Pixel Launcher search bar gets a much-needed upgrade in Android 17 beta 1

Customizable AI Mode shortcut ...

Android 17 finally brings custom shortcuts to the Pixel Launcher search bar

By default, both bars offer the same set of buttons, connecting us with voice input, Google Lens, and AI Mode. But in the Google search bar widget, users have been able to swap that AI Mode shortcut ...
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Android 16 QPR1 Beta redesigns the Pixel Launcher search bar, adds AI Mode

With Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2, the Pixel Launcher search bar is getting a redesign to match the Google app’s updated homescreen widget. This redesign basically shrinks the old search bar (with the ‘G’ ...
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Google is cramming another icon into the Pixel Launcher's search bar

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
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Google experiments with faster app launch shortcut on Pixel

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...
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Pixel Launcher search bar gets a ‘redesign’ in Android 17 Beta 1

The Pixel Launcher search bar recently underwent a redesign mirroring that of the Google Search widget in 2025 during an ...