I really really wanted to keep this browser as my default on my iphone but by god it is so incredibly slow. 90’s dial up slow. Which is such a shame because I like the ethos behind it - no tracking, n... See more
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Privacy, simplified. One supercharged app, multiple types of privacy protection. Private search, browsing, email, and more.
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the searches are utterly useless and…
the searches are utterly useless and when they started censoring searches like google that was the last straw
If you thought Google was useless
If you thought Google was useless, try again. DuckduckGo is the most useless of them all. Bing is better. They promise so much and all they do is return the exact same USELESS results Google does. Don't install their extension either! They'll just steal your data without providing nothing in return.
DON'T WASTE YOU TIME-BAD
Don't waste your time. I have downloaded and installed it but cannot use it . No customer service phone number so don't bother getting it unless you are a computer pro or want to spend hours trying to research it, Oh and the chat line doesn't work either- BAD-BAD-BAD all the way
I have to say I don’t understand why…
I have to say I don’t understand why everyone is rating this app so low? I love it, not having to see constant bombardment of ads is so nice. Open any other browser and you see hundreds of them in just a few moments. Its nice to know you can search anything and not have big brother standing over your back watching everything you search or do online. Is it perfect? Nope but nothing is. But it’s the closest more than any other browser out there. I heard many things about Brave being really close to the same privacy so gave them a try. But their interface is confusing, bulky and very distracting. I’ve been using this browser now for over 5 years with no problems logging into my personal accounts and website’s . Easy to navigate and very clean layout. If you want straightforward clean interface and private browsing, then go no farther get the Duck. 🦆
Duckduckgo works TOO well!!
Duckduckgo works TOO well!!! I downloaded it over a week ago. I never could log into my bank account online (after entering the right username and password numerous times. I finally got the credit union to help me with that (should have been duckduckgo), but no way to reach them. At 9 days, I still can't log into my PAID e-mail account (which I've had for over 20 years), nor can I send a message to my e-mail provider about this problem BECAUSE they want me to log into my e-mail account. If I go this week without accessing my e-mail account, I shall DROP DUCKDUCKGO like a rotten carcass and go back to my old provider (and hope they didn't keep me from logging in, like duckduckgo did!!!
After been using it for about 3 months…
After been using it for about 3 months I've found some things have changed when I search, some better some worse. Like I've just tried searching tonight's football results on BBC and when I click the website it's trying to show me results from two years ago, very random. Also if you sell stuff on
"Vinted", you'll know when you go to send the parcel through Inpost you'll get a QR code for your receipt when you shut the compartment door. For some reason with DuckDuckGo you have to go through one of them security " find the bicycles or roads " screens to show your not a robot and even when you've done that, nothing happens so you can't get your receipt emailed to you. Wheras before when I didn't have this server it was all straightforward and worked but now I can't get my receipt. But on the plus side when in the internet, especially like sky sports , I don't have side ads and other ads squeezing up my screen area and becoming a nuisance. So overall it's 50/50 and still have to have a Google search bar to get the best results. Unfortunately as DuckDuckGo is my main bar I still have the "Vinted" problem
Great idea but clearly still needs development
I love the idea of a real alternative to the woke and intrusive googles and microsofts of this world, BUT, duckduckgo stopped my computer working correctly. For example. It disconnected my gmail accounts from outlook and threw up a raft of errors. I could only restore normal ops by uninstalling duckduckgo, which is in itself difficult. You know you are likely to encounter resistance from the googles and microsofts so get out in front of it and post easy to understand instructions for each way duckduckgo causes integration issues. Because right now, although commendable, your product behaves like a mid stage beta with limited search capabilities as another unwelcome bonus
I use Duckduckgo with Supermium browser…
I use Duckduckgo with Supermium browser on Windows XP (as recommended) and Adblock for the same browser, on a proper desktop computer. It works perfectly fine for me. I have never had (or want) a mobile telephone and have never used 'social' media or subscribe to anything at all. I find it a little slow with video sometimes but I can live with that (mainly YouYube).
BEWARE of MOSSAD
This is an Israeli platform. If you are willing for MOSSAD to track your every move, go right ahead. We've all seen how Israel blows up Pagers, 2-Way Radios and TV's.
Absolute rubbish slow freezes its…
Absolute rubbish slow freezes its rubbish its stops half the sites you can go on
Best app protection and best search engine
Best and fast browser when you know how set it right. Better apps protection on your phone. Scroll down the top of your phone to see app protection notification and then open it and scroll down again to see view app and click on it to activate all the buttons. Best protection for all browsers.
No unnecessary ads. All your search are protected.
I'm using it on my android and surface pro 9 for 3 months now
It work perfectly 🥰
More freedom
Better search results then Google no Reddit Quroa bias . Does not seem to be as obsessed with social engineering as google . Reminds me of how google was before they started their data drain of peoples lives and every other search result did not return stupid opinons on Quora or Reddit .
Just once I’d like to get a direct…
Just once I’d like to get a direct answer to my inquiry. Not going to happen, is it? Guess it doesn’t matter to you cuz Google’s just as bad
Amazing and secure
I love Duckduckgo. It has blocked over 80,000 tracking attempts from other websites and it's great.
No pop up annoying ads and no issues at all. I've had a complete positive experience with them, so much so, that my family have switched to them from Google also.
The browser has blocked all access to…
The browser has blocked all access to Youtube. They blame support.google.com, but give no resolution. So now I have to go back to Chrome.
Useless
I searched for my Village web site, which has in excess of 500 pages.
Found nothing, although it comes as No1 on the Google search engine
I love duckduck and best browser I’ve ever ued.
I love duckduckgo search engine on my iphone and my windows 10 desktop. Never no pop ups and no advertising. It never redirects me to a site when im browsing.
I don’t do email i go to chrome browser when i do my gmail. I don’t know what everyone complaining about I find duckduckgo a good search engine. I get hijacked and redirects me to other sites on chrome browser, and yes i have the extension on chrome; this doesn’t happen on duckduckgo browser. I do have it as my default browser on DuckDuckGo. Love it. No complaints.
unable to remove duckduckgo from laptop
Immediately after installing duckduckgo there were glitches. The browser could not eben connect to my own website. Error messages for no reason. Slowed down my whole system. I uninstalled it awhile back only to have it all of a sudden update the other day. It is still in the background and can not be found to remove it.
Absolute rubbish
Absolute rubbish! Not fit for purpose. This was okay to begin with, but a little while ago tabs started to crash and now it's a daily occurrence with multiple crashes and the final straw today it completely froze my computer and I had to do a hard boot to resolve it. Pages load at dial up speed, the search results all start with sponsored results which are irrelevant. I refuse to use Google Chrome or Edge, but I will have to find something that actually works. DuckDuck has to go!
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