So as you may know, i am a guy mostly focused on privacy. Basically, insead of google i use SearXNG. (Privacy focused search engine) However, when i went to change the default search engine in safari, there was no option to add a custom search engine.
This really pissed me off. So how come Apple allows changing default browsers in the EU, but not search engines?
Only search engine who pay got into that list.
Kagi offers a safari plugin which intercepts a search request and sends it to Kagi instead. Works great.
Why not just use firefox?
Safari is just way better integrated in the System and its not like Firefox on iOS is the real firefox. Its webkit with a Firefox skin.
True.
Damn, was not aware of this
FF iOS still offers Mozilla sync and partial ad blocking but no extensions are available.
I’m not saying it’s the right way, but I thought this had been possible for quite some time by using a safari extension like https://apps.apple.com/us/app/customize-search-engine/id6445840140
When Apple figures out a way to maximize its profit by extorting those search engines.
