You already learned about Google ditching the black bar throughout its services and in a previous How-To article you also learned how to get the new Google Bar in Chrome with an extension. Now it is the time to get rid of the black bar and bring the new Google Bar in Firefox. Don’t forget to check our previous article, New Google Bar? That’s right and say goodbye to the black strip, to get all the details of the new Google redesign.
The process is simple and painless, just follow these easy steps:
1. While in Firefox, use this shortcut Ctrl+Shift+K to open the Web Console.
2. Type or cut and paste the following code:
document.cookie="PREF=ID=03fd476a699d6487:U=88e8716486ff1e5d:FF=0:LD=en:CR=2:TM=1322688084:LM=1322688085:S=McEsyvcXKMiVfGds; path=/; domain=.google.com";window.location.reload();
3. Press Enter and refresh Google.com. Don’t forget to close the Web Console.
That’s it! You should now be seeing the new Google Bar.