Google Search text prediction in URL Bar

Hello,
Is it possible to enable Google Search text prediction during typing words in URL Bar?
Now I need to hit ENTER in URL Bar if I want to search some word or use very useless Search Bar :-(
Any other browser like Chrome, Safari, Opera has one bar for anything (URL and SEARCH) with text prediction as well.

You probably are getting Google search suggestions in the 3 search bars (on the navigation toolbar, built-in home page, and built-in new tab page). If not, you can turn on search suggestions using one of these 3 methods:
* right-click the Search Bar (the one on the main navigation toolbar) > Show Suggestions
* click the magnifying glass icon on the Search Bar > Change Search Settings, then check the box for Provide search suggestions
* click the magnifying glass icon for the search box on the built-in home page or new tab page > Manage Search Engines, then check the box for Provide search suggestions
Those do not appear in the address bar yet. For now, you might want to check out this extension:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/omnibar/

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