| TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | rpb26m | 5/25/11 7:30 AM | I'm sure you think that you are making life so much easier on everyone, but this really is not the case. I'm sure some people love your little instant search function, but a lot of us hate that we are forced to have it as the default when we go to go |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | wwwallyh | 5/25/11 7:33 AM | amazing.... |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Kelly F | 5/25/11 8:59 AM | Hi rpb26m, I appreciate you sharing your input. I'm happy to tell you that while the link next to the search box not longer exists, you're still able to turn off Google Instant if you wish. From Google.com, click the gear icon on the top right hand |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | john.aeiouy | 6/1/11 1:30 PM | Shutting off instant DOES NOt shut off search predictions! |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Kelly F | 6/1/11 1:52 PM | @john.aeiouy - you're right, predictions, which is a component of autocomplete, is a permanent feature on Google. K |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | treesie | 6/8/11 8:55 PM | I completely agree, this is infuriating enough that I am defaulting to another website when I need to search for something. |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Bill Thayer | 6/11/11 11:32 AM | I can only agree with the quaintly named rpb26m : if it ain't fixed, don't break it. A good 80% of my searches are for things in various languages (Italian, Latin, French, Dutch, etc.), or quotes from writers of other periods, or unusual topographica |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | ritter89 | 6/15/11 6:39 PM | Ugh, I loathe this "feature", most likely designed to push product and websites so that users are hit with a dozen extremely popular sites, rather than the subject they searched. I find that almost half the time, Google's predictions are way off the |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Andrushka | 6/16/11 8:36 PM | On main http://www.google.com webpage, click on "Settings" in the upper right-hand corner. Then scroll down to "Google Instant" section, and click radio button that says "Do not use Google Instant". Then scroll all the way down and click on "Save preferen |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | PeterStetson | 6/17/11 10:55 PM | From the moment I first encountered it, I hated this feature. Hated hated hated hated HATED this feature. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant user-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the im |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Nevil.of.Mars | 6/20/11 6:13 PM | The first time I used google search with the instant feature, I typed my search keywords three times, backspacing two times before I stopped and payed attention to what was happening. The third time I typed my keywords, I did it slowly and watched w |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | gwenette | 6/28/11 2:47 AM | NOTE: You live in a Loop NIGHTMARE if you clear your history when closing Google/Firefox. It UNDOES your NO INSTANT SEARCH PREF. I am ready to dump Google and i am a loyal fan . . . I am getting sick of its continual additions of NEW, resource hoggin |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | RyanOSU24 | 6/28/11 10:53 AM | <This message has been deleted.> |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Beth Rogers | 7/3/11 10:08 PM | Why is it so hard for Google to make the Default setting of Google Instant as "Off"? Or at the very least, they should make it a lot easier to turn Off (Hint - with a single click... I know, it's an odd concept, this "one-click" concept is actually |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Beth Rogers | 7/3/11 10:48 PM | Here's something sad, specifically related to Autocomplete. If I want to get an idea of how screwed up the world is, I can just type a single word, or even a single letter, into the Google search box and see what autocomplete comes up with. Try it. |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | PeterStetson | 7/3/11 11:59 PM | @Beth: I AM on Facebook all day, and regularly text in all kinds of insane situations--and I HATE Google Instant. It is annoying beyond words. You are not alone. Google: Open your fucking eyes! Beware of getting too big for your own good! |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Beth Rogers | 7/4/11 12:47 PM | @Peter: Thanks for restoring some of my faith in the "Facebook generation" :) Hope I didn't offend, but I do get the feeling that Google is moving in the direction of the Facebook model for its web site. Hope I didn't offend by implying that you d |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Beth Rogers | 7/4/11 1:17 PM | One last thing (hopefully, but I can't make any promises I won't think of another problem here): I know someone who is visually impaired, and she is having a HORRIBLE time with the new all-black menu bar at the top of the main Google search page. T |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | angrytubberx | 7/5/11 2:28 PM | How about generating a link for all your personal search options, see http://ixquick.com, rather than this crappy cookie shit?? Cookies suck! |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | saule | 7/8/11 11:17 PM | Please, please could we not have a simple fix here so that once we turn <Instant Search> off, it stays turned off? The loop gwenette mentions is just the same in Chrome. |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | bobbysuger | 7/17/11 5:46 PM | I used to think that only Fa cebo ok always released really lousy updates and not giving their users any chance of not implementing the updates. Unfortunately it seems that Google has followed suit and now dont really care about their users' wishes. |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | shoutandecho77 | 7/18/11 9:31 AM | There really just needs to be a way to PERMANENTLY disable Google Instant on the browser side, without logging in. It's gotten so annoying to have to click on the top right corner of the page, scroll down, check to disable Google Instant, and save pr |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | silenthq | 7/25/11 9:35 AM | @ Qwood: I hate having to remember to turn this feature off sometimes everyday due to logout issues on my laptop. This is beyond annoying. Sometimes Google as a company seems so brilliant then other times so blatantly... well you all can fill in t |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | jamiedoll01 | 7/26/11 2:41 PM | I HATE Google Instant. Cannot keep it turned off with Firefox, no matter what I do! I did seem to get it to work in Safari though...could it be the browser??? |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | jamiedoll01 | 7/26/11 2:58 PM | I did the normal "turn Instant off" on my search preferences page in Safari, and then re-saved my homepage and bookmark. No problems with Safari. (I'm a true Mac user). It was the Google Search Preferences in Firefox that DIDN'T save properly. It kep |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Donberry5 | 8/10/11 9:23 AM | Right now the "Idiot of the Year" award goes to the inventor of Google Instant Search. Without a doubt the most irritating feature Google has ever come up with. It needs to go, and go now. I am ready to switch back to Yahoo or one to the other search |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | dontknowit | 8/11/11 1:46 AM | I'm from the Netherlands, and I found out that i can't turn it off anymore. Google is getting more of a mess now and the biggest problem is that you can't turn it off. Google instant, preview's, translation's. Do not force certain feature's on us wh |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | jon.m.kelley | 8/14/11 7:07 PM | Yahoo advanced (100 items) works as well as google used to. Maybe someday I'll try google advanced search again, but since I've bee fighting with the instant garbage for several months, I will be using Yahoo until it tries to copy the google search |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | netzoner | 8/16/11 1:58 PM | Google Instant Search should be renamed to "Google Bully Search". It fights with you to override your typing and forceably input it's conclusion of what you "really" are looking for. Thanks, google, for deciding "you know best" what I am thinking...n |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | rmcity | 8/31/11 1:38 PM | Goggle - I've tried your solution several times and saved each time. Works for a little while and then automatically resets back to instant search after closing and re-opening the browser. Given the amounts of complaints noted at this post and seve |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | lcash8022 | 9/1/11 8:34 AM | I found the answer to fixing the Google Instant Search, but it was NOT from Google. It seems that to turn the Google Instant off and KEEP it off, you have to ACCEPT cookies from Google. Otherwise, every time you clean your computer of cookies, you |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | nearlyblonde | 9/2/11 4:48 PM | I absolutely hate this "prediction" feature!!!! HATE IT!!! How come with all these complaints Google has not done anything about it? |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | HlpDscUsN | 9/23/11 11:17 PM | Thank you Kelly F for explaining how to turn off "Instant Search", it was very distracting And well done Google for making the 'Preview' less obtrusive... I would be delighted to see that in the 'Advanced settings' too! - B |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Simple1 | 9/26/11 6:23 AM | I have replied in couple of the forums concerning disabling google instant. I was wondering why when I type something in google ,it automatically tries to search the "Answer"(Slow my computer a lot!!!). So i figured it must be a script that is runnin |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | rbvann | 9/29/11 11:14 AM | I hate google instant and auto complete. Google, you're stupid. |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | rcdjbp | 10/6/11 8:22 AM | Thanks to Simple1 for a solution that works. I did find that if Tools>Internet Options, Security tab, Custom Level slider is set on LOW, the Scripting options are not displayed. Moving the Custom Level slider up one notch to MEDIUM-LOW will cause the |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | rubiconrealtor | 10/6/11 8:41 AM | I have gone into the search settings and turned off google instant and saved it, but every time I close my browser (IE9) and open it, google has reverted back to instant search. GRRR!! |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | consumerMaven | 10/8/11 4:34 PM | VERY VERY GOOD POINT --- i have cookies disabled for all kinds of good reasons I'm not enabling cookies to be saved just for a google searchand, if I'm signed in, you guys could EASILY save my "never google instant in a million years" request take |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | VHIN | 10/12/11 11:50 AM | Google instant search may be the biggest mistake Google ever made. It's the kind of mistake that gives BING 900,000 new customers. My laptop is pretty fast and even on this machine the "instant search" trips up, pauses, and does not catch some of my |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Simple1 | 10/12/11 4:25 PM | Hey guys, see my post on 9/26/11 and tha of rcdjbp post on 10/6/11 for a permanent solution to google instant. Update: You can even put http://www.google.com on the restricted site in the security tab and jist increase the security level for it so that |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Jay07 | 10/14/11 8:51 AM | The most stupid emmy award goes to "Instant". I still can't turn it off. I am sick of messing with it and think I would have less stress by changing browsers. "LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE" |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | chrisphx | 11/2/11 2:32 PM | Yes, this annoys me too. I'm also irritated that the Google advanced search link is suddenly missing. It doesn't even appear in the Google search results for "Google advanced search." Duh! Stop fixing things that are not broken! I know Google likes t |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | warrensgoff | 11/3/11 7:10 AM | Simple1... So far, so good. Thanks. My experience with putting Google in the Restricted Sites was not what I wanted as, for me, it would disable Instant but also limit me to 10 hits per page and not save Prefences. I'm sure if I played with the |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | warrensgoff | 11/3/11 11:59 AM | Simple1 One side effect of your modification is that when one opens a link on the same tab and then returns to Google, the search goes back to the first hit and doesn't resume where you left off. The solution is to open all links in a separate Tab |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Simple1 | 11/3/11 2:14 PM | Hi warrensgoff, Finally some people are reading my post Thanks, for the feedback and I am glad that it works for you!. Can you clarify the side effect? |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | warrensgoff | 11/3/11 6:56 PM | Hi Simple1, I had disabled all scripting functions. When I just disabled active scripting my problem seemed to resolve. |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | iamtae | 11/9/11 10:39 AM | I agree with the sentiments in here entirely. I have 8 GB of RAM and Instant Search still causes my system to slow down. Google, you *have* the old coding where the ability to turn Instant off was right next to the search bar. Just do whatever tweak |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | GBHATT | 11/30/11 12:36 PM | I guess this feature not only slows down what I am trying to search but also requires me deleting the thing I do not want. Instant search is not mind-reader, it is rather annoying. GBHATT |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Dineshkumar_P | 12/1/11 2:53 AM | hi, I have tried to turn off the google instant future after logging in, it redirects me to this page, but it seems to be dead. Please help me . http://www.google.com/5633004/how-to-turn-off-google-instant-search |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Rick Dexter | 12/16/11 9:48 AM | I'm just adding my voice here agreeing with all the complaints about instant search. I used to love Google but now I use other search engines. Setting this as your home page does seem to bypass instant search: http://www.google.com/webhp?complet |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | donotsendspam | 12/16/11 10:32 AM | Why does google still insist on harassing us with this junk? why can't they just leave it optional for those who want it? they can just turn it on if they like it. |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | phillyjo | 12/16/11 6:43 PM | Heck I would just settle for a way to actually turn it off. I can't. IE, Chrome [YEAH CHROME GOOGLE] and FF all do it. I turn it off, I save all my settings and it resets itself as soon as I leave the site. And yes I turned off all my cookie mana |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | phillyjo | 12/16/11 6:44 PM | Oh yeah I forgot to add, I have that problem not only on 3 browsers but on 4 different computers. |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | gegool | 12/18/11 8:53 AM | I've never participated in a discussion group until now. Guess why? 'Instant' fury thats what. Oh, and why does it refuse a user name such as 'gone offgoogle'!? |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | mikewcheung | 2/20/12 10:54 PM | why is there not much response from google on this issue? |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | nettocash | 2/29/12 12:01 AM | Hate instant search. |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | hawran.diskuse | 2/29/12 1:11 AM | Not true at all!!!! Post reply Feb 28 (1 day ago) |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | PsykoticEngr | 3/5/12 4:50 PM | I don't like instant search either, and every time I try to turn it off in settings, it doesn't do anything!! It even says that it is turned off, but it continues to do it. I can't find any way to actually turn it off... |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Glossed | 3/23/12 2:19 PM | ASSHOLES CHANGED IT AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHERE'S THE SETTINGS NOW? |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Glossed | 3/23/12 2:24 PM | Thanks!!!!!!!!! THIS--> https://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0&hl=en <--THIS You're Awesome! More so than google management :D |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | aghqgmre | 3/26/12 12:15 AM | @glossed i joined only to make this post cause this instant search thing is also pissing me off...i think u can only disable it if your'e logged into that Google+ thing (?)....maybe they dont want ppl anonymously searching on google anymore, so they |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | hawran.diskuse | 3/28/12 12:26 AM | I want it on the Advanced Search page as well... (/advanced_search) |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | codequeen42 | 5/8/12 7:13 AM | I also despise instant search and autocomplete. I wish that google would make it a setting stored on your account, so that when you log in, google knows you don't want to use these features. As it is, when I change the settings to turn off instant |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | Spencer Benedict | 5/9/12 12:43 PM | ATTN KELLY FEE: Rather than just retelling your users HOW to disable the Google Instant (we are all smart enough to do that excercise..over..and over..and over..again!) Why not print out these comments, take them to your boss and tell them that users |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | GoogleFailsHard | 5/30/12 9:38 PM | The main thing that is pissing me off about it, is that it KEEPS TURNING BACK ON!!! There's no point telling people they can turn it off in settings because we all know how to do it. We have all had the same run around from google "support" 100 times |
| Re: TURN OFF INSTANT SEARCH AS THE DEFAULT!!!! | WTFWTF! | 6/30/12 9:55 AM | I AM DONE WITH GOOGLE B/'C OF THIS SLOW ASS B.S.!!!!!!!!!!!!! PEOPLE LIKED GOOGLE BECAUSE IT USE TO BE SIMPLE..NOW IT IS OVERBLOATED CRAP...GOOGLE...GO @$#@#% YOURSELF |