The window.external.AddSearchProvider() and window.external.IsSearchProviderInstalled() do nothing. Historically, they added external search providers to the browser.

Learning resources on MDN

No MDN documentation found.

Browser support

• Chrome 9 Released on 2011-02-03
• Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
• Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
• Firefox 2 Released on 2006-10-24
• Firefox for Android 4 Released on 2011-03-29
• Safari ❌
• Safari on iOS ❌

Baseline availability blocked since July 2015 by Safari (116 months)

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