Amazon Search becomes default search after language addition
I recently had Amazon replace Google as my default search (Amazon was the only search engine option). I could only fix this by deleting the Firefox profile folder. I did not understand how it happened. It happened a few more times and today I think I figured out the pattern. I work with different languages in our website and I was reviewing translations and had to add a language. As soon as I did, the default search was Amazon with no other options.
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Jake, I am able to reproduce your issue. Firefox looses the default search setting. I don't know if this a bug. Firefox sets different search settings for every language. If you need to switch back and forth a lot e.g. French and English, you could also the Firefox Profile feature Profile Manager - Create, remove, or switch Firefox profiles
If you think this is a bug I do recommend to fill a bug report. Simply send send your comment via email to ios-feedback@mozilla.com or go to Firefox > Settings > Send feedback
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Did you follow along the step by step instruction as described here: Change your default search settings in Firefox
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Yes, I tried that however when this happens, the ONLY default search engine in the dropdown is Amazon. The One-Click Search Engines also only shows Amazon and the "Restore Default Search Engine" button is disabled.
Did you install or use any Add-ons what might overwrite your default search settings? It sounds like corrupt Preferences. Try also to delete the Firefox preference files. Check out Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings
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No Add-ins. I just tried this again to make sure of the steps and I have more detail. English (US) was my default and only language. I added French. In French, I had all the search engine options. I went back to English (US) and then Amazon was the only choice. Refresh Firefox fixes the problem, of course, but then the languages are gone so that defeats the purpose.
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Jake, I am able to reproduce your issue. Firefox looses the default search setting. I don't know if this a bug. Firefox sets different search settings for every language. If you need to switch back and forth a lot e.g. French and English, you could also the Firefox Profile feature Profile Manager - Create, remove, or switch Firefox profiles
If you think this is a bug I do recommend to fill a bug report. Simply send send your comment via email to ios-feedback@mozilla.com or go to Firefox > Settings > Send feedback
Thanks. Not sure it is a bug but it seems like it is so I submitted it via Feedback. I looked at the profiles option and while not seemless, it seems that a profile for testing websites is exactly what profiles where created. Marking your comment as solved problem.