How to change the default search engine in Safari on iPhone, iPad, and MacBook

Kiran Singh / Updated: Mar 16, 2023, 11:12PM IST

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How to change the default search engine in Safari on iPhone, iPad, and MacBook

Safari, the default web browser on Apple devices such as iPhone, iPad, and MacBook, comes with Google Search set as the default search engine. However, you can also switch to other search alternatives, including Yahoo, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Ecosia.

Changing search engines in Safari
While it’s simple to visit a search engine website and use it from there, it is even more convenient to have your preferred search engine accessible directly in the address bar. That’s because, using the latter way, you can directly enter your search query in the address bar and look it up on the preferred search engine instead of having to load up the search engine’s website first.

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How to change the default search engine in Safari on iPhone or iPad

Go to Settings.
Scroll down and tap on the Safari option.
Under the Search tab, tap on the Search engine option.
Select your preferred search engine from the available options.

How to change the default search engine in Safari on Mac

Open the Safari app.
Select the Preferences option from the drop-down menu and go to the Search tab.
Finally, select your preferred default search engine from the drop-down menu.

Conclusion
Safari comes with Google as its default search engine across Apple devices, but you can easily change it to any other search engine at any point. The available options include popular search engines such as Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Yahoo.