Microsoft is preventing some Windows Phone users from accessing Google as the default search engine in Internet Explorer, it has been revealed.
Owners of new, unlocked Nokia Lumia 930 and Lumia 630 handsets, shipping with Windows Phone 8.1 are apparently unable to switch from Bing to Google within the Internet Explorer app.
Previously, the Verge reports, WP makers have been able to choose default search engines in IE, but the Lumia 930 and 630 are the first to ship since the Microsoft-acquisition was finalised.
That would give credence to the suggestion it is a deliberate move from Microsoft rather than an oversight.
Clarity
According to the report, other devices that have been updated to Windows Phone 8.1 this week are not experiencing the same issues and can still select Google as a search client within Internet Explorer.
Some European unlocked Lumia 930 and Lumia 630 handsets still have the option enabled, so it's possible the emission stateside could be an oversight.
Until Microsoft clarifies, no-one can be sure. TechRadar has reached out to the folks at Redmond and will update this article should a response be forthcoming.
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