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[–] Laser@feddit.org 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Cool stuff, now of Firefox didn't switch back to Google every major update or so, that would be great... because I actually do have Ecosia selected and need to switch back to it every once in a while because hey why not

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I've never had my search engine change from an update, and I use it on Linux, Android, and macOS. I set mine to DDG years ago and it has never changed.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 2 points 5 days ago

I suspect that is something specific to Ecosia, that they changed parameters from time to time which changes the entry, making your selected one no longer available, and then this happens: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-engine-removal

The fact that they announce Ecosia now after it's been available for a bit, makes me think this is what happened. I'll see

[–] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You might want to check if Windows is the culprit.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Dunno then my friend. It's not been an issue for me on either OS. But I believe you of course. Good luck figuring it out