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Pixel Launcher now lets you switch search providers in EU (9to5google.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/googlepixel@lemmy.world
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Was very excited about this but turns out I can only use DuckDuckGo app, not DuckDuckGo in Firefox. I'm afraid this feature won't really be usable for me since I rely on FF add-ons and synchronization.

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

How come you can't use DDG on Firefox? Is this a limitation on pixels? Seems to work fine on android in general. I even have uBlock origin on Firefox on my phone!

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I can (and do) use DDG in FF but if I chose DDG as a search provider for the launcher searchbar it opens the app.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What if you uninstall the ddg app? Its just chromium under the hood anyway

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Then I can't set it as a search provider. It requires the app.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I had a similar issue where everything would open on chrome. I just uninstalled chrome and now it opens everything on Firefox. Pixel might do things differently though

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This is specifically about the search bar in the Pixel launcher. It's just how they implemented the feature - it requires the app.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Ah sorry, have never owned a pixel. So the search bar is not just a widget that you can remove or replace with different widget?

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    That's one of the annoying parts of the stock OS (unless you can ignore the search bar), it's an unremovable part of the default Pixel launcher. To get rid of it you'd have to install a 3rd-party launcher, or just install GrapheneOS 👀

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    FYI, you can have a shortcut to a new tab in Firefox that pulls up the search bar. And I saw that you use Niagara, so I'll tell you what I do (with Niagara on Pixel):

    I have a swipe up gesture set on the Niagara button to open a new tab in Firefox. It pulls up a new tab, and I can immediately search from there. And you can change the search provider within Firefox to whatever you want. It's typically faster than any search from the Google app or the assistant.

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