Accessories Google Chrome, search shortcuts

[norweger]

On my laptop, if I want to search Androidforums, Goodreads, Rottentomatoes or other sites I often use, then I simply type in the keyword I am searching for in the address bar and then use the correct search engine (Goodreads built in search engine, Rottenteomatoes search engine etc).

Do you know a way of adding such supplemental search engines to Google Chrome for Android?

I am using Google as my default search engine, but I'd like supplemental search engines available.

 

[codesplice]

I don't think that it's officially supported (yet?), but some folks over at XDA seem to have figured out a hacky way to pull it off. Note that a rooted device is required!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2097329

What you need:
- Rooted Phone
- File Explorer which is able to get root access, for example: Solid Explorer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...51bGwsMSwyLDNd
- Latest Google Chrome Beta for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ampaign%3Dblog

1. Open Solid Explorer, browse to following directory and file:
"/data/data/com.chrome.beta/app_chrome/Default/Preferences"

2. Open "Preferences" with a text editor

3. Search following entries:
"last_known_google_url"
and
"last_prompted_google_url"

4. I will use DuckDuckGo as example. "https://www.duckduckgo.com/?q=" is the encrypted search string for DuckDuckGo, that's why I'll use this now.

Change from:
"last_known_google_url": "http://www.google.com/"
"last_prompted_google_url": "http://www.google.com/"

To:
"last_known_google_url": "https://www.duckduckgo.com/?q="
"last_prompted_google_url": "https://www.duckduckgo.com/?q="

5. Save it

 

[norweger]

Thanks for a great reply. This is for a Samsung Galaxy tablet running on Android. Would the procedure be about the same?

 

[codesplice]

Thanks for a great reply. This is for a Samsung Galaxy tablet running on Android. Would the procedure be about the same?

I can't be sure - I've not tried it, nor do I have that device to test it on. It would be wise to make a backup of any files you change just to be safe.

 

[electricpete]

This is for a Samsung Galaxy tablet running on Android. Would the procedure be about the same?

just to clarify you didn't mention rooted. that would be required too, off course.