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I am running chrome Version 77.0.3865.120 on macOS.

when chrome finished to load a page, it looks like this figure

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when I try to select part of the URL, it becomes like this

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It takes and wastes me another click/tap, which is boring and inefficient. Is there a way to force chrome keep showing or hiding the "https://" part?

JJJohn
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  • Interesting question. The question behind it would be why on Earth they have started hiding things. Maybe it could be related to the "_Web 2.0_" craze and to the Chinese flooding with Mobile Software Applications that are actually Tiny-Little Web-Browsers. –  Oct 17 '19 at 11:34
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    Flagging this as duplicate of [Chrome address bar no longer shows protocol or www subdomain](https://superuser.com/questions/1333575/chrome-address-bar-no-longer-shows-protocol-or-www-subdomain), because the current answer is outdated, and the linked question has new workarounds. (Let's keep it all in one place.) – Disenchanted Lurker Dec 12 '19 at 13:31

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To disable this "friendly" option of Chrome, enter in the address bar these two URLs:

chrome://flags/#omnibox-ui-hide-steady-state-url-trivial-subdomains
chrome://flags/#omnibox-ui-hide-steady-state-url-scheme

and mark both as Disabled, then click Relaunch Now.

These are "experimental" flags, so it is unknown how long they will keep on working.

harrymc
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    Another relevant flag: `#omnibox-ui-hide-steady-state-url-path-query-and-ref` – Disenchanted Lurker Oct 17 '19 at 11:01
  • Well, it was nice while it lasted, but all three flags are gone now. New readers: refer to [this question](https://superuser.com/questions/1333575/chrome-address-bar-no-longer-shows-protocol-or-www-subdomain) for other workarounds (I've flagged this question as duplicate to keep it all in one place). – Disenchanted Lurker Dec 12 '19 at 13:31