Change browser search engine

[KallistiMan]

Hi!

I'm new to Android and my GNex so this might be an oversight by me. I can't find a way to change the browser and home page search engine to a search engine of my choice. Is there a way to do that, with or without rooting?

 

[GeekMcLeod]

On the stock browser you want to change the default search engine when searching from the address bar and you want to change the homepage?

 

[KallistiMan]

I want to change the search engine used when searching from the address bar, and, well, when not searching from the address bar. Right now anything I type in the address bar is sent to the search engine and I want to control that. That includes the quick search bar on the home page.

 

[Andrew Martonik]

On Chrome Beta at least, you can go to Settings > Search Engine and select Google, Yahoo!, or Bing.

 

[KallistiMan]

@martonikaj: You can do that on the stock browser as well, but only Google, Yahoo! or bing. I'm looking for a way to set it to anything, like ddg.gg, wikipedia, my favorite recepie site etc.

 

[superbleester]

Those are not really search engines though. Just try going to their sites.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

 

[KallistiMan]

How is ddg.gg not a search engine?

 

[Andrew Martonik]

@martonikaj: You can do that on the stock browser as well, but only Google, Yahoo! or bing. I'm looking for a way to set it to anything, like ddg.gg, wikipedia, my favorite recepie site etc.

you could always just bookmark + make your favorite one your homepage. Other than that you're gonna be kinda restricted on the mobile browser right now.

 

[Phazenine]

Not possible

Sent from my i9250 [GSM) Galaxy Nexus

 

[roro808]

For what its worth, I use the stock browser and set my homepage to bgoog.com, google's battery saving homepage. It's their regular white homepage, but in black.

 

[thetoiletgod]

KallistiMan. Did you ever get the answer to your origanal question because id like to t doe same also.