One of the tasks we like to do on the tablet is Search. For some reason, the very personal form factor lends itself to searching the internet for information, content or something to buy. Whether we are searching in a browser, from within an App or from the Home Screen, Search is a function that many Tablet users will benefit from. In fact, users seem to love to search on mobile devices. a few data He says there’s more engagement from searches made on the tablet than on the desktop.
Most mobile devices have a default search engine configured. Unless you change this default you will be using the search engine, the mobile device manufacturer has made a deal to include this default. Yes, money changes hands in such deals. Most users would never think or even consider changing the default search engine on any device, let alone mobile.
However, you can change these defaults to the search engine of your choice. For example, if the manufacturer selected Bing as the default but you prefer Google, you can make this change so that Google is the new default. On Amazon Kindle Fire Tablets, the default search engine is Bing. If you want to change that, here are the steps for it.
Note that there are two places you can start a general web search on Kindle Fire Tablets. You can do this from the address bar in the Silk browser or select the Search icon in the Category menu bar at the top of the Home Screen. It’s the magnifying glass located entirely to the left at the top of your screen.
If you choose to search from the Home Screen, entering a search query will open a new search page offering a space to enter your query and recent search history.
From this search page, you will be redirected to the Silk browser for your results.
So, to change your search preferences on Kindle Fire Tablets, do the following:
First, swipe down from the top of your screen and select Settings.
Then select Applications.
At the bottom of the page, you will see a list of Amazon apps installed on your device. Select Silk Browser towards the bottom of this list.
At the top of the next Settings page you will see Search Engine. Select that entry.
A popup will appear and present you with three options: Bing (default), Google and Yahoo!.
Yahoo! search is now supported by Bing, so you may ask why the redundancy. there are some differences It displays differently on the Kindle Fire HDX I’m suing in reported results.
To make a change, all you have to do is select one of the three entries. Press the back arrow at the bottom of the screen and your future searches will return results from the search engine you selected as the new default.
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