Kagi Is Down

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The Kagi search engine is currently down, prompting users to share their frustrations and workarounds. Some users, like MadVikingGod, cleverly deduced the outage by trying to search for "is it down" sites and getting errors. Others, like ezekg, are struggling with the iOS default search engine setting, which redirects Google and DuckDuckGo to Kagi, while al_borland shares a helpful tip: in the Kagi extension settings, you can choose which search engine it hijacks, allowing users to still access other search engines. The discussion reveals a mix of frustration and resourcefulness among Kagi's dedicated user base.

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ezekg

4 months ago

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What makes this frustrating is that on iOS with Kagi set as the default search engine, Google and DDG redirect to Kagi. :d

al_borland

4 months ago

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In the Kagi extension settings you can pick which search engine it hijacks. I pick Ecosia. The set that as your default search engine in Safari. Kagi is your default, but the others are still available if/when needed.

Side note: Kagi seems to be back up.

ezekg

4 months ago

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Yeah since I've beeen a Kagi user for so long, I think I have multiple Kagi apps (they changed how they did things at some point iirc) and I probably need to go through and reset everything so that I can use Google/Duck when needed. Usually not an issue, but when Kagi's down, I usually fumble around trying to find what works.

al_borland

4 months ago

Yeah, they definitely changed something at some point. I actually changed mine when I made the comment. I remember setting it up in the past when you had to pick just one, and was frustrated when it took all of them over. I assumed it was a bug, but the comment here made me go check and sure enough, it now defaults to taking over all engines. Since I never really need to check other engines when using Kagi, it didn’t impact me enough to look before. I’ve seen 2 outages where it’s been a problem, but they were both pretty short, so I didn’t get to the point of looking for a work around.

panja

4 months ago

I didn't even notice!

MadVikingGod

4 months ago

I kept trying to search for is it down sites, and kept getting errors. I think that was a good indicator that my search engine is down.

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