Loss of functionality with preview glob patters going from 2.3 to 2.4

[Bluexin]

We recently upgraded from Console 2.3.7 to 2.4.2, and noticed a loss of functionality regarding the glob expressions for message preview.
Worth noting we are using Avro message format, idk if there is any special handling for this one.
In the old version, you could type anything and it would do some auto-completion for the root level attributes but still accept any glob pattern you enter. The new UI however feels strongly about only letting you select one of the values from the auto-completion drop-down, entering anything else won't be persisted (tried pressing enter and clicking away).
Older preview patterns actually using glob expressions still work, and manually updating the local storage lets you enter glob expressions that will be handled as expected (working preview and showing the proper text in the preview config window). In addition the preview pop-up still documents the glob patterns, so I do not think this loss of functionality is on purpose.