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setting browsers and search engines

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Jerk
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I don't understand the difference between a default browser and a search engine. I am tired of Google but everything is associated with google.so I downloaded Firefox but I'm had duck duck go but heck now I've got the tor browser

I don't understand the difference between a default browser and a search engine. I am tired of Google but everything is associated with google.so I downloaded Firefox but I'm had duck duck go but heck now I've got the tor browser

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Jerk
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I don't understand the difference between a default browser and a search engine. I am tired of Google but everything is associated with google.so I downloaded Firefox but I'm had duck duck go but heck now I've got the tor browser

Paul
Paul
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Hi

This is the support forum for Firefox for Android, not DuckDuckGo or the Tor browser.

The default browser is the web browser app that your Android device uses by default.

A search engine is a web service that helps you find content online