# Unlocalize Google Chrome Omnibar

DevFeed: [Unlocalize Google Chrome Omnibar](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/unlocalize-google-chrome-omnibar-38382.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://meedamian.com/post/unlocalize-google-in-chrome/>)

Author: hi@meedamian.com (Damian Mee)

Published: 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Damian Mee | Blog | Portfolio | About](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/damian-mee-blog-portfolio-about.md>)

Topics: [Google Chrome](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-chrome.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Virtual Private Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vpn.md>)

Tags: [change](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/change.md>), [chrome](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chrome.md>), [copy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/copy.md>), [domain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/domain.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [google-chrome](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-chrome.md>), [search](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/search.md>), [search-engine](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/search-engine.md>), [settings](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/settings.md>), [vpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vpn.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial explains how to change Chrome's Google search-engine settings to prevent Google from redirecting users who travel frequently or use a VPN to a local domain they do not want.

## Source excerpt

If you travel a lot or use a VPN, then at some point, Google might start to, wrongfully, think that you'd rather use some outdated local domain. Steps to fix it: Go to chrome://settings/searchEngines (copy-paste it into your address bar) In the Default search settings section find "Google" Rename Google to ex. Google (Annoying) in the 1st field Change google.com to ex. Google.annoying in the 2nd field Copy URL¹ from the 3rd field Scroll to the bottom of the Other search engines section Add a new search engine: Put Google into the 1st field Put google.