How to change your default search engine on iPhone

You can choose a different default search engine for searching the web on iPhone in the Search section of the Settings app.

Last updated: October 14, 2026 5:38 pm

By Stacey Butler - Senior Staff Writer

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On iPhone, you can select an alternative search engine as the default to search for content on the web. It’s a single setting: you pick the search engine you want to set as the default, and that’s the one your searches use.

Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
Tap Search, then tap Search Engine.
Tap the search engine you want to set as the default and then tap the Back button.

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ByStacey Butler

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Stacey is a senior staff writer at GeeksChalk and has been writing about Apple for nearly a decade. She covers all things Apple for GeeksChalk, including iPhones, iPads and Mac. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Stacey is often found hiking precarious landscapes or tinkering with a camera.