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 brows…
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.
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.