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Search engine control seems disabled or corrupt

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smscompute
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In settings, the customize search engine function doesn't appear to offer any removal option or ordering option. Effectively when I search, the browser auto-uses Yahoo. What could be going on?

In settings, the customize search engine function doesn't appear to offer any removal option or ordering option. Effectively when I search, the browser auto-uses Yahoo. What could be going on?

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Tapping on an item in the Settings should allow you to remove or set as default. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/manage-my-default-search-engines-firefox-android

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Kevin
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Tapping on an item in the Settings should allow you to remove or set as default. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/manage-my-default-search-engines-firefox-android

smscompute
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Thanks. Wasn't apparent. I think a "Remove" button would have made this question unnecessary.