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    How to remove Google AI overview in search results?

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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer @Halfabee last edited by

      @Halfabee Are you using Google to search? If so, then you already have your answer for why it's being displayed.

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      • Halfabee
        Halfabee @leocg last edited by

        @leocg
        But why does Google AI overview only appear when I use Opera, but not when I use Chrome or Firefox?
        And to repeat my question, can it be removed when using Opera?

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        • AnilVcube
          AnilVcube last edited by leocg

          Go to Settings > Search engine > Manage search engines and site search
          Select Add next to the Site search section
          Add a nickname for your AI-less version of Google
          Paste in this URL: {google:baseURL}search?q=%s&udm=14
          Select Save or Add

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          • Halfabee
            Halfabee @AnilVcube last edited by

            @AnilVcube
            Thanks Anil. How do I do this is Opera on my Android Phone?
            I can go Account - Settings - Search which tells me Google is my default search engine and lets me change the search engine from the list - but not add a new search engine?

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @Halfabee last edited by

              @Halfabee Where are you seeing it? Do you have a screenshot?

              I don't seem to be getting it here

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              • Halfabee
                Halfabee @leocg last edited by

                @leocg
                If you aren't getting it then think yourself lucky.

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @Halfabee last edited by

                  @Halfabee But do you have a screenshot?

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                  • Halfabee
                    Halfabee @leocg last edited by

                    @leocg
                    Stupid question - how do I upload a screenshot? I tried both of the image icons on the toolbar. One lead to this
                    ![alt text](image url)
                    And the other this, when I selected the screenshot I want to share.
                    Screenshot_20240820-125934.png

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                    • Halfabee
                      Halfabee last edited by

                      Ah, it shows the image when I post...Anyway, that's what I get, the Google AI overview is always the first result to a search, it only appears when I use Opera, and I would like to remove it. Running Android 14 on a Nothing 1.

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Halfabee last edited by

                        @Halfabee It seems to be something from the page itself.

                        I got it a couple of times when checking it yesterday, by the way.

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                        • leocg
                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Halfabee last edited by

                          @Halfabee It's a Google Labs experiment, you probably can disable it in your Google settings.

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                          • Halfabee
                            Halfabee last edited by

                            That's my issue: nowhere can I find where to turn off Google AI overview.

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                            • Opie247
                              Opie247 last edited by

                              I hope some kind soul can create an Opera extension that will block the "AI Overview" paragraph that is now at the top of Google search results (it's beyond my abilities to create one). There are a few Chrome extensions that do this, but when installed in Opera, none of them work (usually Chrome extension do work with Opera, but not in this case).

                              I know the simplest solution is to use another search engine, but I've tried them all and I like Google best -- but I do hate their new AI Overview section which clutters the search results page -- and they don't have an option to turn it off.

                              A native Opera extension to block the AI Overview section would be pure awesomeness!

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                              • Opie247
                                Opie247 @leocg last edited by

                                @leocg Unfortunately, there is no option to disable it.

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                                • Halfabee
                                  Halfabee @Opie247 last edited by

                                  @Opie247 Why can't this be disabled? It's a PITA, mainly because it is usually wrong.
                                  This only appears in Opera, so please can someone find a way to turn this off?
                                  In the meantime, I shall use another browser.

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