Google "toolbar" has disappeared and "reader" has replaced it. How do I get my search bar back?

Steve would have never let something like this happen. Please realize who made this so successful and follow suit. If you lose sight of your customer's satisfaction Apple will become just like the rest. I hope that doesn't happen. This change is a step back.

I don't hate the idea. I think it is a fine idea to have one bar for both. I find, however, that when I type a (Google) search into the "new" bar, it is extremely slow. When I type the same search in google.com bar, lightning fast. That means something. I didn't have that complaint before the update.

Do you feel the separated fields were more convenient because you're just used to separate fields, or are there actual ways the unified search field behaves that's in fact less inconvenient? The fact that you now have one field that's capabale of performing two functions—and only one shortcut (APPLE+L) instead of two (APPLE+L and APPLE+OPTION+F) to remember— seems more convenient, yeah?

i have a very practical problem with the combined box, and would appreciate if anyone can suggest a click-less/easy workaround..

i used to just to go addressbar, type in a completely new address for the first time (say 'cbs') without having to spell out the domain, and the default behavior would be to go to that link (after amending with the default domain). now the default behavior is to do search (i could 'click', or down-arrow, to the 'Go to site ...' choice, but that is really inconveniet.)

you may think it's easy enough to keep typing '.com' or whatever, but things get more inconvenient when i am using my corporate machine, and i expect to go to the internal sites (say my default domain is 'caltech.edu', and i expect to go to the site 'go.caltech.edu' by simply typing 'go', which would happen if the ****** thing didn't try to google-search my 'go' and instead tried to open that link.)

so, is there at least a keyboard shortcut to select 'Go to site' option instead of 'Search for' option?

i know after i go to that site for the first time, the default choice changes, but even for the first time it's very annoying!

Why can't we have both? Why isn't adding an additional search bar an option? Why should I have to alter the way I conduct searches in a web browser?

I've read this entire thread and looked at Apple's material on the Safari update and I still don't understand the benefits of a unified bar. I've tried using it and it sure seems like I'm taking more time and performing extra steps.

I even enjoy using the Reader button. Good idea, that. But again, why can't I have it all? Why does Apple insist that I re-learn how to conduct searches?

Honestly, Firefox still allows for the level of customization I want. I guess I'll finally switch.

Now how can I import my Safari bookmarks to Firefox...?

Apple chose to change my toolbar when I updated my system. I do not like your new address and when I purchased my computer I did not have this combined address bar because I would not have purchased it. I should have a choice on how I want my address bar. I paid with my money for a product that I liked. Now Apple took it upon themselves to force me to use something else. I called your support line and went to your store in my hometown. On the phone they wanted me to pay to try and resolve a problem that Apple created. At the store they installed OmniWeb, I am not impressed with it. Needless to say I will not purchase or recommend Apple. Thanks for nothing.

Then use your backup to get back to where you were before Apple 'took it upon themselves' to force you to use something else (what did they do, steal your Mac, or send a squad of men to drag you to the store)

Restore your backup.

How do I do that? At the store they told me that they could download the old version, but I would lose eveything I had saved. Also that anytime I installed upgrades I would be blessed with the "new and improved toolbar" again. Thanks

Related to the combined entry field in Safari for search and navigation, while when it changed, I preferred the old way, today I far prefer the combined 'bar.' While I no longer use Safari, because it consumes 6 Gigbytes of my 8 gigabytes of RAM afer running for a while, and I have seen no fix for this, this feature is available in Chrome and I actually find it cumbresome to not have a combined bar now. So all in all this was an improvement, I realize not every one shall come to this conclusion, but wanted to share here that I have adopted this view.

I agree with all this. There is no rationale about reducing "screen clutter" that makes sense; instead of a google search window, I have just as much screen space taken up with what are truly useless menu items: Suggested Sites and Web Slice Gallery. The Suggested Sites produces a list of sites I would not waste time clicking into, and I have no idea what a "Web Slice Gallery" is, and I don't really care, since it is obviously not important enough to explain its purpose. This is screen clutter I would like to remove.

Safari 6 has the same bugs as Safari 5; in Safari 5 on my IOS platform, when I used my finger to change the caret position, the keyboard locked up. I was told this was a JavaScript bug and I should demand that my ISP fix their WebMail system. What part of "Our implementation of JavaScript is defective" did I fail to understand? Why hasn't this bug been fixed? This is the Microsoft approach: "dazzle them with glitz and glamor, and it doesn't matter that it has all the same old bugs". How about a little less effort to fix problems that exist only in the fantasies of the designers and a little more effort in actually fixing the very real bugs that the users report?

This JavaScript bug impacts many Web sites I use, not just WebMail. In one of them, the caret disappears entirely after the first paragraph, as well as having the keyboard lockup problem.

papalapapp wrote:

In this case it schould be no problem to please both. –> customise toolbar

www.apple.com/feedback

Tell them, we are just users here.

abarrysmith wrote:

Well, if it was an option, they would be pleasing everyone it seems.

www.apple.com/feedback

Greeniatag wrote:

Why can't we have both? Why isn't adding an additional search bar an option? Why should I have to alter the way I conduct searches in a web browser?

www.apple.com/feedback

Same here, after I updated software today. It's been a frustrating afternoon, searching for answers and trying some of the same things. Hope we get a response/solution soon!

Laura

Safari 6

Google search and Safari address bar are combined to one bar now.

They are not separate anymore.

Don't think of it as being eliminated, think of it more as being assimilated! 😁