How can I use Protractor with google.com?

Since it's a non-Angular app, you need to use browser.driver instead of just browser. GitHub Link for non-angular app

browser.ignoreSynchronization = true;

describe('Google Demo', function() {
  it('Should Search', function() {
    browser.driver.get('http://google.com/');   
    browser.driver.findElement(by.name('q')).sendKeys('please work');
  });
});

This is working on my system!