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Change Default Search Engine in Opera on Android

Opera for Android defaults to Google for address bar searches. You can switch to DuckDuckGo, Bing, Ecosia, or several other engines in a few taps.

If you want fewer trackers, local results, or just a change of pace, the setting lives in your profile menu. The switch takes less than a minute.

List of Search Engines Available on Opera Android

  • Google
  • Yahoo
  • Bing
  • DuckDuckGo
  • Ecosia
  • Qwant
  • Startpage
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • Wikipedia

Steps to Change Search Engine on Opera for Android

When your address bar searches keep defaulting to Google but you want something else, here’s how to fix it.

  1. Launch Opera.
  2. Tap your profile icon in the bottom right corner of the toolbar.
  3. Tap the settings gear icon icon to open Settings.
  4. Scroll down and tap Search.
    change search engine on Opera
  5. Tap Default Search Engine.
  6. Pick DuckDuckGo, Bing, Ecosia, or whichever engine you prefer.
    select a search engine on Opera Android

Bottom Line

You’ll know it worked the next time you run a search from the address bar. If the results page looks different and shows your new engine’s branding, the change took. DuckDuckGo and Startpage keep your queries private by default. Ecosia uses ad revenue to plant trees. The setting sticks until you manually switch it again.

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Swayam Prakash

Swayam Prakash

Swayam is a professional content creator with 6-years of experience in conceptualizing, creating, and managing tech-based content for notable online publishing firms. He troubleshoots the technical issues and loves to write about it. Connect him on LinkedIn.

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