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I'd be interested in the steps you took. Third-party Apps on iOS can't change the Safari or system-wide options for search engines as far as I'm aware. Installi

I'd be interested in the steps you took. Third-party Apps on iOS can't change the Safari or system-wide options for search engines as far as I'm aware. Installing a third-party App just gives you a wrapper around Safari for browsing while you use that App only. If you swipe down on your home screen to use the system search, or open Safari itself, nothing has changed. I can ask you to install our App or another search provider's App, but it doesn't change your iPhone's search engine or add it to Safari.

fearoffish 5y ago
Kagi search has an extension. Maybe you could do something similar. It’s on the iOS store under kagi-search-for-safari.
- jedwhite 5y ago
  That's interesting. I didn't think an extension could change the search engines available under Settings > Safari > Search Engine on iOS from the defaults (Google, Bing, Yahoo, DDG, Ecosia), or change the system-wide search used. Do you see different options now under Settings for search engines and did it change your system-wide search too (i.e. swipe down on home screen and then use the built-in Search)?
  - fearoffish 5y ago
    Swiping down doesn’t work, it’s in-browser only in the address bar. As for in safari, I don’t get options, but if the extension is enabled it redirects the search to Kagi.
  - fearoffish 5y ago
    Swiping down on my home screen gives search suggestions but no inline results. Clicking on those takes me to Kagi in safari.
  - freediver 5y ago
    No, it is a hack basically redirecting searches to a custom search engine. Good luck with Andisearch!
shaky-carrousel 5y ago
Yes, I found it a few weeks ago. It changes how safari works and improves it quite a lot. I can block elements, and cookies in a site, define custom JavaScript or css, change the default search engine with one in a list o define a new one, and a whole lot of other things. All inside default safari. Its name is Hyperweb. You can get it here: https://apps.apple.com/app/hyperweb/id1581824571 https://apps.apple.com/app/hyperweb/id1581824571

fearoffish 5y ago

Kagi search has an extension. Maybe you could do something similar. It’s on the iOS store under kagi-search-for-safari.

jedwhite 5y ago
That's interesting. I didn't think an extension could change the search engines available under Settings > Safari > Search Engine on iOS from the defaults (Google, Bing, Yahoo, DDG, Ecosia), or change the system-wide search used. Do you see different options now under Settings for search engines and did it change your system-wide search too (i.e. swipe down on home screen and then use the built-in Search)?
- fearoffish 5y ago
  Swiping down doesn’t work, it’s in-browser only in the address bar. As for in safari, I don’t get options, but if the extension is enabled it redirects the search to Kagi.
- fearoffish 5y ago
  Swiping down on my home screen gives search suggestions but no inline results. Clicking on those takes me to Kagi in safari.
- freediver 5y ago
  No, it is a hack basically redirecting searches to a custom search engine. Good luck with Andisearch!

shaky-carrousel 5y ago

Yes, I found it a few weeks ago. It changes how safari works and improves it quite a lot. I can block elements, and cookies in a site, define custom JavaScript or css, change the default search engine with one in a list o define a new one, and a whole lot of other things. All inside default safari. Its name is Hyperweb. You can get it here: https://apps.apple.com/app/hyperweb/id1581824571 https://apps.apple.com/app/hyperweb/id1581824571