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I've never used Yandex before, nor did I configure it on my browser or installed any addon to make it default. “I received what should've seemed as nothing more than a security update for Firefox (from 68.0 to 68.0.1), but after it was installed, the search engine of my browser was switched automatically to Yandex.

The only problem is that Yandex becomes the default search engine for some users who aren’t necessarily based in a Russian region, as it’s this case reported on reddit. “Users in Russian regions may have their default search engine changed.” In other words, it’s the expected behavior, and Mozilla confirms this in the release notes of Firefox 68.0.1: While this might not be the most convenient change, it’s actually a tweak that Mozilla is doing in Firefox 68.0.1 for some users based on the region they live in. This rather unexpected behavior happens in Firefox 68.0.1, with some users complaining that their search engine, which in most of the cases was Google, changed to Yandex all of a sudden without any action on their side. The most recent update, however, came with an unexpected change for some users: their search engine settings were modified, and now the active service isn’t exactly the one they selected prior to the update.

While the number of users opting for DuckDuckGo or less popular search engine keeps growing, Google continues to be number one, not only on the web, but also in browsers.Īs the world’s second most-used browser on the desktop, Mozilla Firefox comes with support for several search engines, including Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo. Pick up where you left off with iOS (via Firefox or Safari) on Firefox on Mac.Searching in a browser is one of the most common things, and unsurprisingly, the majority of people choose Google over all the other alternatives.

Enhanced tracking protection: Simplified content blocking settings give users standard, strict, and custom options to control online trackers.New Firefox shares some useful improvements over previous version.ĭownload Mozilla Firefox 65, The Latest VersionĪs per Mozilla Firefox team, here are the highlights of the new version: Good news for Firefox lovers! After hard testing of betas, Mozilla has finally released the stable version of much awaited Firefox 65. NOTE: This article is no longer updated w.e.f.