How to Make Google’s New SSL Search the Default Search in Google Chrome

by Dinu

This is a guest GREAT post by Geek107 He explains how to enable Google’s new SSL search as default in Google Chrome’s Addressbar /Omnibar without an extension.

If you like having a super-secure browser (read as chrome google chrome tips  How to Make Googles New SSL Search the Default Search in Google Chrome ) I’m sure you’ll want to have this feature in chrome: Google’s SSL Search as your default search engine from Omnibar. Here is an easy way to do it.
Right Click on the omnibar and select the ‘Edit Search Engines’ option.
google chrome tips  How to Make Googles New SSL Search the Default Search in Google Chrome
You will now see the Seach Engine Window. Click the ‘Add’ button:
google chrome tips  How to Make Googles New SSL Search the Default Search in Google Chrome
Now write what you want for the first two inputs. The url is ‘https://www.google.com/search?hl=all&sourceid=chrome&ie={inputEncoding}&q=%s
google chrome tips  How to Make Googles New SSL Search the Default Search in Google Chrome
Now Click add and test out your new secure search engine! Enjoy ! hmm and, don’t forget the comment box !
google chrome tips  How to Make Googles New SSL Search the Default Search in Google Chrome
Alexander June 11, 2010 at 12:05 pm

Please note, that when you do so, you lose some options (namely: Suggest and NavSuggest) of the Omnibox. It would be so nice, if there weren’t that limitation in Chrome… :(

chrome story June 11, 2010 at 3:03 pm

thank you for that ! I will note that !

thor December 2, 2010 at 2:21 pm

Hi. Can you show me, the us seach engine, on chrome
Love the sll seach. Thanks

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