Manage my default search engines in Firefox for Android

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Choose a default search engine

Add search engines

Add search engines and choose the default one

Want to add YouTube results to your searches or use DuckDuckGo? No problem.

  1. Go to the site of the search engine you want to use. For example, youtube.com.
  2. Tap and hold inside the search box and choose Add a Search Engine.
Search within a specific website. Some websites offer their own search engines. Use the same steps above to add them to Firefox, and you'll be able to search a specific site directly from your search bar.

Change your default search engine:

  1. Tap the Menu button (either at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) , then Tools (or More if tools is not an option) and Add-ons.
  2. Tap the search engine that you would like to set as default and choose Set as Default.
  1. Tap the Menu button (either at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) , then Settings (on some phones you may need to tap More first), Customize, Search settings.
  2. Tap the search engine that you would like to set as default and choose Set as default.
  1. Tap the Menu button (either at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) , then Settings (on some phones you may need to tap More first), Customize, Search.
  2. Tap the search engine that you would like to set as default and choose Set as default.

Turn on search suggestions

Turn on search suggestions to show related Google suggestions alongside your search words.

  • Tap the Menu button (either at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) , then Settings (on some phones you may need to tap More first) and check the Show search suggestions option.
  • Tap the Menu button (either at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) , then Settings (on some phones you may need to tap More first), Customize. Finally, check the Show search suggestions option.
  • Tap the Menu button (either at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) , then Settings (on some phones you may need to tap More first), Customize, Search settings. Finally, check the Show search suggestions option.
  • Tap the Menu button (either at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) , then Settings (on some phones you may need to tap More first), Customize, Search. Finally, check the Show search suggestions option.