# Yandex Start

> The Yandex Start app has everything you need on one screen.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ru.yandex.searchplugin](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ru.yandex.searchplugin)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ru.yandex.searchplugin`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ABS\_LLC\_KZ
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 293,310,564
- **Rating:** 4.22 / 5 (2,006,512 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.80
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2010-12-07
- **Publisher country:** KZ
- **Size:** 295 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-07
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.yandex.searchplugin)
- **Website:** [https://ya.ru](https://ya.ru/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://legal.yandex.ru/confidential/?mode=html](http://legal.yandex.ru/confidential/?mode=html)

## Description

**Yandex Start** is a feature-packed Chrome extension that brings everything you need right to your home page. Customize your start screen with your favorite site, be it Yandex's own homepage or any other. Stay updated with live weather forecasts and real-time traffic information directly on your start page.

Beyond convenience, Yandex Start offers powerful translation features. Translate entire webpages, individual sentences, or even text within images from over 100 languages effortlessly. Enjoy videos from around the world translated and dubbed in Russian by Yandex's advanced neural networks, covering topics like travel, gadgets, science, and more. Additionally, integrated voice assistant Alice helps you avoid unwanted calls by enabling caller ID and managing disruptions with simple voice commands. Experience a streamlined online start with Yandex Start.

## Rankings

- #505 — Overall
- #3 — start page

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CALL_PHONE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_QUERY_CANDIDATE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_SET_ALLOWED_PROVIDERS`
- `android.permission.CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_SET_ORIGIN`
- `android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FLASHLIGHT`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL`
- `android.permission.HIDE_OVERLAY_WINDOWS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.NFC`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_PROFILE`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.gogo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.huawei.vassistant.permission.USE_WAKEUP_SERVICE`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO`
- `com.sec.android.launcher.permission.BIND_WIDGET`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `com.yandex.alice.icon.permission.READ_STATE`
- `com.yandex.music.RELAY_PERMISSION`
- `com.yandex.permission.AM_COMMUNICATION`
- `com.yandex.permission.READ_CREDENTIALS`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`
- `ru.yandex.searchplugin.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `ru.yandex.searchplugin.appicons.APPICONS_FULL`
- `ru.yandex.searchplugin.images.IMAGES_FULL`
- `ru.yandex.searchplugin.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`
- `ru.yandex.searchplugin.permission.PROCESS_PUSH_MSG`
- `ru.yandex.searchplugin.permission.PUSH_PROVIDER`

## Review summary

User reviews highlight a privacy-first, AI-assisted browser with strong search capabilities and a user-friendly UI. However, recurring issues include stability problems, serious privacy/safety concerns (possible malware, unauthorized installation, hacking worries), and difficulty deleting or fully uninstalling the app. Additional criticisms cite intrusive ads and language support gaps. Overall, the app is valued for security and features but hampered by uninstallability, safety concerns, and performance/ad issues.

### Pros

- Security-focused design with a privacy-conscious approach (not forcing routines).
- AI-powered, multilingual search across multiple sources for varied results.
- User-friendly UI/UX with intuitive tab management and readable tabs.
- Private browsing options and overall privacy features.
- Practical, feature-rich browser experience.

### Cons

- Serious privacy/safety concerns including reports of malware-like behavior, unauthorized installation, and potential hacking.
- Persistence/uninstallability of the app on devices (cannot fully remove or delete accounts).
- Aggressive advertising that many users find intrusive.
- Stability issues reported as not stable over weeks or during use.
- Language support gaps (non-English UI) and localization challenges.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ru.yandex.searchplugin)