Google search results question

mel.b

I brought my ipad in Australia at Xmas and used it there for maybe 10days before heading back to Ireland. Recently when doing a google search all the first results i get are .com.au results rather than .ie or .co.uk. It seemed to start after the power went out one night because when the power came on and i was on a uk website it kept saying 'it looks like you are visiting us from the USA, would you like to visit our US website?' Down the bottom of the google page it has my location correct but i'm still getting .com.au results unless i specify ireland in my search. Any ideas on what setting(s) i need to change?

mel.b

Technofobe wrote: »

1. Do a search on Google.
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the search results page where you can find the current location that Google has for you. The location may be coming from your IP address, your Location History, your Wi-Fi connection, or any locations you've set at www.google.com/preferences.
3. To update your location, click Use precise location or Update location.

Thanks, i had already done that and it has the name of my estate as the location, but still getting .com.au results

Technofobe

mel.b wrote: »

I brought my ipad in Australia at Xmas and used it there for maybe 10days before heading back to Ireland. Recently when doing a google search all the first results i get are .com.au results rather than .ie or .co.uk. It seemed to start after the power went out one night because when the power came on and i was on a uk website it kept saying 'it looks like you are visiting us from the USA, would you like to visit our US website?' Down the bottom of the google page it has my location correct but i'm still getting .com.au results unless i specify ireland in my search. Any ideas on what setting(s) i need to change?

I dont use an ipad but sounds like your location services may be acting up

Location Services (iPhone and iPad only)

Location Services is a setting on your iPhone or iPad that lets your device share its location with the apps you use. If Location Services is turned off, Location Reporting and Location History won’t work.
Follow the steps below to turn Location Services on:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad .
2. Touch Privacy > Location Services.
3. Make sure the Location Services switch is on.
4. Touch Google > Always.

Also try
Go to Settings - General - International - Region format - <chose your region, eg, United Kingdom>

Technofobe

Go to Settings - General - International - Region format - <chose your region, eg, United Kingdom>