In the latest version of the brave browser (on Android) when I click into the URL field it gets cleared and instead a prompt “search or type a URL” appears. With this it is no longer possible to edit the URL that one is on or to copy it (or parts of it) to the clipboard. This is super-annoying! I was using this a lot! Is this a bug or a “feature” that one can disable?
If this stupid behavior stays that alone would be enough reason for me to switch browsers!
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I have the same question.
Someone probably thought it would be a UX improvement.
It’s not IMO.
At least, there should be an option to disable the behavior.
Meanwhile I found the reason. If one has disabled popups, then the behavior above shows. If one allows popups, then below the URL field a dialog opens which has a pen or edit-icon. Clicking on that brings back the URL and one can then copy or edit it from there.
HTH.