DuckDuckGo for Android


What's New
Bug fix...
Size:
1.4M
Category:
Reference
OS:
Android
Developer:
DuckDuckGo
Price:
Free
Websitebsite:
Requirements:
1.6 and up
Version:
2.1.2

Description - DuckDuckGo for Android

DuckDuckGo , brings DuckDuckGo for Android with a number of new features along with the usual bug fixes. DuckDuckGo for Android apps has been update to version 2.1.2 with several major changes and improvements. Apps release that improves performance, provides several new options.
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Can there be a voice activated agent for this app..
  • and the interesting variety of news articles..
  • Love the RSS news feed..
  • Love the top news stories of interest on the default search page..
  • Great tablet interface..

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Overall Satisfactionc85
Puts the best search engine out there conveniently at your fingertips.
Voice search.
Love the news summaries however.
Love the stories feature.
Love the articles and the search.
Better than chrome and firefox.
Great search engine 100 times better than Google.
Fun & Engagingc78
Thanks Gabriel for this awesome search engine.
other than that it is an awesome browser.
Killing time well spent.
Fun and great.
Usefulnessc91
Best app I've used to stay informed.
it has to stay off my homescreen.
Good browser with useful links.
Unbelievably useful.
Production Valuesc97
Great tablet interface.
Elegant interface.
Beautiful graphics.
Ease of Usec56
Simple search engine with good results.
Searches are easy and comprehensive.
Easy efficient searching.
Reliabilityc61
Security & Privacyc100
My concerns over privacy and security demand DDG.
fast and secure what else can you ask for.
Updates & Supportc33
Been waiting a long time for the android version.

fast and secure what else can you ask for. found in 2 reviews
Thanks and Goodbye Google search. found in 7 reviews
Puts the best search engine out there conveniently at your fingertips. found in 65 reviews
I love it just for the news reader. found in 5 reviews
This is my new primary search engine. found in 3 reviews
Better than chrome and firefox. found in 3 reviews
It's awesome thank you for helping to keep prying eyes away. found in 2 reviews
On my galaxy note its faster than every other browser i have tried. found in 3 reviews
Love the news summaries however. found in 6 reviews
A truly private search engine with all the features plus privacy. found in 5 reviews
Wonderful replacement for Google on ICS when using the nova launcher. found in 5 reviews
this is the best app for staying under the radar. found in 2 reviews
So finally something that beats google. found in 5 reviews
Duckduckgo gives us everything google and bing don't: Privacy. found in 6 reviews
Duckduckgo is a breath of fresh air. found in 2 reviews
Best app I've used to stay informed. found in 6 reviews
The best search provider and app. found in 5 reviews
I love this and also use it on my PC. found in 2 reviews
I love that I can select a variety of news feeds. found in 3 reviews
Good but room for improvement. found in 2 reviews
Great - but needs a widget. found in 3 reviews
randomly won't open settings or went return to previous screen. found in 2 reviews
More options and UK English version please. found in 1 reviews
Great app but had to uninstall due to low space. found in 7 reviews
It needs a night mode and a voice search function. found in 11 reviews
The app no longer seems to launch from the search button. found in 6 reviews
could it please remember my " external browser -only" setting. found in 20 reviews
- Back button needs to be able to cancel all searches. found in 4 reviews
Silently fails when there's no Internet connection. found in 2 reviews
and IT NEEDS TABS. found in 6 reviews
Needs a better zoom feature. found in 2 reviews
Data usage problem. found in 1 reviews
I don't have the ability to open multiple pages at once either. found in 3 reviews
Android version terrible. found in 2 reviews
and no way to cancel. found in 4 reviews
I have to uninstall until this is fixed. found in 7 reviews
Pages load & resize badly. found in 2 reviews
But the desktop version is much better. found in 3 reviews
NO USABLE SEARCH BAR WIDGET. found in 2 reviews
useless search. found in 3 reviews

The DuckDuckGo for Android is now available as a free download on Google Play for Android owners. The application is supporting English language. It weighs in at only 10MB to download. The new DuckDuckGo for Android app version 2.1.2 has been updated on 2014-11-28. The Apple Store includes a very useful feature that will check if your device and iOS version are both compatible with the app. Most iPhone and iPad are compatible. Here is the app`s compatibility information: 1.6 and up


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Great app Love the attention to privacy My main suggestion for improvement is the search bar widget Instead of being able to type my search directly into the bar it opens a whole tab page Also I don t really like how tabs are managed They don t auto close when backing out of a page and when the list is opened reopened it should start at the most recent tab first                 A Google user
So far so good I really like the privacy factor I find having google follow my every move has a strong feeling of invasion of privacy I m a law abiding patriotic citizen I look up information about our politicians actions because the media is biased This country gets crazier everyday it s my right to know what they are doing I don t think anyone should be tracking my efforts to understand what is truly happening Thank you DuckDuck go for providing people privacy                     HB
Amazingly the very first search result returned is always the best most accurate match to my query Google pulled me away from Altavista because it started out returning the most accurate search results Now it is an abomination of unpredictability and frustration And don t get me started on the commoditization of my private data So let s see how long this DuckDuckGo experiment will continue to wow and amaze with its usefulness                     Mark Brabson
Great but I would like the ability to navigate to local IP addresses I have numerous media servers and web hosting devices in my home so accessing them is extremely important This is the biggest problem as I can only use Firefox for Android to see local IP sites Other than that it s a great app and extremely well made         Sam Jackson
Happy to report that there aren t as may junk pop ups and unwanted interruption while trying to write a text or carry out an important search or working on an essay etc I m beginning to feel somewhat secure yet with one eye jumping at the slightest interference on my screen Going online is just simply no more fun I d like to say THANK YOU DUCKDUCKGO I will most def be updating my continued experience here and hope I can give across the board rating in the very near future I THANK YOU                 linel cooper
So far so good I like my privacy and so far Duck Duck Go seems to protect that I HATE Google because they track everything and sell our information UPDATE I ve been using DuckDuckGo for awhile now and like it even more than I did before The only time I get any kick back from my searches is when Google grabs on to something I m reading later OMG I HATE Google                 A Google user
It s good I did have it rated with 5 stars but now lowered it to 3 stars The reason for that change is due to no pop up blocker imbedded or otherwise Lately the amount of pop ups on some sites has gotten really bad So bad that the browser must be closed This is happening on my Android tablet and phone             Steven LeMons
Good app Searches are fast and produce good results I especially like that new tabs are opened on top which is where they SHOULD BE unlike Chrome where the tabs are always behind your previous page I mean if I m opening a new tab or going to a new link it s because I want to see it right then And of course it s nice to have privacy and not have Google monitoring my every move My only complaint is that I wish there was a dedicated search box that allowed predictive typing                     Emmette Saleeby
I won t lie I love the app just as much as I love the search engine However I m giving it 4 stars because I feel like the UI could use some work Not having an automatic bookmark button and having to open the side settings is just longer than necessary I also wish there was a way to download pages if need be This is more of a personal request but I was wondering if there could be an in built VPN Other than that I love the app great for me has never crashed nor have I had any problems                 Raikiri
Used with your vpn it s 2nd to none for privacy Hit the fire button and forget about it Such a great search engine in Chrome too there s simple instructions how to do it on the website from your browser Be amazed on the runability when used as your device assistance app brilliant I prefer the best of both worlds and still love Google But when I want privacy DuckDuckGo is the only way to go                 Cody V.
I was having issues with interesting but advertisememt overloaded web articles Scroll through six advertisements to see one meaningful photo and a paragraph or at best two before searching for the next button among other likely looking click bait buttons in the advertisements to see the next portion of the story I fired up DuckDuckGo browser and pointed it at the offending article I thought it locked up but after a moment I was enjoying all the pages of the article ad free on one webpage                     John Cummins
Awesome I found DuckDuckGo by accident after looking for a good non intrusive browser which protected my privacy DDG protects my internet activity u0026 gives me more control over my phones u0026 computers without the control issues other browsers confront me with when I 1st open their browser Many browsers will not open without access to my data which they sell DuckDuckGo gives me control u0026 privacy which is why I use it Thank you DDG                     Conrad Banks Jr
Stable functional to the point Duckduckgo upholds their claim to your privacy by not providing your browsing information to sites online I rarely if ever have any targeted or suspect ads come my way when using this browser and most of them are within the same website and browsing session I use this browser for everything Very consistent browsing functionality                     Charles Reid
At first glance all browsers and search engines basically do the same thing I ve noticed recently that duckduckgo sometimes gives me significantly better search results than g gle even for nonpolitical and non controversial stuff Ddg hasn t twisted it s algorithms to the point where other topics can be affected I still use g gle for computer topics but immediately try other search engines when it s results don t seem relevant                     Jim Zielinski
Its a good app it looks fast and doesnt stutter on my phone or crash like chrome does running wise it runs great but I wish it had some sort of ad blocker or pop up blocker it gets really annoying sometimes and it has an issue where it says download unsuccessful when downloading a picture still a really good and basic browser just hope the problems are fixed sometime                 Kaz Wolfe
Mostly good Would like to be able to rearrange tabs in this new version Often pauses for a second or two before loading a link don t get that in Chrome and Firefox Please can we have a fwd button as well as a back button very annoying when I go back one press too far and end up with a blank page                 Leon Smith
As someone who worked in IT for many years unresponsive customer service is never acceptable DuckDuckGo was in my Secure Folder Dispute my disabling notifications the app sent me frequent trivial messages requiring me to unlock the folder for each one I asked them to stop or give me a work around within the normal 48 hours Nothing Goodbye     David C. Weiser
Awesome that this is finally a thing Totally recommend it so we can take back our info from the companies taking and selling it But it needs a bit of work Some web pages seem to be having formatting issues on my phone but that s easily fixed with some updates Also if there were a way of importing my browser history from my other app that d be nice             Robert Lombardo
Does exactly what it says only privacy and blocking trackers very straightforward home page with customizable working additional settings and easy to clean local browsing data The only issue is that I was never able to open links with this browser for example from outside of it If I click on a link Android will ask me which browser I want to open it with but never include this one as an option I will change it to 5 stars as soon as this issue is fixed but still a great job on the app                 Deividas Losikov
One of things I didn t realize was that I would have to reenter most of my login and passwords you tend to forget those Otherwise it seems pretty good It d be nice to be able to have things thumbnailed to the duckduckgo page and I might be able to have that but again haven t used it that much yet There is a nice feeling knowing you re not tracked Thanks My 4 is because I haven t used it much yet otherwise a definite 5                 Kenny Paulding
This works as a great alternative to Google The only issue I have with it is that it s impossible for me to download images however I usually can bypass this by just screenshotting and cropping most images Another funny thing that isn t necessarily bad but kind of odd is if I ask a question such as how far away is the sun I do not get an answer at the top of the page but If I search Minecraft Cafting recipes such as how to craft an enhanting table minecraft I get an immediate answer                 Tactical Baguette
Very pleased with this search engine web browser After Google started just brazenly dropping ads into my pages based on my searches which is just as annoying as a pop up ad I decided that it was time for a change The Duck is an easy to use interface that I m going to a lot more often recently than the G bar It s my go to on Chrome and Firefox                 MARK MONROE
Nice pretty easy to use and I trust it A little quirky though like hitting Back after a link opens in a new tab will navigate to a blank page instead of closing that tab and returning to the parent tab Stuff like that Still it s the primary browser I use                 Scott Kittleson
Incredible Saw a pop up for this on YouTube So sick of every time I do a search getting the same targeted ads on chrome I ve had this on my phone for 10 minutes and I am so happy I can t believe the difference Went to the worst pop up sights of my favorite bookmarks and it was cleaned up I m so happy I got the web back                     Meeko Roti
Used DuckDuckGo for a while when using tor and decided I m sick of Google being so covert and intrusive with users So i will now be browsing through Duck everywhere from now on It s easy to navigate in a nutshell it s your run of the mill Browser With the benefit of privacy from sneaky companies wanting to know everything about you                     WEASY-WOO
Like it Fast browsing Would have loved gestures built in like dolphin browser Would like to program gestures to scroll to top of page end of page middle of page view page source goto previously opened page forward and backward etc Thanks New edit Few apps do not display correctly so have to go to Chrome browser But for most sites it works fine and message notification saying x number of trackers were blocked by this browser                 Ron Dsz
This is great Keeps you safe from spyware blocks trackers and the design looks great For those of you wondering it looks like Google just with their logo I would 110 recommend this browser I feel so much safer on the internet and when I go about my daily life dont have to worry about creepy trackers From A Very Happy Customer                     GENETICS
I like the app But it is awkward to go back to an original search when I want to check out more than one result Needs a back button or to open in a new tab The searches also are more relevant to what I typed in than Google Especially if it involves hot button subjects like politics                 Carolus Smith
Okay Complete transparency here I ve only been using this search engine for a few days and love it My main reason NO UNWANTED VIDEO ADVERTS CONSTANTLY POPPING UP ON MY SCREEN This alone is awesome but I can already tell that when searching it s much more efficient at bringing up what I am looking for Instead of the typical google directed worm hole I would find myself in at times I can find what I am looking for much quicker GOOD TO GO AS FAR AS I M CONCERNED TRY IT OUT                     Kenneth Williams
This is an AWESOME browser no ads that annoy you for weeks after you search and purchase like other browsers and search engines ie Google Bing etc Browse with privacy Been using DuckDuckGo for a year on all platforms and as my search engine in other desktop browsers will never go back                     mdt tnt
Okay everything looks great on the surface App does not ask for any permissions I open the app and first thing I searched was weather And what I see is the weather for my exact location I said how could that be Let me check the app permissions and nothing there other than storage I have checked the location access for apps it s not even listed there So just curious how in the world they knew where I was Anyone care to explain             cuneyt sarikaya
I gave it four stars out of five because there are still websites I can t log into For instance the parent log in on my kids Grand Canyon University account will not allow me to click on a login button There have been a couple other times when that s happened but for the most part I really like it                 Chris Bodnovits
Simple u0026 lightweight Would be nice if it could open local files BUT the SEARCH rssults are INCREASINGLY USELESS What the hell is happening More and more the queries I type in generate results that have NOTHING to do with what I want or are the very thing I m trying to filter out             Alan Squire
Gets the job done which is more than can be said of basically every other Android browser Having a local browser history would be nice Right now DDG is basically the only game in town if you want good ad blocking good site compatibility good security and a friendly and stable UX                     Jan Alexandra Katz
The app is in English and truly user friendly it provided me with a sense of privacy drastically reduced the number of unwanted annoying ads which prevented me from efficiently using the web as a research tool I installed ddg app on 5 devices Minor problem occasionally Google able to override ddg allowing some ads to get through Ddg works quite well with open street map app I use ddg with firefox and opera DITCHED GOOGLE FOR A FASTER SEARCH ENGINE thank you duck                 Nati Grossman
I normally don t review VPN s However I have noticed how this one behaves The others I ve used would drop without warning if I went to an area without a signal This one drops entirely In other words instead of leaving me unprotected I m kicked off This suggests to me that it s working I m no techie so take this with a grain of salt Just my two cents                     Steven Wilder


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