Spotlight in Yosemite will not search web

Thought it could be this. Guess not.

Okay so you can only search for common websites like cat.com. Unfortunately, Apple developers stripped us of the ability to be able to type direct search like: "What is the average flight velocity of a sparrow?" in the Spotlight section. Sorry to be the bear of bad news.

Look at this response from Sarah, a support employee:

Well, isn't that something?

All that show at WWDC and then they decided to get rid of it!

I guess

Shame

I just did that.

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work.

My current location's mainland China, and I've always been using English US as primary language. Region was formerly set to China, now it's US.

Was working for from the beginning and then stopped working. I don't believe I changed anything... but don't we all say that.

Fixed it by enabling Location Services:

1. System Preferences> Security & Privacy > Location Services

2. Be sure to Check 'Enable Location Services' which "Allow the apps below to determine your location."

Note: You will only be able to make changes if you Click the Lock in the bottom-left. Requires Admin Password.

3. Select [Details...] button next to the App listed as 'System Services'

4. Confirm that 'Spotlight Suggestions' is Checked.

Again, this was working for me when I first installed Yosemite, but noticed it stopped working yesterday.

Hope this helps others!

From outside US did not work for me.

I'm in Brazil and my Spotlight Suggestions wasn't working... I tried everything you wrote here, but nothing worked. I searched a little more and found out that this feature is only working with few countries... 😢 So if you really want this feature working my suggestion is you turn off your location tracking information and try to deceive your Mac OS X.

There is a link at Apple that shows which countries this feature is available:

• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Canada
• France
• Germany
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan (No Maps)
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Spain
• Switzerland
• UK
• USA

https://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability/#spotlight-suggestions-spotlight- suggestions

Correct and realistic.

But we should really highlight cases like this 'cause they witness two negative trends: (a) more and more "highly advertised" features that simply don't work and (b) more and more narrow-minded approach from a company that suppose to have an open-minded approach to topics. When maufacturers will realise that people today is mobile, really mobile? One year here, next year there? Those things should just work everywhere.

I agree with you, just tried once, it doesn't work, back to Alfred and I'll keep my expectations short next time I get "great things" in the next update.

It's a pity, though.

Same issue

Had the same issue. I went to preferences, privacy and turned off location services and then back on. Now Spotlight is showing Bing items. Go figure. I live in US.

any news on this topic????

same here.

any update? really, what where they thinking? they destroyed their best feature...