Chrome Autocomplete Woes
June 16, 2019 9:03 AM Subscribe
How do I keep Chrome from suggesting my most recent search terms instead of a frequently visited site?
Tried to google this but wasn't successful. I have a few frequently visited sites that Chrome will usually auto-complete with when I type it in the address bar (i for Instagram, for example). However, I've noticed recently that it will instead auto-complete with whatever my most recent search term is. I know the trick for deleting it (highlight the unwanted search term, shift+delete), but is there a way to stop it from happening in the first place?
Tried to google this but wasn't successful. I have a few frequently visited sites that Chrome will usually auto-complete with when I type it in the address bar (i for Instagram, for example). However, I've noticed recently that it will instead auto-complete with whatever my most recent search term is. I know the trick for deleting it (highlight the unwanted search term, shift+delete), but is there a way to stop it from happening in the first place?
Best answer: This bugged me too, until I found this solution on Reddit's /r/chrome:
type chrome://flags/ in your address bar
search for "Omnibox Google Drive Document suggestions" in the search bar on the chrome://flags/ page.
disable "Omnibox Google Drive Document suggestions"
relaunch chrome
Even though the change references Google Drive... this will indeed fix the autocomplete search issue.
posted by Gortuk at 10:17 AM on June 16, 2019 [9 favorites]
type chrome://flags/ in your address bar
search for "Omnibox Google Drive Document suggestions" in the search bar on the chrome://flags/ page.
disable "Omnibox Google Drive Document suggestions"
relaunch chrome
Even though the change references Google Drive... this will indeed fix the autocomplete search issue.
posted by Gortuk at 10:17 AM on June 16, 2019 [9 favorites]
Response by poster: Thanks Gortuk! That seems to be working, hopefully it sticks.
posted by cozenedindigo at 10:31 AM on June 16, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by cozenedindigo at 10:31 AM on June 16, 2019 [1 favorite]
Thanks cozenedindigo & Gortuk for asking/answering, this has been bothering me for a while now.
posted by terretu at 2:04 AM on June 17, 2019
posted by terretu at 2:04 AM on June 17, 2019
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posted by sockermom at 9:45 AM on June 16, 2019 [1 favorite]