Totally off subject here Politico Phil. I came to look for someone who might have a helpful answer. I use the Brave browsing app. I thought it was a search engine but it turns out my search engine on my phone is duck duck go. I downloaded that a few years back and then thought I switched to Brave. Every time I use the default Brave browser my phone comes up like it’s trying to use google instead. It is frustrating me. So I started digging in. I think DDG is used by google. So I started looking at search engines besides google. My phone just gives me the options of the normal crap. Do you know of a search engine I could be using to stop google from monopolizing my searches and tracking me? Brave has been good but I have always felt like I’m getting google searches and their crap. Any helpful ideas for someone NOT a technical wiz?
Yandex.com I am NOT a technical wiz - someone on C&C directed me to Yandex as a search engine and it really opens up a whole new world. I haven't been able to figure out how to make Yandex my default, but I simply go to "Yandex.com" and it pops up with the cursor in the search box title "Finds Everything" - and it gives so many more options than Google or even Duck Duck Go or Swiss Cows.
So I looked at it. I ended up going into Brave settings. Followed the prompts for search engines. Added a custom search index of Yandex.com and also Brave. I was able to make those default that way. Now when I click to a website “google” isn’t popping up at all. The hesitation that was there stopped. It’s like it was trying to use google so there was a hesitation before going to whatever web site. It was doing that for every search. I think this may have done it. Maybe try that. It’ll be interesting to try this for a few days and see.
One thing I noticed is when I am in my email for C&C and I click to reply to a comment the search bar shows google.com and then goes to coffeeandcovid comments. 🤔 I wonder if that’s for using a gmail account for the email?
But since I followed those steps it’s not happening with anything else anymore. Just from within the gmail….
Ok. Just went directly to C&C without using gmail and it did not use google at all! So it must be because gmail is google crap. Weird though because I thought I removed “google” from my phone. So 🙌 🙌 that we are figuring this out!! I’m thinking I’ll change to a proton mail acct. I see lots of people switching to that too.
Brave is a browser and has its own search engine called search.brave.com. You may not have it set up to use the search engine. I use Brave and love it.
Yes. I kept seeing that too. But I think you’re right and I don’t have it set up right. Can you explain how to do it? I’ve gone to their web site but still don’t know what I need to do. I’m guessing that using the APP isn’t the way. Cuz that’s what I did. I downloaded the app and made it my default browser. But it isn’t a search engine. Thank you for weighing in!
I'm not a tech wizard either. I think I read a while back that DDG had been bought by Google. Our @Daverkb seems to know quite a bit about this stuff. I would try him.
President of European Central Bank Says the Entire Economy and Financial System Requires Overhauling due to Climate Change
Christine Lagarde using the excuse that keeps on giving
https://nakedemperor.substack.com/p/president-of-european-central-bank
Mme Lagarde and her groupthink comrades need to have THEIR climates changed.
Totally off subject here Politico Phil. I came to look for someone who might have a helpful answer. I use the Brave browsing app. I thought it was a search engine but it turns out my search engine on my phone is duck duck go. I downloaded that a few years back and then thought I switched to Brave. Every time I use the default Brave browser my phone comes up like it’s trying to use google instead. It is frustrating me. So I started digging in. I think DDG is used by google. So I started looking at search engines besides google. My phone just gives me the options of the normal crap. Do you know of a search engine I could be using to stop google from monopolizing my searches and tracking me? Brave has been good but I have always felt like I’m getting google searches and their crap. Any helpful ideas for someone NOT a technical wiz?
Yandex.com I am NOT a technical wiz - someone on C&C directed me to Yandex as a search engine and it really opens up a whole new world. I haven't been able to figure out how to make Yandex my default, but I simply go to "Yandex.com" and it pops up with the cursor in the search box title "Finds Everything" - and it gives so many more options than Google or even Duck Duck Go or Swiss Cows.
DDG is owned by Google.
Thanks! I’ll give that a look too.
So I looked at it. I ended up going into Brave settings. Followed the prompts for search engines. Added a custom search index of Yandex.com and also Brave. I was able to make those default that way. Now when I click to a website “google” isn’t popping up at all. The hesitation that was there stopped. It’s like it was trying to use google so there was a hesitation before going to whatever web site. It was doing that for every search. I think this may have done it. Maybe try that. It’ll be interesting to try this for a few days and see.
Hallelujah! Just made Yandex my Default Serach Engine:) Proving once again that helping others pays off:) Thanks, Sunnydaze!!
That’s great!
One thing I noticed is when I am in my email for C&C and I click to reply to a comment the search bar shows google.com and then goes to coffeeandcovid comments. 🤔 I wonder if that’s for using a gmail account for the email?
But since I followed those steps it’s not happening with anything else anymore. Just from within the gmail….
Ok. Just went directly to C&C without using gmail and it did not use google at all! So it must be because gmail is google crap. Weird though because I thought I removed “google” from my phone. So 🙌 🙌 that we are figuring this out!! I’m thinking I’ll change to a proton mail acct. I see lots of people switching to that too.
Proton has definitely crossed my mind!!
Brave is a browser and has its own search engine called search.brave.com. You may not have it set up to use the search engine. I use Brave and love it.
Yes. I kept seeing that too. But I think you’re right and I don’t have it set up right. Can you explain how to do it? I’ve gone to their web site but still don’t know what I need to do. I’m guessing that using the APP isn’t the way. Cuz that’s what I did. I downloaded the app and made it my default browser. But it isn’t a search engine. Thank you for weighing in!
This was the link I found on Brave Support site:
https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017479752-How-do-I-set-my-default-search-engine
Thanks!
Happy to help. :)
I'm not a tech wizard either. I think I read a while back that DDG had been bought by Google. Our @Daverkb seems to know quite a bit about this stuff. I would try him.
Ok. Thanks! Appreciate it. I’ll reach out to him.