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Pixel Launcher now lets you switch search providers in EU
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this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2024
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I wonder if there might be a workaround for that - eg those apps (like Better Open With or Open Link With) that can spot outgoing link requests and make themselves available as a default link opening option, so that the user can then specify a particular action to take or app to open.
If there was something like that that you could set as your default "search" app in the launcher, but which actually then ran an automation in, say, Macrodroid or whatever to open DDG's site (with FF picking up as your default launcher) then that might do the job?
I'm not technical enough to know how feasible that is, but seems like possibility maybe.
Of course it'd be better if Pixel Launcher just let you specify a link and a browser!
This is exactly what I thought about too. My knowledge about Android development is pretty limited but I might try to research that later.
They could literally add a text field allowing you to enter the search URL to be opened in the default browser... But I guess making this feature actually good isn't really in their interest.
Yeah - I'm kind of amazed they're doing it at all unless they're being made to maybe, by the EU or whatever.
Hope you find a solution!
You've hit the nail on the head - they are forced to do it by the EU.
Thanks!