iOS Chrome search box changed to "new tab" button Google Chrome on my iPhone 8 Plus recently changed the search field at the bottom of the app interface to a "New Tab" button. (See screenshots below.) Does anyone know how to change it back? To be clear, I want the search field, not the plus-button.

I've tried deleting the app and then reinstalling it. Initially I got the search field at the bottom, but the plus-button reappears after a few uses.

If it helps, my iOS version is 13.3.1, and Google Chrome version is 80.0.3987.95.
Had this same issue and managed to figure out how to change it back. 

Go to chrome://flags in a new tab, then search “new tab”. For the option “Enable new tab button in the bottom toolbar” select “Disable”. 

Viola.