Zhenyi TanAug 16, 2024

Launch: Lucky

Lucky is a Safari extension that removes the clutter from the Google search results page, leaving you with the 10 blue links.

https://andadinosaur.com/launch-lucky

(Lucky also removes tracking, lets you block spammy domains, and fixes some of the annoyances with Google search.)

Launch: Lucky - And a Dinosaur

Lucky is a Safari extension that removes the clutter from the Google search results page, leaving you with the 10 blue links. Update: Clarifying the Yahoo and Google confusion with Lucky. Update:...

Show threadb-loved dreamerAug 16, 2024
@zhenyi I don’t get it, this extension should be for Google Search, but the instructions to set it up tell me I should select Yahoo search as search engine for the extension to work?
Show threadZhenyi TanAug 16, 2024
@mrzool the extension fetches results from Google and displays them in yahoo.com 😅 so you can fall back to the unmodified Google search should you need it
Show threadb-loved dreamerAug 16, 2024
@zhenyi i see… broken for me, sadly
Show threadZhenyi TanAug 16, 2024
@mrzool hmm, try force quitting and reopening both the Lucky app and Safari?
Show threadb-loved dreamerAug 16, 2024
@zhenyi still no luck. I’m on iOS 17.5.1, not sure if that’s relevant
Show threadZhenyi TanAug 16, 2024
@mrzool try deleting the app, reinstall, and go through the setup process again?
Show threadb-loved dreamerAug 16, 2024
@zhenyi the extension is already enabled after deleting and reinstalling so no setup needed. Still no luck, but I’m getting a different error message now…
Show threadZhenyi TanAug 16, 2024
@mrzool err, what happen if you search for something simple, like "testing"?
Show threadb-loved dreamerAug 16, 2024
@zhenyi back to square one apparently 😐
Show threadZhenyi Tan
@mrzool 😞 do you have any network setup that might block the Lucky app from accessing google.com?
Aug 16, 2024 at 4:38pmIceCubesApp
Show threadb-loved dreamerAug 16, 2024
@zhenyi nothing of the sort. Also just spent quite some time disabling all other extensions I have, blockers and such, to see if something was interfering, but no dice. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news 😐
Show threadZhenyi TanAug 16, 2024
@mrzool this is gonna sound weird, but what if you try connecting to a wifi network? 😬
Show threadb-loved dreamerAug 16, 2024
@zhenyi doesn’t make any difference. My first attempts were on a wifi network, and now I’m back home and it’s still not working. iCloud Relay also doesn’t make a difference
Show threadZhenyi TanAug 16, 2024
@mrzool ahh OK. I'm really sorry about this ☹️ I'll see what I can do in the next update. Maybe include a built-in troubleshooter…
Show threadb-loved dreamerAug 16, 2024
@zhenyi hard to do that when you have no idea what’s going wrong! I wish I could send you some logs or something but I have no idea how to do any troubleshooting on iOS
Show threadnate boatengAug 16, 2024
@mrzool I’m having weird issues as well. It just flat out doesn’t work at all. Google looks totally normal and the extension is enabled in Safari (I checked in Settings). Rebooted, and restarted both apps a bunch. No dice. 😕
Show threadb-loved dreamerAug 16, 2024
@boateng you’re supposed to select Yahoo as Safari’s default search engine for the extension to work which yeah is pretty confusing, but that’s how it works
Show threadnate boatengAug 16, 2024
@mrzool Ohhhhhh, yeah, I was absolutely twisted up. Got it now, thanks!
Show threadZhenyi TanAug 18, 2024
@mrzool Version 1.0.3 is out now. Can you give it a try and see if it fixes your problems?
Show threadb-loved dreamerAug 18, 2024
@zhenyi already tested, it’s working now! Great job finding the problem