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Firefox for Android lets you add, remove and change your default search engine. Learn to manage your search engines with just a few taps.

Firefox for Android gives you the ability to add, remove, and change a default search engine. There are a variety of search engines available to choose from such as Google and Bing. You can also manually add other search engines and set one of them as your default. {note}'''Note:''' Some of the search engines introduced here are regionally bound and may not be accessible from every location. To ensure a smooth experience, make sure the search engine you are interested in adding or using is compatible with your region.{/note} __TOC__ =Change the default search engine= #Tap the search engine icon in the address bar. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 1|width=400]] #Tap '''Search Settings'''. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 2|width=400]] #Tap '''Default search engine'''. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 3|width=400]] #Select the search engine of your choice. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 4 edit|width=400]] =Change the search engine for a single search= #Tap the search engine icon in the address bar. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 5|width=400]] #Select the search engine you want to use for this search. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 6|width=400]] This will not change your default search engine. =Edit search settings= #Tap the search engine icon in the address bar. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 7|width=400]] #Tap '''Search Settings'''. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 8|width=400]] #Under the Address bar section toggle any of the following settings: ;* '''Autocomplete URLs''': Autocomplete website addresses entered into the address bar. ;* '''Show clipboard suggestions''': If the last thing you copied to the clipboard was a link, the option "Fill link from clipboard" shows up when you tap the address bar in a new tab. ;* '''Search browsing history''': Include your browsing history in searches from the address bar. ;* '''Search bookmarks''': Include your bookmarks in searches from the address bar. ;* '''Search synchronized tabs''': Search tabs that you have synchronized from another copy of Firefox using Firefox Sync. ;* '''Show voice search''': Display the microphone icon to be able to perform a web search using voice. ;* '''Show search suggestions''': Display search suggestions from your default search engine when you enter URLs or keywords in the address bar. ;* '''Show in private sessions''': Display search suggestions when searching from the address bar in private browsing sessions. ;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 11|width=400]] =Add a search engine= #Tap the search engine icon in the address bar. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 1|width=400]] #Tap '''Search Settings'''. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 2|width=400]] #Tap '''Default search engine'''. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 3|width=400]] #Tap '''Add search engine'''. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 10|width=400]] #Provide a name for the search engine in the designated Name text field. Then, input the URL for the search string in the Search string URL field. Optionally, include a URL for the Search Suggestion API, and tap {button Save}. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 9|width=400]] {note} *If the search string URL is flagged as invalid, an error message will display to help you provide a valid URL. Please be sure to replace the query string with “%s”, for example: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s *If you don't know which search string to use for a particular search engine, you can access its website in a new tab, do any search and use the resulting URL as a reference. For example, if you go to ecosia.org and search for firefox, the resulting URL in the address bar will be https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=firefox. Then the search string must be https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=%s, replacing the query with "%s". {/note} The search engine is added to the predefined list of search engines in alphabetical order. =Manage search shortcuts= #Tap the search engine icon in the address bar. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 5|width=400]] #;Tap '''Search Settings'''. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 6|width=400]] #Tap '''Manage search shortcuts'''. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 12|width=400]] #Select the engines you want to have visible in the search menu. #;[[Image:Manage search engines Android 13|width=400]]