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If you just picked up a new BlackBerry Bold 9930, you may be upset when you see that Verizon has made Bing the default search engine once again. Well don't fret -- unlike previous OS versions you can now easily make any search you want the default in the BlackBerry browser. To do so, follow these few simple steps.
Now click the new search to set it as the default and you're done. When you enter a search term in the navigation bar it will use Google (or whatever search you specified as the default) and you're all set! Thanks to everyone that sent this in!
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esalonia Aug 17, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Great
vishalsheth83 Aug 17, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Do you really have to go through all of that? What I did was start typing what I wanted to search for in the address bar, and then on the right hand side, there's a dropdown where you can choose Bing, Google, Wikipedia, etc. I just chose google from there and was done with it. You do that once and it's set as the default.
I think that method is easier than filling in things yourself.
gregorylkelly Aug 17, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Do you have the Verizon 9930? Because Verizon forces you to use Bing as the default search engine.
vishalsheth83 Aug 17, 2011 at 12:58 pm
No, i have a Rogers 9900, but the first time I searched for something, it went to Bing as default. As soon as that happened I went and searched for the exact same thing, but changed the search engine on the right hand side to Google and I haven't had to change anything since then.
Supa_Fly1 Aug 21, 2011 at 4:22 pm
I originally thought the same thing and it worked, until I wiped my Rogers 9900. Then all the search options where gone ... I only noticed when trying to search for something and found that this was gone.
thus if you wipe your BB900, at least on Rogers, then you'll need to re-enter them.
tdegard Aug 17, 2011 at 1:07 pm
I thought the same thing, but i just followed these steps, google is now my default search engine on my Verizon 9930. THANK GOD
belizibub Feb 16, 2012 at 10:11 am
defualt google search engine is .com which is fine for the US but as a UK user i want co.uk which isnt pre-defined. So this has helped a great deal.
Jake Storm Aug 17, 2011 at 12:49 pm
I like Bing.
weaselnoze Aug 17, 2011 at 12:51 pm
chandler bing?
coolcut Aug 17, 2011 at 12:52 pm
haha! I just stumbled across this in options and was too lazy to look up google's search string so i just left it. Now I have it.
Thanks!
experiment 626 Aug 17, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Thank You RIM for making this so easy to do,unlike the hoops you have to jump thru in the Android world.
Kiss Berry Aug 17, 2011 at 1:09 pm
Like This...
enzo_mmx Aug 17, 2011 at 1:19 pm
Thanks! Great tip. I love google.
tedesco Aug 17, 2011 at 1:37 pm
No one is trying to make things difficult. You can choose any engine you want with OS7. Its an added feature which wasn't available before. Not only can you add google as 'one of your' search engines if not already there, but just about any site with a search function. I added a thesaurus search and may even add Crackberry :)
Irish_711 Aug 17, 2011 at 1:59 pm
We OS6 users are SOL. :( But why not just use universal search, there's an app out there that adds more options when using universal search... Do people really do that many searches while they're in their browser?
stackberry369 Aug 17, 2011 at 3:01 pm
To use a different search engine lol.j/k