FireFox Google search sucks

[Mitchell4500]

I really like FireFox mobile but I hate the search for Google. It uses the crappy mobile version instead of the sexy Android/smartphone one.

Is there a way to change this and use the smartphone version?

 

[Yeahha]

I haven't used the firefox mobile app. Does it have the option to change the user agent to computer in the firefox settings?

Is there a link at the bottom of the google page to view full version?

 

[ambientdroid]

Fwiw I don't think the firefox app is very good, have you tried dolphin HD or opera?

 

[Yeahha]

Go to google.com in the center towards the bottom of the screen press the blue hyperlink that says classic...and you are on the full google site

 

[Mitchell4500]

Go to google.com in the center towards the bottom of the screen press the blue hyperlink that says classic...and you are on the full google site

Yes iv done this but I still want a way to use the smartphone version.

 

[tpag2000]

I've been trying to customize firefox to my liking as well and I've found a few things.

For my Android smartphone, I was able to get my google search results to use the android version by switching my "User Agent" to "Android (Nexus One)" via the "Phony" add-on (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/addon/phony/?src=api). Not sure I'll leave it this way all the time, but it did work for me.

From my Xoom I really just wanted the "classic" search results and not the mobile version. Changing the user agent didn't do much because I believe the search add-on in Firefox is explicitly requesting the mobile results. To work around this I just installed a different Google search add-on from: Mycroft Project: Google Search Engine Plugins - Firefox & IE8. The top Google search in that list did exactly what I want and I just disabled the integrated one.

Hope this helps.

 

[DanielM426]

I really hate to bring back such an old thread, but I have resolved the issue!
Do the following:
1. Type about:config into the url bar on firefox mobile
2. Search "keyword" (without quotes)
3. Tap "Modify" underneath "keyword.url
4. Enter the following:

http ://www.
google .com/search?&q=

(remove spaces)
5. Click "Ok"
6. Your welcome