# Does Firefox Automatically Switch Google for Yahoo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 5, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-firefox-automatically-switch-google-for-yahoo/815444 "2018-06-05T00:47:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-firefox-automatically-switch-google-for-yahoo/815444/1 "2018-06-05T00:47:12Z")
I am using Google in Firefox, and I am sick and tired of every Google search returning (sucky) Yahoo results! Yes, the Yahoo! logo appears, and I can tell the poor quality in results is Yahoo. My Firefox options are set-up to use Google for searches. Still, something is overriding my wishes. How do I correct this? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-firefox-automatically-switch-google-for-yahoo/815444/2 "2018-06-05T00:50:19Z")
I use Firefox all the time, and I think the last time I ever saw a Yahoo result for anything was over a decade ago. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-firefox-automatically-switch-google-for-yahoo/815444/3 "2018-06-05T01:12:29Z")
Mozilla and Yahoo briefly had a deal that made Yahoo the default search engine; I thought this had ended in the last couple of years though. What version of Firefox are you using? ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-firefox-automatically-switch-google-for-yahoo/815444/4 "2018-06-05T01:43:02Z")
It tries to make Yahoo the default search engine, and you might have missed the question. In my version - 60.0.1 you can go to Options, then Search on the side bar, and set your default search engine. I have it as Google and it does not try to override this. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-firefox-automatically-switch-google-for-yahoo/815444/5 "2018-06-05T02:48:40Z")
> [@Jinx](#): > > I am using Google in Firefox, and I am sick and tired of every Google search returning (sucky) Yahoo results! When you say you are “using Google,” what exactly are you doing? ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-firefox-automatically-switch-google-for-yahoo/815444/6 "2018-06-05T02:49:38Z")
While I can’t say what is causing your problem, I have been using FireFox for years without anything resetting my search preferences. So it’s probably not anything integral to FF. ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-firefox-automatically-switch-google-for-yahoo/815444/7 "2018-06-05T03:12:25Z")
Hey, just figure out how to use [http://duckduckgo.com](http://duckduckgo.com) for your Internet searches. If, and when, Google shows up, just back away (you have a “back” button). I’ve seen nothing to tell me that the Duckers are spying on me. Your Mileage May Vary. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-firefox-automatically-switch-google-for-yahoo/815444/8 "2018-06-16T11:13:30Z")
Thanks to everyone for the feedback. I will look into this. And, will try the Duck! I understand Google is spying on me collecting all kinds of meaning crap. It certainly won’t help them profile me for advertisers, for one. BTW, the version of FF I am running is 60.0.2 (64 bit). ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-firefox-automatically-switch-google-for-yahoo/815444/9 "2018-06-16T11:27:45Z")
I just examined my FF options, and here is a list of what I found: a) There is a place where Google is selected as my search engine. (checked) b) Immediately below that is a check box for “Provide Search Suggestions” (checked) (does that mean dropdown text?) c) Indented immediately below that are two choices: i. Show search suggestions in address bar results (checked) ii. Show search suggestions ahead of browsing history in address bar results (not checked) Last, and this seems contradictory: **ONE-CLICK SEARCH ENGINES** Choose the alternative search engines that appear below the address bar and search bar when you start to enter a keyword. (FYI: All search engines were checked, including Yahoo. This is the only place where I find a mention of Yahoo.) …Are there additional options I should review, as well? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-firefox-automatically-switch-google-for-yahoo/815444/10 "2018-06-16T11:37:12Z")
Those all have to do with how the browser searches for you. The only thing I have checked is “provide search suggestions”. Also, in the dropdown and one-click are, I’ve deleted everything other than google. With it set up like this, when I type something in the address bar that isn’t a website, it brings back the google results it. As for it automatically changing, I’ll guess that it’s some program you installed or plugin or an add-on/extension you updated/installed. For a while Adblock Plus was changing my search default back to Yahoo every few weeks. It may have been just resetting all that to it’s defaults though, I’m not sure.