Safari refresh button changed to Siri/voice button

[sviato]

After one of the last few iOS 15 updates, I noticed in the bottom address bar where the refresh button used to be on the right there’s now a microphone for voice to text. I really don’t care for voice to text and liked using the refresh button there, is there any way to change this back? I keep hitting it out if habit when I’d like to refresh

 

[mpavilion]

The microphone shows up for me when I tap into the address bar (to search). You see it when you’re looking at a webpage normally? When you tap the “collapsed” taskbar to make it full-sized again, are you tapping twice?

Normal view:

Search view (after tapping into the bar):

 

[enmanuelrrr]

It only shows up for me when I search something on Google for example. After searching something, the microphone shows up instead of the reload button.

 

[papbot]

The microphone shows up for me when I tap into the address bar (to search). You see it when you’re looking at a webpage normally? When you tap the “collapsed” taskbar to make it full-sized again, are you tapping twice?

Normal view:
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Search view (after tapping into the bar):
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Same for me. As long as the search field is not highlighted as in your bottom image the reload icon is in the same place as always. If you highlight that field the microphone appears. This is both on my phone on 15.1 and my iPad Pro on 15.2.

 

[sviato]

It only shows up for me when I search something on Google for example. After searching something, the microphone shows up instead of the reload button.

That’s true, just realized it’s just with Google - is this a bug?

 

[yitwail]

That’s true, just realized it’s just with Google - is this a bug?

Don’t know if it’s a bug but there’s a workaround. Scroll to top of page, then with finger on the Google title, drag the page down a ways then let go. You’ll see a spinner and the page will reload.

 

[phantomcrown]

After one of the last few iOS 15 updates, I noticed in the bottom address bar where the refresh button used to be on the right there’s now a microphone for voice to text. I really don’t care for voice to text and liked using the refresh button there, is there any way to change this back? I keep hitting it out if habit when I’d like to refresh

Sorry for the late reply...
It is not related to any of the IOS version. I found this "problem" recently, but this should be designed by apple on purpose. You can change the default search engine from the setting->safari->search engine. On the default search engine page you choose, the refesh button will be replaced by a voice search button. Other pages will still show the refresh button. You can change google to another search engine like bing or baidu... Then the google page will show the refresh button again. I canfirm this is not a bug but a feature designed by apple...

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