Google could finally let you remove the search bar from your Pixel's home screen

Google Pixel phones have offered a persistent search bar on the home screen for years now, but it looks like the firm could ...

Android 17 may allow Pixel users to hide the home screen search bar

Fewer bugs and more customization ...
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Google Pixel phones will probably let you ditch the search bar in Android 17 QPR1 [Video]

A new leak showcases an incoming ability for Google Pixel phones to turn off the built-in search bar that has been a part of the Pixel Launcher for years. The Pixel Launcher is a clean and refined ...
Android Authority

Pixel's search bar is changing again, and it doesn't feel like an upgrade

Google is swapping the search UI on Pixel phones with a more generic one. It now uses the same search interface as on every other Android device. Google says the change enables quicker access to AI ...

The Pixel Launcher’s fixed search bar may finally become optional

Possibly coming with Android 17 QPR1 ...
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Android 17 beta hints at Pixel home screen search bar toggle

New customization hint: Code in Android 17 beta suggests a future option to hide the Pixel home screen search bar. Bug fixes rollout: May Pixel update and QPR1 Beta 2 address issues from wireless ...
HotHardware

Google May Be Revamping Android’s Search Bar With Handy New Shortcuts

Android users are reporting a new Search widget popping up on in the latest beta version of the Google app, which adds a customizable shortcut (on top of the Lens and Speak Now shortcuts). We haven't ...
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Pixel Launcher search bar gets a ‘redesign’ in Android 17 Beta 1

Up is down and down is up in Android 17 Beta 1. The first iteration of Google’s Android 17 update brings back a familiar design in place of the Pixel Launcher’s immovable search bar. Just two days ...