Why is my browser showing the wrong location?

This article explains why your browser may show a different country or region when you use Speedify, and how to set a specific Google search domain in Chrome so search results match the country you want.

Why Your Browser Shows the Wrong Location

When Speedify is active, your internet traffic exits through a Speedify server, which may be located in a different country from you. Google and other sites detect your location based on your IP address, so they may automatically redirect you to a country-specific version of their site, for example, google.co.uk instead of google.com.

This is expected behavior. It's not a bug in Speedify, it's how IP-based location detection works. The steps below show you how to pin Chrome to a specific Google domain so your searches always use the version you prefer.

Let's Get Started

The example below uses google.co.uk, but you can substitute any Google country domain you prefer (for example, google.de , google.com.au , etc.).

Step 1

Open Chrome and click the three-dot menu button in the upper-right corner of the window. Select Settings, then click Manage Search Engines.

Step 2

On the Other Search Engines row, click the Add button.

Step 3

Fill in the three fields as follows, then press Enter or click Add:

• Search engine: Google UK
• Keyword: google.co.uk
• URL: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%s

Step 4

Find the new Google UK entry in the list and click Make Default. You should see it move to the top of the list, displayed in bold, confirming it's now the default search engine.

Step 5

Close Settings and run a search. Chrome will now use google.co.uk  for all searches, regardless of which Speedify server you're connected to.