You can still type a URL in when you want, just as easily as you ever could. You can still see the URL, presumably, by clicking the button. The only thing you can't do as easily is edit the current URL, which I rarely ever do.
Calls that this will 'break the web' are hyperbolic. You can still click hyperlinks. That's what makes the web the web.
URLs are untidy, even for technical users, and hiding them when not being entered won't hurt anyone.
Calls that this will 'break the web' are hyperbolic. You can still click hyperlinks. That's what makes the web the web.
URLs are untidy, even for technical users, and hiding them when not being entered won't hurt anyone.