Privacy is the biggest draw of DuckDuckGo, and it applies it in a way that doesn’t feel restricting. Using DuckDuckGo brought me back to a simpler time when a search engine was only there to answer questions like, “What is the best laptop under $1000?” or “What was Tim Robbins’ character’s nickname in Top Gun?” (It was Merlin.) I barely remember a time when my every move wasn’t tracked, analyzed, and then marketed back to me through targeted suggestions and ads. Google has taken steps to address the issue by allowing you to disable search personalization under settings, but I suspect many users are still unaware of this option.
Next, tap "Settings," then "Search Engine." Next, select "DuckDuckGo," and tap "Done" (on iOS) or the back button (on Android) to finish up.For someone who has used Google most of his adult life, this feels oddly refreshing. With Chrome open, tap the horizontal or vertical ellipsis ( Now, whether you're on Android or iOS, the process is pretty much the same. Step 2: Choose DuckDuckGo as Your Search Engine
Update Google Chrome: Android (free) | iOS (free).If you're not updated, you'll have to use the old search engine-switching trick, which is not as easy as just selecting it as described below in Step 2. Step 1: Update Your Chrome Versionīefore you can switch to DuckDuckGo, make sure you update Chrome for iOS or Android so that it's running version 73 or higher. This makes it much easier to switch to a search engine in Chrome that won't store your data, record your searches or keep a history, and let advertisers track you. While you could always add DuckDuckGo as your default search engine in Google Chrome using a trick that temporarily adds it to the list of options to choose from, in Chrome version 73 for both Android and iOS, DuckDuckGo is one of the options Google provides along with Bing, Yahoo, and itself. With DuckDuckGo, the company does not track anything you search or allow anyone else to track it, so you can effectively search from your iPhone or Android phone anonymously. While Google would rather you use Google as the default search engine in Chrome, there's a way to switch to the more privacy-geared DuckDuckGo search engine for all your web browsing needs.
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