Location

During installation, Yandex Browser asks for permission to use your location data. You can allow or disallow using this data.

By default, your region is determined by the location of your smartphone.

How is the location data used?

  • Sites can show you the most relevant information (for example, the local weather, traffic info, or a map).
  • The SmartBox shows more accurate search suggestions (for example, about the weather).
  • Settings show a list of search engines used in your region.
  • The Tableau displays a default collection of sites for your region.

Set the search region manually

The browser determines a set of relevant search engines based on your specified country. It shows you the relevant weather forecast, traffic info, maps, and search suggestions based on your specified city.

Note. If you chose your own search engine and pinned your own sites to the Tableau, changing your region will not affect these settings.
Set a country
  1. Tap  in the browser (if you don't see the icon, press the menu button on your smartphone).
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Go to the Search section.
  4. Tap Region.
  5. Select the region.
Set a city
  1. Tap  in the browser (if you don't see the icon, press the menu button on your smartphone).
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Go to Location.
  4. Turn off the Auto detect option.
  5. Tap Select manually.
  6. Start entering the name of your city, then select the city from the list.

If you can't find the information you need in Help or you are having issues with Yandex Browser for Mobile, please describe your actions step by step. Take a screenshot if possible. This will help our support specialists quickly find a solution for the issue you're experiencing.

Note. To resolve issues with Yandex services, please contact support of these services:
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Yandex Home page
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Yandex Mail
If your have questions about Yandex Mail (for example, how to disable ads, import messages from other mailboxes, restore deleted emails, or find messages in the Spam folder), use this form.
Yandex Search and search results
If you have questions about Yandex Search and search results (for example, about site ranking or invalid search results), contact us using this form.