Two months back to make searching from the ‘new tab’ faster and simpler Google has updated Chrome New tab page- also shows Google doodles if Google is set as your default search engine- with search bar, this was done to avoid people from visiting Search engine home page to perform the searches.
- Chrome’s New Tab Page with (Google) Search Box is awful and Redundant
- Chrome New Tab Page Adds Search by Default, do you Like it?
Enable Instant Extended API Flag removed from Chrome
Till now Google has allowed users to disable it and enable old new tab page by disabling ‘Enable Instant Extended API’ flag in about://flags. This flag is no longer available in dev, canary builds, Chromium team has removed it and soon it will disappear from the beta and stable channels also.
Google adds New Tab Page for Bing Search Engine to Chrome Canary build
Will you keep checking for New Tab Page alternatives available on the web store or stick with the current one? Share with us in comments.
You can star the following issue if you want a way to disable the Instant Extended API: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=326788
I hate this new Chrome. I’m that they removed the “Enable Instant Extended API” option.
Might just switch back to firefox’s long time support version.
You also can try this extension http://stylet.github.io/GLogo_deactivator/
I made an extension for Chrome 33 to get the old “new tab page” back in response to the removal of the Instant Extended API flag.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-reloaded/jliilhbdldnjbdbpajaakhpjpahnopbn
Tried it, not worked on Chrome 33 beta. Do you’ve to have to say anything?
There is a troubleshooting section:
This extension only works when Google is the default search engine.
Try to disable other new tab page related apps if this one does not load.
Try to go to settings -> Show advanced settings… -> Enable “Use a prediction service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar”.
The extensions won’t disable the generation of thumbnails, they’re still generated uselessly, consuming CPU and disk space/access, and potentially exposing sensitive information.
Why can’t they just let us disable what we don’t like, or easily customize things? If I recall, the old Opera started the “speed dial” thing, and it allowed it to be totally customized, even the image. These days developers seem to think that the best way to go is to offer something that does everything for the user and can’t be customized.
In a few years there will be only “facebook OS” or something, dammit.