Chrome: switch to google.com

[badman89]

In Chrome, my default search engine is set to google.nl (probably because that's where I live at the moment). How do I change this to google.com? Also, sometimes certain settings and options in chrome are shown to me in Dutch rather than English. I want to switch to google.com and have everything in English.

Thanks very much in advance to anybody who can help me with this problem. Cheers!

 

[iBueno]

In Chrome, my default search engine is set to google.nl (probably because that's where I live at the moment). How do I change this to google.com? Also, sometimes certain settings and options in chrome are shown to me in Dutch rather than English. I want to switch to google.com and have everything in English.

Thanks very much in advance to anybody who can help me with this problem. Cheers!

Settings > Under Search heading press 'Manage search engines...'

All your search engine stuff is in there, you might have to just mess around .

 

[badman89]

Settings > Under Search heading press 'Manage search engines...'

All your search engine stuff is in there, you might have to just mess around .

Sorry, but that doesn't work for me. Settings > search engines only gives me the following options: http://imgur.com/94y7xiZ

 

[badman89]

Bump... Anybody have any idea how to do this?

 

[0000757]

Bump... Anybody have any idea how to do this?

Is your iPad's language set to Dutch?

 

[FFF84]

I had the same problem, but the only way I found to fix it is
- select "Request Desktop Site" from chrome menu
- then select "google.com" from google webpage

 

[wordoflife]

You have to change the regional settings on your device.

 

[badman89]

Is your iPad's language set to Dutch?

No, the language is English.

You have to change the regional settings on your device.

Settings > General > International > Region Format > United States

I have always had the same setting, but ever since I moved to the Netherlands, Chrome searches google.nl by default.

 

[0000757]

No, the language is English.



Settings > General > International > Region Format > United States

I have always had the same setting, but ever since I moved to the Netherlands, Chrome searches google.nl by default.

Google uses location, so it's probably basing it off of that. Turn off location in the Google settings.

 

[C DM]

Google uses location, so it's probably basing it off of that. Turn off location in the Google settings.

Could simply be IP-based (essentially based on the connection you are on and where it is).

 

[j4zb4]

Settings>privacy>location settings

Turn it off for google chrome... Should sort it AFAIK...

 

[0000757]

Could simply be IP-based (essentially based on the connection you are on and where it is).

That's true for PC/Wifi, but when you're on mobile it uses your location

 

[badman89]

That's true for PC/Wifi, but when you're on mobile it uses your location

So I managed to solve the problem on my home wifi by using some DNS spoofing trick (the same trick that allows me to watch US Netflix), but it only works on my home wifi, and it seems like a very roundabout solution to a simple problem.