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    • desertsiren
      desertsiren last edited by

      I have a Samsung A51. Opera version screenshot included. Unfortunately I chose DuckDuckGo when I started, now I can't get it out. I would really prefer to remove it from my phone completely but I would settle for just getting it out of Opera. I want StartPage as my search engine and homepage in Opera for Android.
      I intentionally do not have any one browser selected as a default on my phone, as I use different browsers for different things and I do not want my phone deciding what, where, or how I do anything. I don't use customization on my phone or any apps. I don't do social anything. I block most cookies, I opt out of all targeted or usage based advertising on every site I visit, every time. I request my info not be sold every time & usually follow that up with an email to the privacy email provided.
      I don't allow most apps to automatically open links, I will copy/paste myself. I am very diligent about maintaining my privacy and not being bombarded with ads & junk mail. I don't want to be targeted, tracked, profiled, or personalized. It is a hassle but I don't worry about hackers or having my info stolen. I want my digital presence as small as possible. And I hate duckduckgo. Please tell me how to make this happen.

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @desertsiren last edited by

        @desertsiren Basically, you (most probably) don't.

        Opera doesn't have a home page, so you can't set up start page.com as it

        Regarding the search engine, if you click on the search engine logo on the left of address bar, you can change it.

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        • desertsiren
          desertsiren @leocg last edited by

          @leocg So I will request that StartPage be added as an additional search engine choice. Because on my phone it is not one of those listed & there is no option to add it myself.

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