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Firefox Preview gives you the ability to set a default search engine like Google. You can also manually add other search engines and set them as your default.

Firefox Preview gives you the ability to set a default search engine. There are a variety of search engines to choose from such as Google and Bing. You can also manually add other search engines and set them as your default. __TOC__ =Manually add search engines= #[[Template:menupreview]] #Tap {menu Settings}. #Tap {menu Search} from the '''Basics''' section. #Tap '''Add search engine'''. #; A list of additional predefined search engines display. #Tap the '''Other''' radio button to add a search engine that hasn’t been included in the predefined list and do the following: #*Enter the search engine’s name in the '''NAME''' text field. #*Enter a search string URL in the '''SEARCH STRING TO USE''' text field. {note}Please be sure to replace the query string with “%s”. For example, https://www.google.com/search?&tbm=isch&q=%s. If the search string URL is flagged as invalid, an error message will display so that you can provide a valid URL.{/note} The search engine is added to the predefined list of search engines in alphabetical order. =Set a default search engine= #[[Template:menupreview]] #Tap {menu Settings}. #Tap {menu Search engine} from the '''Basics''' section. #Tap one of the radio buttons to select a search engine. #Tap the {menu Show search suggestions} toggle to turn it on if you want search suggestions to display when typing keywords and phrases in the Address bar within the search engine. #Tap the {menu Show visited sites and bookmarks} toggle to turn it on if you want to be able to access your search history and bookmarks from the search engine. =Edit search engine settings= #[[Template:menupreview]] #Tap {menu Settings}. #Tap {menu Search} from the '''Basics''' section. #Tap the three dots to the right of the search engine. #Tap {menu Edit}. #Do any of the following: #* Tap the '''Search browsing history''' toggle on or off, which controls the ability to search browsing history from the search engine’s address bar. #* Tap the '''Search bookmarks''' toggle on or off, which controls the ability to search bookmarks from the search engine’s address bar. #* Tap the '''Show search suggestions''' toggle on or off, which controls whether search suggestions will display when entering URLs or keywords in the search engine’s address bar. #* Tap the '''Show in private sessions''' checkbox to add a check mark or clear it, which controls whether search suggestions will display when entering URLs or keywords in the search engine’s address bar while browsing privately. =Delete search engines= #[[Template:menupreview]] #Tap {menu Settings}. #Tap {menu Search} from the '''Basics''' section. #Tap the three dots to the right of the search engine. #Tap {menu Delete}. The search engine no longer displays in the predefined list. A confirmation displays at the bottom of the screen. You can tap '''UNDO''' if you would like to add the search engine back to the predefined list.