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I am trying to play with Android...To change the default search engine (now is Google, or add more selectables) when I press the "search" button on the device.

Is there anyway to do it? I have HTC Hero and HTC Desire, already rooted

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It seems to depend on manufacturer and/or country: Motorola Permits Chinese Users to Change Android Phones Search Engine. – gary Dec 30 '10 at 13:31
A search engine other than Google? On an Android phone? That's heresy! – Nathan Fellman Jul 7 '11 at 18:49

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Not currently possible. It's not locked in to Google, but determined by manufacturer and/or carrier. (For instance, there was a bit of a tempest in a teapot when a new phone was released with Bing as the search engine.)

I do not know if this is something that can be got around by rooting.

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Thank you. Any hacker way to do it? Such as replace a compiled file or something, haha? – bobzsj87 Jan 7 '11 at 16:54

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