Search with Duckduckgo in address bar

belenus

Hello,

After coming back to Vivaldi on my phone I've noticed that I can't directly search with Duckduckgo using address bar. Any search I enter causes going to the main website of DDG (not search results). It happens both in normal and private tabs. In the Vivaldi's search engines list Duckduckgo shows twice, but none works as expected.

Zalex108

@belenus

Hi,
This works

DDG https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s&{ddg:Referral}
DDG Suggest https://duckduckgo.com/ac/?q=%s&type=list

Use V Desktop to Sync to Android.

belenus

@Zalex108 said in Search with Duckduckgo in address bar:

@belenus

Hi,
This works

DDG https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s&{ddg:Referral}
DDG Suggest https://duckduckgo.com/ac/?q=%s&type=list

Use V Desktop to Sync to Android.

Works! Thank you very much. So it seems that default POST parameters for DDG are wrong in the browser.

Zalex108

@belenus

Not sure,
Should be tested on a Clean Profile to confirm it.

worksong

Have had same irritating problem for months.

Can you pls provide details on how to implement this fix? Tnx.

mib2berlin

@worksong
Hi, I don't use DDG usually but I change for testing.
I guess you have enabled DDG as default search engine already.
Just enable Search Suggestions in Search Engine Settings and it work out of the box.
Please, always add your Vivaldi, Android version and your device.

Cheers, mib

worksong

@mib2berlin
Tnx & sorry, mib.
Samsung SM G970U; Android 12; Vivaldi 6.8.3388.230

That's what I'd done before asking for help. Example: with Search Suggestions enabled, I type "anker charger" in address box & can choose between clicking "Go" & clicking magnifying glass in search box below. Either way I get SAME result: a new DDG page where I have to type again in the search box (which then delivers normal results).

The extra steps every time are annoying.
It's def not DDG; default changed to Google, type query in address bar, & am presented with clean Google page with empty search box every time.

Any suggestions & thoughts welcome.

mib2berlin

@worksong
Hm, I get the search results.
Do you have Vivaldi installed on desktop and synced?
If yes, check if the search and suggestion URL's are filled.
URL:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s&{ddg:Referral}
Suggest URL:
https://duckduckgo.com/ac/?q=%s&type=list