How to change the default search engine in iPhone

Most people use their browser to search for some information that they need. Initially, in most iPhone browsers Google or Bing are used for the built-in search operation. Of course, some users have a desire to switch it to a different search engine rather.

You can use a different search engine to avoid ads, protect your privacy, or funnel money to a good cause. Here’s how to change the default search engine for all of the most popular web browsers on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

How to change the search engine in browsers of your iPhone

Apple Safari

The search bar at the top of Safari is used to fill in a website URL or type a search term, which it uses the default search engine for. Initially, Google is used by Safari as the search engine, but it can be switched to another one in the iPhone settings.

If you want to switch the default search engine for Safari, you should follow the steps which would be mentioned in the section below:

• First of all, you should open the Settings app, then you should look for the Safari option and click on it.

• After that, you should click on Search Engine which is located at the top.

• To complete the process, you should select the available search engine:

1. Google
2. Yahoo
3. Bing
4. DuckDuckGo
5. Ecosia

Keep in mind that it is unavailable to use any other search engines for Safari on an iPhone or iPad.

Google Chrome

So, it is known that Google is used by Google Chrome as the default search engine.

Fortunately, it is available in Google to switch the default search engine to the different one.

If you want to change the default search engine for Chrome, you should follow the steps which would be mentioned in the section below:

1. First of all, you should open Chrome and click on the three dots which you can find in the bottom-right corner.
2. After that, you should head to Settings, next, you should click on Search Engine near the top.
3. To complete the process, you should select the default search engine that you want to be used:
   • Google
   • Bing
   • Yahoo!
   • DuckDuckGo
   • Ecosia

Mozilla Firefox

If you want the default search engine to be switched, you should follow the steps which would be mentioned in the section below:

1. First of all, you should open Firefox and click the three lines which is located in the bottom-right corner.
2. After that, you should head to Settings and press on Search near the top.
3. To complete the process, you should click at the top of the screen to select your Default Search Engine which are mentioned below:
   • Amazon
   • Bing
   • DuckDuckGo
   • Google
   • Qwant
   • Twitter
   • Wikipedia

Microsoft Edge

If you want to switch the default search engine for Edge, you should follow the steps which would be mentioned in the section below:

1. First of all, you should open Edge and click on the three dots which can be found in the center of the bottom of the screen.
2. After that, you should open the Settings and then you should head to Advanced settings.
3. To complete the process, you should click on Search engine, after that, you should select a default engine from the offered list:
   • Bing
   • Google
   • DuckDuckGo
4. To use Google or DuckDuckGo, you should click on Others first.

Opera Touch

If you want to switch the default search engine for Opera Touch, you should follow the prompts which would be mentioned in the section below:

1. First of all, you should open Opera Touch and then, you should click on the Opera icon which is located in the bottom-right corner.
2. After that, you should head to Settings, next, you should scroll down to find and click on Default Search Engine.
3. To complete the process, you should select a default search engine from the list of options:
   • Google
   • Yandex
   • Baidu
   • Yahoo
     Bing
   • DuckDuckGo
   • Amazon
   • eBay
   • IMDb
   • Wikipedia
   • Qwant

Mozilla Firefox Focus

If you want to switch the default search engine for Firefox Focus, you should follow the steps which are mentioned in the section below:

1. First of all, you should open Firefox Focus and then, you should click on the Settings icon which is located in the bottom-right corner.
2. After that, you should click on Search Engine, which is located under the Search section.
3. To complete the process, you should select a search engine from the offered list or you can also clik on Add Another Search Engine to add more options:
   • Amazon
   • DuckDuckGo
   • Google
   • Qwant
   • Twitter
   • Wikipedia

Aloha

If you want to switch the default search engine in Aloha, you should follow the steps which would be mentioned in the section below:

1. First, you should open Aloha and click on the three lines.
2. Then, you should click on Settings then head to General.
3. To complete the process, you should click on Search Engine and select the option from the offered list:
   • Google
   • Private Search
   • Bing
   • DuckDuckGo
   • Yandex
   • Baidu
   • Yahoo
   • Wikipedia
   • YouTube
   • Amazon

So, as you can see, if you have faced this issue and want to change the default search engine of your browser, it can be easily done in a few simple steps.