DuckDuckGo is publicly pushing back on Samsung's Google search bar in One UI 9, which could affect whether Galaxy owners can pick their own search engine.
DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, is publicly challenging Samsung over the Google search bar in One UI 9. The bar looks like a permanent fixture on Galaxy phones. According to Android Authority, the story behind it is more involved than that.
One UI is the software Samsung puts on its Galaxy phones. Version 9 is the one in question. It includes a Google Search bar, and DuckDuckGo says it has a problem with how that bar is set up. The report says the bar appears fixed in place, but that there is more to the picture.
Anyone with a Samsung Galaxy phone could be touched by this. Search is something people use many times a day. Which search engine sits in the most visible spot can shape what results you see and how your searches are handled. DuckDuckGo is built around privacy, so its objection speaks to that concern.
The material available does not spell out the details of DuckDuckGo's complaint. It does not say whether Samsung has responded, or whether the bar can be swapped or removed. It also gives no release date for One UI 9. Those points would settle the practical question for owners.
If you own a Samsung phone, watch whether One UI 9 lets you choose your own search engine or keeps Google locked in.
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