I could have swore that about a week of two ago - when I clicked on the Bitwarden “shield” in my Edge toolbar and the extension folds down - my cursor used to automatically be placed in the Search box and I could simply start typing for a password/site.
Now - I need to place it manually each time - which felt a little odd when I realized I had to do ths every time.
Uninstalled 2025.3.1 and installed 2025.3.2. The cursor is no longer in the search field for me either. Instead, I need to either press tab 4 times or click in the field.
when pressing [⌘⇧Y] to enable the browser extension on bitwarden (on Chrome), why isn’t it automatically in the search field like it was before, is this removed??? Why, I don’t want to waste time, I want to search automatically.
IIRC this was default behavior before the new UI overhaul, but when clicking the browser extension button (Chrome) typing does nothing. I now have to either use the mouse to move and click in, or type “Tab” 4 times to reach the “Search” field.
It would be snappy and quick to (once again?) be able to click the extension, move my hands to keyboard, and start typing the Search query I’m looking for.
Note: I changed the title of this topic now, to reflect the actual issue - and to improve “findability”. (before, it was: “Has something changed recently in the Edge Web Extension?”)
thank you! i searched but couldn’t find any similar posts.
i’d like to add that i think the following is new behavior as well:
when typing something into the search field, exiting the extension popup, then reopening the extension popup keeps the previous search term in the search field instead of clearing it (even when switching between tabs!) > pretty useless behavior imo and adds unnecessary keystrokes or clicks to empty it out.
When clicking the browser extension button (Chrome) typing does nothing. I now have to either use the mouse to move and click in to enter the search field
It would be quicker (less work) be able to click the extension, move my hands to keyboard, and start typing the Search query I’m looking for.