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How to Set Ecosia as Default Search Engine/ Browser On iOS 14 – Gadgets To Use

Ecosia is a search engine that uses the ad revenue from your searches to plant trees where they are needed. With the latest iOS 14.3 update, Apple now lets you set Ecosia as the default search engine in Safari. Furthermore, you can even set Ecosia as the default web browser on your iPhone. Here’s a detailed step-by-step guide for the same.

Set Ecosia as the Default Search Engine on iPhone

With the iOS 14.3 update, Apple has included the Ecosia search engine option in its native Safari browser. To use it as your default search engine instead of Google or Bing, follow the steps given below.

That’s it. You’ve now successfully set Ecosia as the default search engine- anything you search on Safari will fetch results from the new search engine. Anyway, if you don’t like the experience, you can switch back to Google by repeating the steps and selecting Google.

Set Ecosia as the Default Browser on iPhone

The other option is to set Ecosia as the default web browser on your iPhone. You can do it as follows:

From now, any links you tap on will open by default in Ecosia instead of Safari or Chrome. Anyway, you always have the option to switch back to Chrome as the default search engine.

What is Ecosia? How Does it work?

Ecosia is a search engine available for Android, iOS as well as desktop users. Microsoft Bing powers search results and ads. And like any other search engine, it earns money from clicks on the advertisements that appear above and beside the search results.

Ecosia claims to donate the bulk of its expendable funds to tree-planting organizations around the globe. So, in a way, you contribute to planting trees by using it. According to the company, it usually takes around 45 searches, on average, to plant a tree.

Wrapping Up

We hope that you now know how to use Ecosia as the default search engine or web browser on your iPhone. This will be particularly useful for people who are using it on their desktop and want the same on their iPhone. Do let us know what you think of it in the comments below.

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