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Why is there Google again default search engine after updating FF?

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after the last update (made today) and reopening, this happens:

Google is again default search engine even if I deleted Google from my search engine list!

after the last update (made today) and reopening, this happens: Google is again default search engine even if I deleted Google from my search engine list!

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Hello, if you were not aware -- Google has become the default search engine in US based installed of Firefox.

More information: https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/11/14/firefox-features-google-as-default-search-provider-in-the-u-s-canada-hong-kong-and-taiwan/

To change your search engine type in about:preferences#search in your URL bar, click on the drop down menu and choose your preferred search engine.

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Did you look at your settings as well to see what else changed?

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yes, i never had an issue with this... its the FIRST upgrade/update ever, where the "new" version disables the users search engine and ads another one, I think its a bug...

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Hi, please try changing your search engine back to the one you want following my guide above. If that solved your problem -- mark as solution.

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of course this works, already done

the issue is that after an update the browser shouldn't change search engine settings!

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Sorry for the inconvenience. This happened once before when Mozilla signed a default search provider agreement with Yahoo. Recently Google replaced Yahoo. You can choose your preferred default again: Change your default search settings in Firefox.

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already done, but this shouldn't happen as it is patronizing users!

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Hello, mark my first reply as solution since it solved your problem. You picked the wrong reply.

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its not THE solution, a real solution would be to avoid the problem from the beginning by not patronizing users! I already knew how to change settings

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If your problem was solved -- please choose a solution.

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You can choose your own post as a solution. ;-)