<![CDATA[different search engines for instant search]]>Hello fellow forum members,

I'd like to suggest a change to the instant search feature.

As the "new" feature has been introduced some time ago now I was really missing one thing which made me not use the feature all that much.

The missing point has been being able to choose a different search engine apart from google, such as duckduckgo, bing or whatever you may prefer.

Since the search box in the address bar can be configured for other search engines it would be nice to see the same happen to the instant search feature in a coming update.

I would definetely use the feature mor often.

kind regards

Simon

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/29092/different-search-engines-for-instant-searchRSS for NodeMon, 20 Apr 2026 19:44:45 GMTMon, 08 Oct 2018 21:16:49 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to different search engines for instant search on Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:51:30 GMT]]>Okay, I answered my own question by typing a search in the URL... and it defaulted to DuckDuckGo, as I requested. So at least I can rest assured that when I type a search in the URL bar, it will use not use Google, which is my biggest concern. I hardly ever use a "search bar" to do a search anyway. It's the URL search that's important.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/174599https://forums.opera.com/post/174599Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:51:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to different search engines for instant search on Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:42:47 GMT]]>I just downloaded Opera to use instead of Chrome, and I do NOT want to use Google as my search engine. Why does Opera ask which search engine I want to use as my default, and give me lots of choices including Bing and DuckDuckGo, and then not actually use it? Since the google bar is what appears on my default page, I'm clicking on Bing in my bookmarks instead. But here's my real question: What are they using as a search engine in their actual URL bar? How can we know?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/174598https://forums.opera.com/post/174598Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:42:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to different search engines for instant search on Thu, 20 Jun 2019 23:30:55 GMT]]>In general opera could be more open to other search engines. It's quite a common and since some time a criticized problem that opera is so fixed on google. The only option we have is to use the shortcuts and to change the default browser, which does not (but should) work for instant search etc.
Furthermore, it should be possible to add other engines like qwant, ecosia etc.
Both should not be too hard to implement, but users wait for some of this for years.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/174180https://forums.opera.com/post/174180Thu, 20 Jun 2019 23:30:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to different search engines for instant search on Thu, 20 Jun 2019 17:07:11 GMT]]>@zendog Not my first language so, yes, I can make mistakes eventually.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/174142https://forums.opera.com/post/174142Thu, 20 Jun 2019 17:07:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to different search engines for instant search on Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:20:41 GMT]]>@leocg Incorrect is your usage of the English language.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/174113https://forums.opera.com/post/174113Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:20:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to different search engines for instant search on Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:56:20 GMT]]>@zendog Incorrect is to reply to a five months topic and even don't read what was write.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/174035https://forums.opera.com/post/174035Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:56:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to different search engines for instant search on Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:33:49 GMT]]>You changed your speed dial search engine?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/174021https://forums.opera.com/post/174021Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:33:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to different search engines for instant search on Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:07:31 GMT]]>@leocg This is incorrect. I changed my start page to Duck Duck Go and the browser is still using Google for instant search

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/174014https://forums.opera.com/post/174014Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:07:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to different search engines for instant search on Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:18:45 GMT]]>If Instant Search uses the same search of the one at start page, I would like to be able using keywords on start page too(I mean in Google search box).

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163155https://forums.opera.com/post/163155Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:18:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to different search engines for instant search on Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:36:41 GMT]]>Instant Search uses the same search engine of the one at start page, so it can be different depending on where you live.

Regarding updates, we will see if and when a release with that request/suggestion is released.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163150https://forums.opera.com/post/163150Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:36:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to different search engines for instant search on Wed, 23 Jan 2019 14:18:01 GMT]]>Any updates on this? Hilarious that I opera is so bound to Google search.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163143https://forums.opera.com/post/163143Wed, 23 Jan 2019 14:18:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to different search engines for instant search on Mon, 08 Oct 2018 22:50:38 GMT]]>You can use keywords to search using different search engines.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/156595https://forums.opera.com/post/156595Mon, 08 Oct 2018 22:50:38 GMT