Using google.com instead of google.xx

curiousjm

curiousjm

I have been big fan Opera from year 2000 (Version 5.0). It has been my default browser since then. However due to limitations on certain web sites I was also using IE and then Chrome.

I have now installed Opera Next 21.0.1432.39. Although many features of Opera 12 are missing but I have made Opera 21 as my default browser and am happy (though not fully) with it.

One of the main feature which I miss is to use google.com as my default search engine instead of country specific (google.xx) google search.

I could change to google.com in Opera 12 as well as in Chrome but I couldn't find any way to change the default to google.com instead of google.co.in. I have deleted all cookies and used google.com/ncr but to no avail. There is no way to edit the listed default browsers.

I was able to add google.com as an additional search engine but there is no way to make it as default.

Any help in this respect will be appreciated.

sgunhouse

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer

You have to change your saved locale in the file Local State in your profile. I worked it out for someone in the old forum, fortunately someone quoted it recently so I don't have to dig it up again ...

curiousjm

curiousjm

Thanks sgunhouse. Your suggestion worked like a charm. I appreciate your help.