I make DuckDuckGo my default search engine, and do my searches from the main Opera Address Bar.

Now here's something more on Disconnect Search. The reason for the limitation to five default search engines was that malware and adware were hijacking people's browsers to unsafe locations. I don't know the answer to your question about Opera's plans for the future. Sponsored links (otherwise known as advertisements) might also be different, since the search engine will not be able to target them based on your past browsing behavior or other information they know about you. For example, if you search for a local restaurant or store, the search engine won't know your location so it won't be able to geographically target the results. The results should be very similar to what you would get using DuckDuckGo outside the extension, with an exception for geographically targeted results. You can search from the main address bar with DuckDuckGo without the initial/code, and essentially have it as a default, if you use the Disconnect Search extension (from the Opera Store).Īfter you install Disconnect Search, just check DuckDuckGo in it as your default search engine, and then also choose to search from the main address bar.

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