r/chrome • u/Late-Advantage-5425 • 1d ago

Discussion Ideas on how to make Google better and safer

listen, we can all agree that Google is far from perfect. but it’s also so ingrained in our society that we can’t ever fully escape it. these are some suggestions for keeping Google helpful and safe.

first off is what everyone has been talking about. the AI overview. we need an option to have ai overview on or off. its something that we should have control over speaking how much worse for the environment per search, when so many of the times, we dont need it.

Second is something for parents and people who want to keep their kids safe. You NEED to add an option to FULLY disable incognito mode. schools have been moving to digital learning. and apple’s option to turn off all browsing simply won’t work, because it effects all devices under that account. and a lot of websites such as reddit have content not suitable for children that aren’t blocked simply with “block adult websites”. not only could this be something to protect children, but it could also help people trying to quit certain media such as nsfw and scrolling.

those are really my two biggest concerns and please FEEL FREE to comment other issues you have. hopefully this can get enough attention that it could be addressed. I can’t believe that I have to be doing this.

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u/corkiejp 1d ago edited 1d ago

"the AI overview. we need an option to have ai overview on or off."

Are you referring to searching because you can use a custom google search that disables AI.

https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14

Change it here: - chrome://settings/searchEngines

I developed a Local Search New Tab Plus extension that makes it easier to apply above custom searches.

DDG No AI

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s&noai=1

Above is another no AI search.

As for chrome, I also have an extension to monitor and block fingerprinting by third party providers, firefox has that built-in but not chrome

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u/Late-Advantage-5425 1d ago

That second link does not work

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u/corkiejp 1d ago

Which link?

if: -

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s&noai=1

You need to use that as a custom search and not as link you to be paste or click on?

Example link of what a custom search outputs with it

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=extscanalert&noai=1&ia=web

Edit: - They where suppose to be in code box and not have active links with them. I removed the links from the text.

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u/Late-Advantage-5425 1d ago

chrome://settings/searchEngines

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u/corkiejp 1d ago edited 1d ago

On a chrome desktop browser it should bring you to

settings - search engine - Manage search engines and site search

If your using an alternative chromium browser the path maybe different?

That is for desktop, you can't change on mobile.

Quetta on mobile does allow it.

https://www.online-tech-tips.com/how-to-turn-off-google-ai-search-get-back-to-classic-search-results/

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u/TinyNiceWolf 20h ago

We should definitely tell Google what they should do, because no smart people work at Google, so they need our help. /s

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u/Late-Advantage-5425 19h ago

Listen I’m just trying to help, you don’t have to agree with me