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Re: google woes
Mobile searches on Google have now surpassed desktop in 17 (presumably the tech-significant) countries, including the US. So, like I keep trying to tell clients who don’t grasp the need for mobile-compatible websites… yeah, mobile searching is important (to say nothing of readability, making transactions, etc).
What irritates me is that iOS Safari doesn’t allow you to use DuckDuck as an SE option. So my choices are Google, Bing, Yahoo. Death by sword, knife, or axe at that point.
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Destry wrote #290669:
What irritates me is that Safari iOS doesn’t allow you to use DuckDuck as an SE option. So my choices are Google, Bing, Yahoo. Death by sword, knife, or axe at that point.
Hi Destry, On ios8 DuckDuck is listed as an option so do put your axe away and update the system instead:)
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iOS Safari doesn’t allow you to use DuckDuck as an SE option
Good news: it didn’t use to, but it does now on my 4S under “Settings > Safari > Search engine”. See also …
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I use a iPhone 4. I’m happy to upgrade if you’re kind enough to buy me a new phone. I’m flat broke. I like my sharp axe. It cuts deep, and severs.
Is it so hard for Apple to add a fourth option? I don’t think so.
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Ah ok, you’re on iOS7. My 4s is not all that recent either, but you’re right it’s not a default option on iOS7. Some options: there is an app, or you could save the duckduckgo search page to your home screen or make it part of a launch center / workflow. Agreed, none of those are quite the same, though. I also saw a number of workarounds of varying quality.
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Yiannis
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