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Google Chrome 73 Supports DuckDuckGo Search Engine In Specific Regions

The new Google Chrome 73 update has arrived with an exciting addition. Google has decided to add a new service to the list of default search engines which are offered in each market, improving the selection of search engine options which are bundled with Chrome. Now, Google Chrome supports the DuckDuckGo search engine, but only in specific regions.

It is interesting that Google opted to add direct rivals in the form of the popular DuckDuckGo (DDG) and Qwant. The two search engines focus on privacy, a feature which seems to be quite detrimental when you are looking at the potential to generate revenue by offering targeted ads.

Google has become the target of several accusations as some voices argue that the company is charged with market-distorting behavior both in the US and other countries. Many governments have started to question the popularity of the search service, and they believe that competition laws should be changed.

Google Chrome Supports DuckDuckGo Search Engine Across 60 Countries

New regulations may restrict the power of larger platforms while favoring the development of smaller technology companies which have to potential to push real innovation. A high-ranking Google employee has noted that the addition of the DuckDuckGo search engine to Google Chrome was motivated by the usage statistics which were collected from users.

DDGo is now offered as an option in more than 60 countries. The founder of DuckDuckGo saluted the decision, adding that this acceptance of the pro-privacy search engine shows that Google cares about the privacy of its users. DuckDuckGo search engine has become popular in recent years, and it has spearheaded the spread of pro-privacy products among casual Internet users. Data mining suggests that Google planned to add DDG since December 2018 to Google Chrome, when the company agreed to offer the duck.com domain to DuckDuckGo.

On the other hand, the co-founder of Qwant said that Google made a great choice but advised users to use Mozilla Firefox or Brave as better alternatives. Chrome 73 arrives with other improvements that make the popular browser even better. The new update is now available worldwide.

Randy Smith

Chrome 73 To Bring a Dark Mode for Windows Users, Following The One on macOS

According to some recent reports, Chrome 73 will bring a dark mode for Windows users, following the similar feature that would also become available on macOS with the 73rd version of Google Chrome. However, the Windows-based version of Google Chrome 73 would only allow users to test the dark theme by adding a command line, while the Chrome 73 on macOS 10.14 would support the macOS’s own dark mode.

Dark modes and themes are increasingly common among apps, software, and so on, and are one of the most sought-after features by the users. While we already have a dark mode in YouTube and other Google apps, Chrome is late in implementing such a feature, so it’s about time to get one.

According to a bug report identified by Techdows, the preliminary work on the dark mode in Google Chrome 73 for Windows has already started, but, as reported, it would follow a different path than the one on the macOS 10.14’s Chrome variant.

Chrome 73 To Bring a Dark Mode for Windows Users

Different from the dark mode of Chrome on macOS, which would follow the macOS’s own dark theme, the Windows version of Chrome would only boast a dark mode if users would force its implementation via a command line.

On the other hand, the dark mode in Chrome 73 for Windows would is only P2 (priority-2), while that on macOS is P1. That’s surprising since Google Chrome has way more users on Windows than it has on macOS.

For the time being, Google Chrome already shows a dark theme for its incognito tabs for the users to make a difference between them and regular tabs. However, that incognito dark mode is not affecting the menus but only the main user interface. Accordingly, Google plans to implement a complete dark mode in Chrome 73 which would completely change the entire interface into a darkish one, that including the menus.

Anna Galvez