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Description of the issue:
I am running iOS version 18.5 on my phone and it is the public release version. Brave is used as my default browser and for both public and private tabs. I have Google disabled as well as in my settings. I only have DuckDuckGo selected as my search engine yet when I do search results from Siri, it comes up with a Google page by default.
How can this issue be reproduced?
I have only selected DuckDuckGo as my engine
Confirmed all others are unchecked
Expected result:
Should come up with results from my query under DuckDuckGo not google
Can you give detailed instructions on what steps you’re taking?
I just was trying to replicate what you’re saying on my iPhone. But I’m just not seeing how to even come close to what your issue is.
If I do a search on Siri usually it shows results in it’s own window and clicking/tapping any links directly to the content.
And if I use the voice search within Brave it goes to whatever default search engine I had set.
I’m not sure if I’m just doing something different or misunderstanding. But if you can give more details it would make it easier to try to figure out and help.
NOTE
Version 1.78 (103) is the current version of Brave for iOS. You may wish to update when you get a chance as they had some good fixes in the last update here for some minor issues
I did this already. It still comes up with Google. I narrowed it down to when I use Siri so I’m just not gonna use Siri and I’ll go directly to the brave browser to type in my search requests
This is what I found on a web search. I don’t use Safari but it still uses Google if I use Siri.
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Apple uses Google’s search engine for Siri primarilyfor consistency with the default search engine in its Safari browser, according to SMB Nation.This ensures a unified user experience when searching through Siri and navigating the web in Safari.Additionally, Google has a strong relationship with Apple, and the move is seen as a way to deliver the best possible user experience, according to SMB Nation.
