xSearch for Safari

So I’ve had this extension forever but I’ve never been able to get it to work. Even making sure ONLY this extension was enabled and making sure the prefix was enabled and shortcut phrase was correct. Turns out, there’s an extra final step needed to get the extension to work. In Safari, when you tap the address bar, under the search section you should see an option that says “xSearch” with the icon next to it. You have to tap that and give xSearch the necessary permissions, or it will never work no matter what. Took me this long (months) to finally figure it out. Definitely need better setup instructions for this extension, as well as the ability toto re-access initial setup instructions in case a step gets overlooked.

When I initially bought and downloaded the iOS Safari app, it appeared, I toggled it on and everything was fine. A few weeks ago it disappeared from Safari. The app still on my phone and appeared active but the extension, gone. I’ve deleted the app tried reinstalling it more times than I can count, each time trying something different thinking maybe it was something I had changed or did to make it disappear. But from the time it was actively working to the minute it disappeared I hadn’t changed,added, taken away, reconfigured anything in my phone. Since I can’t get a response from support or the developer, I’ve resorted to seeking help from chatGPT. No success. I had a similar situation occur back in February with the AdGuard AdBlocker iOS Safari extension. Downloaded it, it worked for several weeks, then it was gone. Weeks later it suddenly appeared and was working, then it was gone again. Support? Not at all. And I had bought the annual subscription as well. I believe this is more of an Apple situation than an app issue. It’s really disappointing.! No help, nowhere to turn, no recourse, thank you Apple.

It’s a simple problem, and here’s an elegant solution. Does exactly what I want. It even has the ability to completely replace the default search engine with one of the engines in the app. It is a little quirky in some ways, for example if you use a non-default engine, click a link, then go back, the extension will override the back request and switch the search to the app’s default. However, I won’t dock anything cause the feature is hidden away under an “advanced” tab, likely due to quirks like this. The main app functionality works perfectly. Edit: Just poked around some more and there are different override modes for the feature I mentioned… that fix the problem I also mentioned. This is why I pay money for apps lol