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Handy Hint 65  - "My Safari uses Yahoo (or Bing) - how can I make it use Google?"

Many people prefer to use Google as their internet search engine, but find that their Safari is using either Yahoo or Bing instead!  How do you tell Safari to use Google - on your iPad/iPhone, and on your Mac?

On your iPad and iPhone ...

Step by Step instructions

On your iPad/iPhone, 
  1. Open Settings 'app'
  2. Touch on Safari 
  3. Touch Search Engine 
  4. Touch Google so that it is now ticked.
  5. Google will now be your default Search engine.

Watch this short video demo - press ▷ to play

On your Mac ...

Step by Step instructions

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On your Mac, 
  1. In the menu bar, click Safari
  2. From the list of options shown, choose Preferences
  3. Click on the General option at the top left  (if not already selected).
  4. Click on the Default search engine field
  5. Choose Google from the list of options provided.


Watch this short video demo - press ▷to play