Como usar Google como si estuviéramos en otro país
There are many search engines that we can use on the internet, but the most popular in Spain is without a doubt Google . It offers a wide range of possibilities, beyond simply presenting the results for the terms we are searching for. However, it has a limitation for some users, and that is that by default it does not show sites in domain-based searches. That is, if, for example, we enter Spain with the French or Portuguese domain, it will show us the searches based on our location. We will show how to change this.
How to change Google results to another country
Google offers results based on our emplacement . This can be useful in most cases. For example, if we search for the weather, pages will appear that will display information about where we are. In the same way as if one looks for sports results, those of Spain will appear.
However, there may be times when we are interested in searching for something through the Google domain from another country . For example google.pt or google.fr, which would be respectively from Portugal and France. But if we do, as soon as we enter a search term, it will automatically show us the Spanish pages, as if we had entered the .es version.
We can change that, as we will see. It is a simple process and in this way we can enter another domain corresponding to another country and show us the results of that nation. The popular search engine has options like this which we can take into account if at any point we are interested in changing the pages that appear to us.
The first thing we need to do is enter Google from our mobile or our computer. Once there you have to go down to the right, where Settings appears . Then we enter the search parameters .
In the search settings we will see different options that we can change. We can put values to the number of results that appear, to autocomplete, etc. If we go down we will see the section Region configuration .
There, it suffices to choose the region that interests us. We click on Show more and all available ones will appear. From that moment, once the configuration has been saved, they will show us the results oriented to that place.
This way, when we search on google, different results will appear. For example, events that take place in that country, specific pages of a nation, etc. It is interesting if we have to visit websites from a specific country. This way, we will prevent pages that do not interest us appear, results that we really do not need.
How to change our location on the Internet
We saw how we can modify Google searches to show us as if we are in another country. Now we'll explain what we can do to change our location on the network, not just for this popular search engine. We have different options for this. We can use VPN, which we can say is the most widely used option and most prevalent on different platforms, but also use proxy servers or even use Tor browser . In all of these cases, in addition, we can improve our security, something so precious today.
VPN
The VPN are undoubtedly one of the most used tools to be able to change location while browsing the internet . They allow us to hide our real IP and modify it as if we were physically somewhere else. In this way, we can access geographically restricted content or use certain services as if we were in another country.
We can use services like Surfshark ou NordVPN . They are available for computers and mobile devices. We can use any of the multiple servers they have and thus be able to connect to the network as if we were in another country. Sometimes we can find options that allow us to use even thousands of servers spread over half the world.
As well as being able to log into Google as if we were in another country, VPNs will also improve security. Let's say we connect to a public Wi-Fi network . It could be a danger to our safety, as we don't really know who may be behind it.
Through the use of a VPN, we can encrypt the connection. The information circulates as if it were in a tunnel and is not accessible to potential intruders who might gain access to it. It is therefore one more complement to improve our security on the Internet.
Proxy
We can achieve something similar with proxy servers . Just like VPNs, they will also change our actual location and allow us to surf the net as if we were physically in another location.
We have free and paid options available to us. What we basically do is navigate through an intermediary between our device and the destination server. This way our real IP is not displayed in the connection. It will also be used to bypass any geographic blockages that may exist and to preserve our personal data. It is an alternative that we can consider.
Navigate Tor
There are many browsers we can use to surf the Internet. We have a myriad of options and many of them can help improve security and privacy as well. One of them is Tor , a browser that could even change our location. It basically works as a proxy, as our navigation goes through what is called onion routing. We go through several layers until we reach the final destination.
The Tor browser is free. If we are looking for a way to hide our real location, IP address and ultimately improve security, this is a very interesting option. It can also be used to use Google and any other online service as if we were in another connected country.
In short, by following these steps that we have mentioned, we can perform a Google search as if we were in another country . As we can see, these are simple processes and we can directly configure the search engine on our device, as well as use a VPN or proxy.
