default search engine choice missing?

roundabout Said:

"default search engine choice missing?: On my iPhone 13 Pro Max I'm missing the default search engine button in settings. Anyone having same problem?"

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Troubleshooting Default Search Engine Option:

Please provide a screenshot of the Settings. Doing so, you may get the answer you need. Take a Screenshot On your iPhone - Apple Support. Reply back with the screenshot.

Hi roundabout,

welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community,

Re: "On my iPhone 13 Pro Max I'm missing the default search engine button in settings".

Wondering which iOS version is installed on your iPhone:

If you haven't already:

You might want to try updating to the newest iOS 16 update:

About iOS 16 Updates - Apple Support says iOS 16.4.1 is the latest

or

If you have already updated to the latest iOS:

Sometimes restarting your iPhone will restore order if something is not working as it should: How to: Restart your iPhone - Apple Support

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Apple support's article:

Customize your Safari settings on iPhone – Apple Support

says:

"You can change other Safari settings in the Settings app.

From the Home Screen or App Library, go to Settings  > Safari, then adjust any of the options.

For example:

Search Engine: Choose the search engine to use when you enter search terms in the search field."

If this setting continues to be not working for you on iOS 16.4.1 or 16.4.1(a):

You might want to send feedback to Apple:

Here's the web-form for feedback:

Feedback - Safari - Apple

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Re: Anyone having same problem?

We are all Apple users, like yourself, in the community, so have no access to the feedback, if any, that Apple receives on this topic. Unless a community member with personal experience of the issue answers, likely no-one here would know.

All the best :-)