Spotlight not offering any new Yosemite results (Wikipedia, Maps, App Store, Web Search etc.)
User from Europe (Finland) here.
Problem:
My Spotlight only offers local hits (including limited local dictionary results) which is very gimped down version of what is advertised.
"Spotlight pulls information from new sources like Wikipedia, news sites, Maps, iTunes, movie listings, and more." from https://www.apple.com/osx/design/
Screenshot with simple example:
So far I've tried:
Made sure I have everything checked on in Spotlight preferences.
Rebooted.
Forced Spotlight to rebuild its index by first excluding Macintosh HD and then removing it from exclusions.
Rebooted again.
Made sure location preferences that system services has access to my location.
Made sure there is no firewall restrictions, proxies etc.
Tried to change Safari search engine from DuckDuckGo to Bing
Removed Adblock extensions from Safari.
I have no idea why my Spotlight isn't working as it's supposed to be.
Spotlight calculator and unit conversions work fine.
As an European I'm used to getting the cold shoulder from various nice iOS features (no movie listings in Siri, for example) but I cannot think why Wikipedia or Map results would be removed from Spotlight if I'm from Europe.
Any help would be appreciated but complete reinstall of Yosemite is unfortunately out of the question due to work.
Another example of Spotlight failing to offer anything from the web.
Message was edited by: Usernamenotok Small clarification to removing Safari extensions.
Message was edited by: Usernamenotok
Added an example of a completely empty Spotlight result and small further info.
Hi there Usernamenotok,
You may want to take a look at your Spotlight Suggestions and Location settings. The page below form the USer Guide has more information.
About Spotlight Suggestions - Mac Help
If you do not want your Spotlight search queries and Spotlight Suggestions usage data sent to Apple, you can turn off Spotlight Suggestions. Simply deselect the checkboxes for both Spotlight Suggestions and Bing Web Searches in the Search Results pane of Spotlight preferences in System Preferences on your Mac. If you turn off Spotlight Suggestions and Bing Web Searches, Spotlight will search the contents of only your Mac.
You can turn off Location Services for Spotlight Suggestions in the Privacy pane of System Preferences on your Mac by clicking Details next to System Services, then deselecting Spotlight Suggestions. If you turn off Location Services on your Mac, your precise location will not be sent to Apple. To deliver relevant search suggestions, Apple may use the IP address of your Internet connection to approximate your location by matching it to a geographic region.
Information collected by Apple will be treated in accordance with Apple’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at www.apple.com/privacy.
Note: Spotlight Suggestions may not be available in all regions.
-Griff W.
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