Google is replacing Pixel Launcher's home screen search with the Google app, prioritizing faster access to AI Mode.

Google changed the Pixel’s home screen search UI, but there’s a simple way to bring the old search experience back. Here's how to do it.

One of my favorite things about Google’s Pixel phones is the persistent Google Search bar at the bottom of the home screen. It’s such a simple feature, but having that constant access to Google, and ...

The Google app is reportedly replacing Pixel Launcher search. This is apparently an intentional change, and not a bug.

Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel ...

Pixel Launcher search bar behavior has changed on Pixel phones over the past few days, and it is not a bug. Tapping the ...

The problem is that the Google app–powered search tool misses out on some of the Pixel Launcher’s most useful features, ...

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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 ...

Smartphones are meant to make our lives more convenient, and in many ways, they do. From allowing us to keep in touch with friends and family to making it easy to look up the information we need on ...