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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.

[[Template:fenixmigration]] 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. __TOC__ =Change the default search engine= {for not m115} #[[Template:menupreview]] #Tap {menu Settings}. #Tap {menu Search} from the '''General''' section. #Tap one of the radio buttons to select your default search engine. {/for} {for m115} #Tap the address bar to switch to search mode. #Tap the search engine icon next to the address bar. #;[[Image:Search button Android|width=300]] #Tap {menu Search settings}. #;[[Image:Search settings option Android|width=300]] #Tap {menu Default search engine}. #;[[Image:Default search engine option Android|width=300]] #Select the search engine of your choice. #;[[Image:Search engine choice Android|width=300]] {/for} =Change the search engine for a single search= {for not m115} #Tap the search bar to start a new search. #;[[Image:Fenix-SearchEngineSingleSearch]] #Tap [[Image:MagnifyingGlass]]'''Search engine'''. <br>A list of search engines will appear. #Select the search engine you want to use for this search. <br>This will not change your default search engine. {/for} {for m115} #Tap the address bar to switch to search mode. #Tap the search engine icon next to the address bar. #;[[Image:Search button Android|width=300]] #Select the search engine you want to use for this search. This will not change your default search engine. #;[[Image:Search engine for single search|width=300]] #;{note}You can also search only in your bookmarks, open tabs or browsing history.{/note} {/for} =Edit search settings= {for not m115} #[[Template:menupreview]] #Tap {menu Settings}. #Tap {menu Search} from the '''General''' section. #Under the '''Address bar''' section toggle any of the following settings: {/for} {for m115} #Tap the address bar to switch to search mode. #Tap the search engine icon next to the address bar. #;[[Image:Search button Android|width=300]] #Tap {menu Search settings}. #;[[Image:Search settings option Android|width=300]] #Under the '''Address bar''' section, toggle any of the following settings: {/for} ;* '''Autocomplete URLs''': Autocomplate 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 synchronised tabs''': Search tabs that you have synchronised 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. {for m115} ;[[Image:Address bar|width=300]] {/for} =Add a search engine= {for not m115} #[[Template:menupreview]] #Tap {menu Settings}. #Tap {menu Search} from the '''General''' 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 a name for the search engine in the '''Name''' text field. #*Enter a search string URL in the '''Search string to use''' text field. #Tap the confirmation button at the top right corner of the screen. #; If the search string URL is flagged as invalid, an error message will display to help you provide a valid URL. {/for} {for m115} #Tap the address bar to switch to search mode. #Tap the search engine icon next to the address bar. #;[[Image:Search button Android|width=300]] #Tap {menu Search settings}. #;[[Image:Search settings option Android|width=300]] #Tap {menu Default search engine}. #;[[Image:Default search engine Android|width=300]] #Tap {menu Add search engine}. #;[[Image:Add search engine Android|width=300]] #Enter a name for the search engine in the ''Name'' text field, enter a search string URL in the ''Search string to use'' text field and tap {button Save}. #;[[Image:Add search engine string Android|width=300]] {/for} ;{note}Please be sure to replace the query string with “%s”, for example:<br>https<!-- -->://www.google<!-- -->.com/search?q=%s <br>https<!-- -->://www.startpage<!-- -->.com/sp/search?q=%s <br>https<!-- -->://search.brave<!-- -->.com/search?q=%s <br>https<!-- -->://www.ecosia<!-- -->.org/search?q=%s<br><br>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 visible in the search menu== #Tap {menu Settings}. #Tap {menu Search} from the '''General''' section. #Tap {menu Manage search shortcuts}. #You can then turn on off the search engines you wish to be visible from the search engine icon in the address bar. =Remove a search engine= {for not m115} #[[Template:menupreview]] #Tap {menu Settings}. #Tap {menu Search} from the '''General''' section. #Tap the three dots to the right of the search engine. #Tap {menu Delete}. The search engine no longer displays in the 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. This search engine will also now appear under '''Add search engine''' if you wish to add it back again later. {/for} {for m115} #Tap the address bar to switch to search mode. #Tap the search engine icon next to the address bar. #;[[Image:Search button Android|width=300]] #Tap {menu Search settings}. #;[[Image:Search settings option Android|width=300]] #Tap {menu Default search engine}. #;[[Image:Default search engine Android|width=300]] #Tap the three dots to the right of a search engine added by you. #Tap {menu Delete}. {/for} {for m115} =Manage search shortcuts= #Tap the address bar to switch to search mode. #Tap the search engine icon next to the address bar. #;[[Image:Search button Android|width=300]] #Tap {menu Search settings}. #;[[Image:Search settings option Android|width=300]] #Tap {menu Manage search shortcuts}. #;[[Image:Manage seacrh shortcuts Android|width=300]] #Select the engines you want to have visible in the search menu. #;[[Image:Select visible search engines Android|width=300]] {/for}