<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Default search engine for start screen in Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Hello!<br />
Currently default search engine for Opera start screen in Ukraine is still Yandex. But if you don't use VPN you can't use Yandex search as well. So it looks like a joke. And even if you use VPN you could be just a bit lazy to turn it one just for the search (when you have alternatives). That's why in 2017 summer only 9% ukrainians uses Yandex search (almost 90% for google). I supposer, now even less.</p>
<p dir="auto">That's why I propose to make Google default search on start screen. Or to give user a choice, when he install Opera? Of course, you can change it manually in AppData... But it's not user-friendly <img src="https://forums.opera.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/emoji-one/1f642.png?v=o7miklbo7rs" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-emoji-one emoji--slightly_smiling_face" title=":)" alt="🙂" /></p>
<p dir="auto">Best regards.</p>
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