diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9eeb81e..130cdc4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ coverage/
 .expo/
 *.orig
 
+# Runtime symlink created by launcher setup (not source)
+apps/desktop/launcher/extensions
+
+# Native project dirs generated by `expo prebuild` (not manually customized)
+apps/mobile/android/
+apps/mobile/ios/
+
 # Bundled at build time (fetched, GPL — not vendored)
 apps/desktop/extensions/ublock-origin/
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba075da..9df6e1a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Linux phones (Librem 5 / PinePhone / Ubuntu Touch). See
 
 ## What you get today
 
-- **De-googled new tab** — TronBrowser page, **Xprivo** as the default private
+- **De-googled new tab** — TronBrowser page, **NeoSearch** as the default private
   search (no Google in the omnibox; DuckDuckGo available as an alternative), quick links.
 - **RSS reader** on the new tab — seeded from your OPML; add/remove feeds and
   **import/export OPML** in Settings.
diff --git a/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/newtab.html b/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/newtab.html
index 5698aa0..9977ec2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/newtab.html
+++ b/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/newtab.html
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
         <button type="button" id="mode-web" class="mode active" aria-selected="true">Web</button>
         <button type="button" id="mode-ai" class="mode" aria-selected="false">AI</button>
       </div>
-      <input id="q" type="text" placeholder="Search Xprivo…" autocomplete="off" autofocus />
+      <input id="q" type="text" placeholder="Search NeoSearch…" autocomplete="off" autofocus />
     </form>
 
     <nav class="links">
+      <a href="https://neosearch.org">NeoSearch</a>
       <a href="https://www.xprivo.com">Xprivo</a>
       <a href="https://duckduckgo.com">DuckDuckGo</a>
       <a href="https://altpower.app">Altpower</a>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/newtab.js b/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/newtab.js
index b9eeb2e..b43b790 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/newtab.js
+++ b/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/newtab.js
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ const DEFAULT_TICKERS = 'SPY, AAPL, NVDA, BTC-USD';
 const DEFAULT_LEAGUES = 'nfl, nba';
 const splitList = (s) => String(s || '').split(',').map((x) => x.trim()).filter(Boolean);
 
-// --- Search: Web (Xprivo by default, DuckDuckGo alternative) or AI (sidebar) ---
+// --- Search: Web (NeoSearch by default) or AI (sidebar) ---
 const SEARCH_ENGINES = {
+  neosearch: { name: 'NeoSearch', url: 'https://neosearch.org/?q=' },
   xprivo: { name: 'Xprivo', url: 'https://www.xprivo.com/search/?q=' },
   ddg: { name: 'DuckDuckGo', url: 'https://duckduckgo.com/?q=' },
   // Altpower is a Google Programmable Search — query lives in the URL fragment.
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ const SEARCH_ENGINES = {
   oxiverse: { name: 'Oxiverse', url: 'https://search.oxiverse.com/?q=', suffix: '&tab=web' },
 };
 let searchMode = 'web';
-let searchEngine = 'xprivo';
+let searchEngine = 'neosearch';
 
 function setMode(mode) {
   searchMode = mode;
@@ -28,14 +29,14 @@ function setMode(mode) {
   el('mode-ai').classList.toggle('active', mode === 'ai');
   el('mode-web').setAttribute('aria-selected', mode === 'web');
   el('mode-ai').setAttribute('aria-selected', mode === 'ai');
-  const eng = SEARCH_ENGINES[searchEngine] || SEARCH_ENGINES.xprivo;
+  const eng = SEARCH_ENGINES[searchEngine] || SEARCH_ENGINES.neosearch;
   el('q').placeholder = mode === 'ai' ? 'Ask AI anything…' : `Search ${eng.name}…`;
   el('q').focus();
 }
 el('mode-web').addEventListener('click', () => setMode('web'));
 el('mode-ai').addEventListener('click', () => setMode('ai'));
 
-// Load the chosen web search engine (default Xprivo).
+// Load the chosen web search engine (default NeoSearch).
 chrome.storage.local.get('searchEngine').then(({ searchEngine: se }) => {
   if (se && SEARCH_ENGINES[se]) searchEngine = se;
   if (searchMode === 'web') setMode('web');
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ el('search').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
     chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: 'open-sidepanel' });
     el('q').value = '';
   } else {
-    const eng = SEARCH_ENGINES[searchEngine] || SEARCH_ENGINES.xprivo;
+    const eng = SEARCH_ENGINES[searchEngine] || SEARCH_ENGINES.neosearch;
     location.href = eng.url + encodeURIComponent(q) + (eng.suffix || '');
   }
 });
diff --git a/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/options.html b/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/options.html
index 92bd0d9..267a949 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/options.html
+++ b/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/options.html
@@ -105,12 +105,13 @@ <h2>bittorrented.com — Live TV, Radio &amp; Podcasts</h2>
   <span id="btrMsg" class="saved"></span>
 
   <h2>Search</h2>
-  <p class="hint">Default search engine for the new-tab search box. Xprivo is the
-  private default; DuckDuckGo is available as an alternative. (The omnibox default
+  <p class="hint">Default search engine for the new-tab search box. NeoSearch is the
+  private default; Xprivo, DuckDuckGo, and others are available as alternatives. (The omnibox default
   is set separately in <code>chrome://settings/search</code>.)</p>
   <label for="searchEngine">New-tab search engine</label>
   <select id="searchEngine">
-    <option value="xprivo">Xprivo (private, default)</option>
+    <option value="neosearch">NeoSearch (private, default)</option>
+    <option value="xprivo">Xprivo (private)</option>
     <option value="ddg">DuckDuckGo</option>
     <option value="altpower">Altpower</option>
     <option value="oxiverse">Oxiverse</option>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/settings-sections.js b/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/settings-sections.js
index 7f441f7..d2fc41f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/settings-sections.js
+++ b/apps/desktop/extensions/ai-sidebar/settings-sections.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export async function mountSettingsSections({ store, el, flash }) {
   const cur = await store.get(['feeds', 'tickers', 'leagues', 'searchEngine']);
 
   // Populate current values (on every mount, e.g. after a cloud pull).
-  if (el('searchEngine')) el('searchEngine').value = cur.searchEngine || 'xprivo';
+  if (el('searchEngine')) el('searchEngine').value = cur.searchEngine || 'neosearch';
   if (el('tickers')) el('tickers').value = cur.tickers ?? '';
   if (el('leagues')) el('leagues').value = cur.leagues ?? '';
   feeds = Array.isArray(cur.feeds) && cur.feeds.length ? cur.feeds.slice() : DEFAULT_FEEDS.slice();
diff --git a/apps/desktop/launcher/tronbrowser b/apps/desktop/launcher/tronbrowser
index fe333cc..28872a5 100755
--- a/apps/desktop/launcher/tronbrowser
+++ b/apps/desktop/launcher/tronbrowser
@@ -186,10 +186,9 @@ if flag not in exp:
 PY
 fi
 
-# Default the omnibox to Xprivo. Force this ONCE per profile (older builds
-# defaulted to DuckDuckGo, and seeding-only-when-empty left existing profiles on
-# DDG) via a marker file, then respect the user's chrome://settings/search choice.
-if command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ ! -f "$DATA/.tron-search-xprivo" ]; then
+# Default the omnibox to NeoSearch once per profile, then respect the user's
+# chrome://settings/search choice.
+if command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ ! -f "$DATA/.tron-search-neosearch" ]; then
   TB_PREFS="$DATA/Default/Preferences" python3 - <<'PY' 2>/dev/null || true
 import json, os
 p = os.environ["TB_PREFS"]
@@ -199,15 +198,16 @@ try:
 except Exception:
     d = {}
 d.setdefault("default_search_provider_data", {})["template_url_data"] = {
-    "short_name": "Xprivo",
-    "keyword": "xprivo.com",
-    "url": "https://www.xprivo.com/search/?q={searchTerms}",
-    "favicon_url": "https://www.xprivo.com/favicon.ico",
+    "short_name": "NeoSearch",
+    "keyword": "neosearch.org",
+    "url": "https://neosearch.org/?q={searchTerms}",
+    "suggestions_url": "https://neosearch.org/suggestions?q={searchTerms}",
+    "favicon_url": "https://neosearch.org/favicon-32x32.png",
     "safe_for_autoreplace": False,
 }
 json.dump(d, open(p, "w"))
 PY
-  mkdir -p "$DATA"; : > "$DATA/.tron-search-xprivo"
+  mkdir -p "$DATA"; : > "$DATA/.tron-search-neosearch"
 fi
 
 # Show the feed (ai-sidebar New Tab page) on startup. We can't pass a startup URL —
diff --git a/apps/web/public/settings-sections.js b/apps/web/public/settings-sections.js
index 7f441f7..d2fc41f 100644
--- a/apps/web/public/settings-sections.js
+++ b/apps/web/public/settings-sections.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export async function mountSettingsSections({ store, el, flash }) {
   const cur = await store.get(['feeds', 'tickers', 'leagues', 'searchEngine']);
 
   // Populate current values (on every mount, e.g. after a cloud pull).
-  if (el('searchEngine')) el('searchEngine').value = cur.searchEngine || 'xprivo';
+  if (el('searchEngine')) el('searchEngine').value = cur.searchEngine || 'neosearch';
   if (el('tickers')) el('tickers').value = cur.tickers ?? '';
   if (el('leagues')) el('leagues').value = cur.leagues ?? '';
   feeds = Array.isArray(cur.feeds) && cur.feeds.length ? cur.feeds.slice() : DEFAULT_FEEDS.slice();
diff --git a/apps/web/public/settings.html b/apps/web/public/settings.html
index cf068d1..034bb21 100644
--- a/apps/web/public/settings.html
+++ b/apps/web/public/settings.html
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ <h2>Search</h2>
   <p class="hint">Default search engine for the new-tab search box.</p>
   <label for="searchEngine">New-tab search engine</label>
   <select id="searchEngine">
-    <option value="xprivo">Xprivo (private, default)</option>
+    <option value="neosearch">NeoSearch (private, default)</option>
+    <option value="xprivo">Xprivo (private)</option>
     <option value="ddg">DuckDuckGo</option>
     <option value="altpower">Altpower</option>
     <option value="oxiverse">Oxiverse</option>