Qwant default search setting fails
Qwant cannot be set as the default search engine without the full add-on, and setting it often fails or does not stick.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 18 July 2020 · last reported 12 March 2026
What's going wrong
Some users report that Qwant does not take effect as their default search unless they install the full add-on.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
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- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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