Chrome address bar disappeared after update

Question

I have a weird issue with Chrome (69.0.3497.92 (Official Build) (64-bit)). When I go into fullscreen mode with CMD + CTRL + F the addressbar disappears.

It started after the update from the old known theme to the 'new' flat Chrome version. I cannot browse to URLs in fullscreen mode anymore.

To make it completely clear. It is not with the video based fullscreen etc. it concerns every page.

Normal view:

Fullscreen view:

Anyone know how to fix this?

@Buscar웃 I am at version 71, havent seen it for about 2 weeks now indeed... — Yvan, Dec 27 '18 at 10:39

score 80 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:37

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Open Google Chrome on your Mac
Move cursor to top of screen where OS Toolbar is located and click VIEW
In the drop-down menu that appears, click "Always show toolbar in full screen"

edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:37

Glorfindel

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answered Oct 18 '18 at 03:00

Knate

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That has been said earlier and doesn't work. – Yvan Oct 18 '18 at 10:10
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@Knate it worked for me. – jqualls Nov 14 '18 at 15:06
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This works (now?) but the point of going fullscreen is to hide all of this, and the way Chrome used to work was to slide down all of this when moving the mouse to the top edge of the screen, effectively going full screen, hence the name... It's hard to believe that this behavior could be one of those newfound "features" for dim-witted users, because the default behaviour would be a broken browser UI for any dad- or mom-level user that they can't get out of (and I, a developer, needed to google for it and find it here to get out of it without an actual solution)... :thinking_face: – DanielSmedegaardBuus Jan 25 '19 at 17:22
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yay!!!! thank you so much it drove me crazy for months! it works as required.. when i'm full screen on netflix i won't see that address bar.. but when I open a new tab on chrome on full screen I do have address bar! yay! – ufk Nov 17 '19 at 18:54

score 7 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 12 '20 at 13:51

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Press Command + Shift + F on MAC to show or hide the navigation bar

edited Mar 12 '20 at 13:51

Udhy

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answered Mar 12 '20 at 09:42

anuj joshi

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score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:37

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I've been having the same issue with my chrome and its been driving me insane. I found another google forum where someone was talking about removing the address bar, so I tried the steps in reverse. What I did was go to the view option in the status bar, made sure "always show toolbar in full screen" was checked, went into full-screen mode, saw it was still checked, uncheck it and recheck it, and the address back came back!. This worked for me pretty well, and hopefully, it'll help you out as well. Have a nice day!

edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:37

Glorfindel

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answered Sep 22 '18 at 01:30

Ollie Mason

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That unfortunately didn't fix it, it does show up indeed but the searchbar doesn't work. – Yvan Sep 23 '18 at 11:48

score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:31

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Based on: http://osxdaily.com/2018/09/10/disable-chrome-ui-theme-redesign/

I had luck going to:

chrome://flags/#top-chrome-md

search for: "UI Layout for the browser’s top chrome"

Change to "normal" then restart the browser. Then I had tabs and address bar.

Like another answer it appears to toggle something that was not set properly. For me changing this setting back to "default" doesn't appear to undo anything

edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:31

Glorfindel

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answered Sep 26 '18 at 14:47

Jimbo

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I will try this in a bit. – Yvan Sep 26 '18 at 14:48
I found out this is not only with my widescreen but on my MacBook Pro screen too. I just set it to normal and will test it a couple of days. – Yvan Oct 04 '18 at 14:08
Still have the same problem. – Yvan Oct 04 '18 at 16:53
This suggestion worked for me (including still working after going back to "default"). – Scott Buchanan Oct 04 '18 at 18:00

score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:31

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As a workaround, you can exit full screen and maximize the window manually:

Click "Exit Full Screen" in the "View" menu.
Press and hold the Option key while you click the green maximize button in the top-left corner of an app window
If the window is not fully maximized, use the mouse to expand the window to the edges of the screen, with the top border to just below the toolbar.

edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:31

Glorfindel

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answered Oct 08 '18 at 13:43

Gabrielle

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That just doesn't answer the question. It is a bug within Google Chrome. – Yvan Oct 08 '18 at 13:44

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:36

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It might have been fixed in version 70 as I use version 71.0.3578.98 (Official Build) (64-bit) for 2 weeks now and I haven't experienced failures.

Update (March 17th): I haven't had any issues whatsoever, so it seems to be fixed.

edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:36

Glorfindel

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answered Dec 27 '18 at 10:40

Yvan

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Just had it happen again on: Version 76.0.3809.132 (Official Build) (64-bit) – Uncle Arnie Sep 12 '19 at 15:59
And it's happened again on: Version 77.0.3865.75 (Official Build) (64-bit) – Uncle Arnie Sep 12 '19 at 16:01
Hmm, what macOS version are you running? – Yvan Sep 13 '19 at 16:20
This is running on my work PC: Win10 Pro. I guess this means it's a chrome bug not related to the OS. – Uncle Arnie Sep 19 '19 at 11:42

score 1 · Answer 7 · edited Apr 25 '20 at 07:24

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Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + F

or.. hover near the top to show the apple functions bar and select View - Always Show Toolbar in Full Screen

(this is in reference to High Sierra (10.13.6) and Chrome (Version 81.0.4044.122)

edited Apr 25 '20 at 07:24

Edd Growl

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answered Apr 24 '20 at 23:03

boo lean - Go FAT

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered May 01 '20 at 19:52

I had the same Google Chrome menu problem with my brand new Macbook Pro 2019 - the green yellow & red window controls also wouldn't appear when I hovered towards the top menu bar. I fixed all these issues by putting Chrome in full-screen mode (holding control + green maximize to choose full-screen) then went up to where "View" would be and was able to check off - "Always show toolbar in full-screen mode". I now can go into full-screen mode and hover the mouse to access the window controls and top menu bar.

score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:36

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That looks like expected behavior in Mac OS full screen view - the menu bar including the URL bar is hidden unless you move the mouse up to reveal it. From the official documentation:

In full screen, do any of the following: Show and hide the menu bar: Move the pointer to or away from the top of the screen to access the app’s menus.

As an alternative, you can:

Maximize the window by pressing and holding the Option key while you click the green maximize button . The window expands, but the menu bar and the Dock remain visible. To return to the previous window size, Option-click the button again.

Or to expand the window to the full width and height of the screen while still showing the menu bar, hold SHIFT + ALT/OPTION while clicking the green maximize button.

edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:36

Glorfindel

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answered Sep 12 '18 at 18:09

Mike Eng

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It only shows the option bar when I go up with my cursor... Note: It worked before. – Yvan Sep 12 '18 at 18:10
As an alternative, you can:

Yes, I am doing that right now but it is not optimal as I am using 2 applications next to eachother.
– Yvan Sep 12 '18 at 18:12
@Yvan It only shows the option bar when I go up with my cursor... Note: It worked before. - what you're describing is expected behavior with Mac OS full screen view. Not sure what was happening before. – Mike Eng Sep 12 '18 at 18:16
I also got an addressbar now I simply don't. – Yvan Sep 12 '18 at 18:16
@Yvan Yeah. I'm not sure how that was happening before (what mode you were in), but I added to the answer another thing you can do to expand to full width and height of the screen while preserving the menu bar. – Mike Eng Sep 12 '18 at 18:25
@Yvan if that works for you, please consider accepting and voting up the answer - I could use the points for a bounty I'd like to start on a question I have open. If that's not it, can you describe what you're trying to achieve? – Mike Eng Sep 12 '18 at 18:30
It doesn't solve my question, therefor I do not accept it... I need it to work with fullscreen mode. – Yvan Sep 12 '18 at 18:32
@Yvan if you can provide more context for why you need full screen mode with a menu bar as opposed to a maximized window, someone might be able to offer another suggestion. What are you trying to achieve by having this setup? You mentioned having another application next to it - what are you doing with chrome as well as the other application? Are you using multiple monitors? Someone would need context like that in order to help any further. – Mike Eng Sep 12 '18 at 19:49
I am a developer, I use it to test my application without having to find the right desktop. I found a part of the situation out. It only does this on my 'big' monitor, it can't handle the monitor however the resolution is not that much higher. 29" at 2560x1080. – Yvan Sep 13 '18 at 15:52
I also can't type in the URL / Search bar in the middle of the page. – Yvan Sep 13 '18 at 16:05

score -1 · Answer 10 · edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:34

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Force quit, reopen and restores defaults

edited Mar 17 '19 at 21:34

Glorfindel

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answered Dec 27 '18 at 04:48

Ananda Agnideva

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score -1 · Answer 11 · answered Nov 21 '19 at 13:01

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it's still a WIP, but thi plugin can help you with the URLs on full screen mode.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zenhelper/odpfhihammejhokpbbkbhlmhnoipglmc

answered Nov 21 '19 at 13:01

Jackie

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Chrome address bar disappeared after update

Normal view:

Fullscreen view:

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