 100% and problem solved.

Note I am unsure why it showed Google as a separate option from all other sites, possibly because I was on that site when I went to settings.

I’ve been irritated with this all year. No fix. But the solution is to just pull the page down with a scrolling movement. Then the search bar drops down and stays so you can see what you’re typing.

Hey Y’all;

This issue is maddening, huh?

So, I’m back to post another “Fix” ( in quotes b/c its not really a good fix):

You know how a few ios versions back, they changed safari’s address bar default setting to the bottom of the screen?

Ya, so if you move it back to bottom, then the search window remains visible/usable.

I know- its only a half-*** solution .

And on the topic of it hiding when you type:

on my iphone, as soon as you type a letter in the window, it hides under the address bar at the top- BUT; you can bring it back to visible by pressing & holding the cursor just under the address bar, & pull it back down, where it then remains.

Here’s hoping we get a real solution!

Cheers!

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My iPhone 14 pro does not have landscape bar toggle in safari settings that I could see. Also, changing font size using Aa or in general iPhone display settings didn’t work. I think what is causing the issue for me at least is having my iPhone display zoom settings set to “larger text” rather than “default”. Changing this is the only thing that works for me but I’m not going to keep it that way cause I need the zoomed in setting. For now I’ve found the least annoying way to deal with it is to click the very top of the screen to “scroll up” and reveal the text box.

Hi all.

14 pro.

none of the suggestions worked for me other than draw the search box down and tap search box again to see what i'm typing. Very annoying !

What worked for me was to change the zoom setting for google.

Hope this works for others...

Settings>Safari>Page zoom>Google>100%

mine was set at 115% and search box dissapeared.

as soon as i set it to 100% everything returned to normal 👍🏻

Go to settings, Safari, page zoom & change from 100% to 115%. The search box should stay visible now.

For some reason everything 100% and lower hides the google search box.

I followed the advice posted by doce274 on 11/21/2023 and it fixed issue immediately and permanently. Quoting his/her post here:

I fixed this issue finally

go to display and brightness

click on dark mode

Then click on display zoom and enable

The only clarification I would make is that in iOS 17.2.1 in Settings>>Display & Brightness, after you toggle on Dark Mode you click on Display Zoom at the bottom, and then select Larger Text. This fixed the issue for me, even after I switched back to Light mode and Default Text.

I went to Settings>Safari, scrolled down to “tabs,” and selected “Tab Bar,” therefore de-selecting “Single Bar.” This resolved the problem for me. Good luck.

Whilst moving the address bar to the bottom was a workaround for my 14 Pro (16.2), I think I also have a workaround for the address bar on the top that seems to work.

Hit the double AA on the left of the address bar and at the top of that page you’ll probably see something like A 100% A. Hit the bigger A on the right till the centre figure goes to 115% then come out and go back to the main Google page. Obviously everything looks slightly larger, but typing into the search box now will hopefully not be hidden at the top. Worked on mine anyway!

Here is another solution, albeit a kludgy one. Once you have the Google search page loaded, try turning your phone 90° to landscape mode. The Google search bar seems to stay unhidden when you type in your search terms. Then rotate back to portrait mode and the search bar with your search terms remains unhidden. Then hit “search” as usual.

Not the best solution, but I find it to be less effort than pulling the page down to unhide the search bar and trying to type into it without having it become hidden again.