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window.external

This feature is discouraged — The window.external.AddSearchProvider() and window.external.IsSearchProviderInstalled() methods do nothing, by specification.

For more information, see: obsolete.html#external (HTML spec)

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

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 Not supported
  • Safari on iOS Not supported

Baseline availability blocked since July 2015 by Safari (132 months)

MDN documentation

Specifications

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