Narek

Google has announced that it's shutting down the Custom Search JSON API in 2027 (https://programmablesearchengine.googleblog.com/2026/01/updates-to-our-web-search-products.html?m=1), and new users can no longer sign up.

This effectively breaks Gugal's support for Google searches for those that haven't set it up yet, and those who have (or at least have the required CSE ID and API key) may continue using it until January 1, 2027.

With this in mind, I want to ask Gugal users: which search engine do you use in the app?

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Gugal 0.9 is finally out, bringing many new features.

Download from GitLab: https://gitlab.com/gugal/releases/-/raw/main/0.9/Gugal-0.9.apk
F-Droid version and a proper release will be available later.

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Unfortunately, Gugal 0.9 will launch without Stract support, because Stract seems to have experienced a slowdown leading to search failing and errors in Gugal. The source code for Stract support will still be published, but it won't be enabled.

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Unfortunately, Gugal 0.9 will have to be delayed to tomorrow - I need time to create the graphics assets.

PSA to Gugal 0.9 preview users: if you want to make an encrypted backup of your settings, please make a regular backup and encrypt that file, as the locked backups are unrecoverable!

This issue will be fixed in 0.9.p2, but that version won't be able to restore locked backups made in 0.9.p1.

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After an unforeseen delay (sorry!), Gugal 0.8.4, featuring improved SearX support, is now available on GitLab, and will soon be available on F-Droid.

Download now: https://gitlab.com/narektor/gugal/-/releases/0.8.4

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