How to Set Google as Default Search Engine

This is an article that shows you how to set Google as your web browser’s search engine. This guide applies to the mobile and desktop versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, as well as Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer on the desktop. If you’ve changed your search engine, but are still asked to use a different one, you can disable your browser extension or open your computer’s anti-virus software to check which software has been used. change your settings.

Table of Contents

Chrome on the computer

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Open

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Google Chrome. It’s a spherical icon with red, yellow, green and blue colors.

Click ⋮ in the upper-right corner of the window. You will see a menu appear after clicking on the icon.

Click Settings at the bottom of the pop-up menu.

Scroll down the page and select Manage search engines . You’ll find this option in the “Search engine” section.

You can also change the address bar’s search engine to Google in this section by clicking the list next to “Search engine used in the address bar” and select Google .

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Click ⋮ to the right of the Google search engine to bring up a menu.

Click Make default in the menu. This will set Google as Chrome’s default search engine.

Chrome on phone

Open

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Google Chrome. It’s a spherical icon with red, yellow, green and blue colors.

Select ⋮ in the upper right corner of the screen. You will see a menu appear after touching the icon.

Select Settings . This option is below the currently displayed menu.

Select Search Engine near the top of the page.

Select Google . This will select Google as Chrome’s search engine.

Select DONE (Done). This will save the settings and return you to the previous page.

Skip this step if you use Android operating system.

Firefox on PC

Open Firefox. It’s an orange fox symbol wrapped around a blue orb.

Click ☰ in the top-right corner of the page to bring up a menu.

Click Options on Windows or Preferences on Mac. You will see a menu appear after clicking.

Click the Search tab on the left side of the window (on Windows) or at the top of the window (on Mac).

Click the “Default Search Engine” section selection list at the top of the window. You will see a menu displayed.

Click Google . This will select Google as Firefox’s default search engine.

Firefox on phone

Open Firefox. Tap the Firefox icon with the orange fox wrapped around the blue sphere.

Select the ☰ icon in the bottom center of the screen (on iPhone) or ⋮ in the upper right corner of the screen (on Android).

Select Settings . It’s the menu that’s displayed at the bottom of the screen (on iPhone) or near the bottom of the currently displayed menu (on Android). This will open Firefox’s settings menu.

On an iPhone, you’ll likely have to swipe the menu right or left to bring up the Settings selection.

Select Search near the top of the page.

Tap the current search engine. You’ll see a selection near the top of the page. This will bring up a list of available search engines.

Select Google . As such, you will choose Google as the default search engine for Firefox.

Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge. It’s a dark blue “e” icon.

Click ⋯ in the upper-right corner of the Edge window to bring up a menu.

Click Settings at the bottom of the pop-up menu. You will see an additional menu appear on the right side of the page.

Scroll down the page and select View advanced settings . This option is near the bottom of the menu that appears.

Scroll down and select Change search engine . You’ll find this option in the “Search in address bar with” section.

Click Google as your search engine.

Click Set as default at the bottom of the menu. This will change the search engine of the Microsoft Edge address bar to Google.

Internet Explorer

Open Internet Explorer. It’s a blue “e” with a golden line.

Click

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Settings (Settings). It’s the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the Internet Explorer window. After clicking, you will see a menu displayed.

Click Internet options near the bottom of the pop-up menu.

Click the Programs tab in the upper-right corner of the Internet Options window.

Click Manage add-ons . Select this in the “Manage add-ons” section of the Internet Option window. You will see another window appear on the screen.

Click the Search Providers tab on the left side of the window.

Select Google . Click the Google icon in the middle of the window to select.

Click Set as default in the bottom-right corner of the search engine window. This will set Google as Internet Explorer’s default search engine.

Click Close in the lower-right corner of the window.

Select OK at the bottom of the Internet Options window. Now Google has become Internet Explorer’s default search engine.

Safari on PC

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Open Safari. It’s the blue compass icon.

Click Safari in the upper-left corner of the screen. You will see a menu appear after clicking.

Click Preferences… near the top of the Safari menu that displays. This will open the Options window.

Click the Search tab at the top of the Options window.

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Click the drop-down box next to “Search engine” above the Search tab. After clicking you will see a list of choices displayed.

Click Google in the selection list. This will set Google as Safari’s search engine.

Safari on iPhone

Open

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Settings of iPhone. Tap the gray gear-shaped app. You usually see this icon on the home screen.

Steps

Chrome on the computer

Chrome on phone

Firefox on PC

Firefox on phone

Microsoft Edge

Internet Explorer

Safari on PC

Safari on iPhone

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