Google has become the most used search engine in the world on its own merits. Many are the users who still continue to rely on other options such as Bing, without seizure, if you are looking for the quick answer to a question, the simplest and fastest option (it is worth the excess). happens using Google.
If we also have an Android device, Google makes it even easier for us to communicate with the search engine, since it is not necessary to open the browser of our device, since we can use the Google counter. If you still do not use it, we will explain it to you below how to put the Google counter on your mobile.
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Android has always been associated with widgets, although for some time to be part, there are many developers who They have stopped including them in their applications.Spotify is an example of this.
Although in this case, it is because suitable to the best introduced in the latest versions of Android, through the notification panel, we have communication to playback controlso there was no point in continuing to keep a widget, at least that’s the reason the Swedish company argued when it removed it.
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With the arrival of iOS 14, Apple has introduced the widgets that we have always had on Android, without seizure, they are merely aestheticsince due to the restrictions of iOS, the beneficiary cannot interact with them, only view the content, quite the opposite of how Android users work.
Add Google Desk on Android
To be able to add the Google counter on our Android device, the first thing we must do is download the Google application (if it is not installed on our device), an application with which Google focuses news, trends, notifications, searches in one place… This application, like all those offered by Google, is available for download for free.
- Once we have downloaded it, we open it for the first time and we select the account with which we want to synchronize all searches, in the event that we have more than one Google account configured on our device.
- Then we must perform the following steps to install google widget on the home screen of our device.
- Long press on the screen of our terminal where there is no widget or icon to enter an application.
- Then, at the bottom of the screen, different options will be displayed to customize the home screen. Of all of us, we have to select Widgets.
- Next, all the widgets that the applications that we have installed make us available will be shown, ordered by applications. In our case, we must wake up the one represented by a search counter under the name of Google, not Chrome.
Both the Google search desk and the one offered by Google Chrome allow us to wake up on the Internet.
And when I say we need to get rid of the search bar widget associated with the Google app, that’s because if you don’t use Chrome as your browser, you’ll be forced to do so every time. use their search counter.
Through the search counter of the Google application, when opening results, the device uses the browser that is configured by default on your device unless we want continue using the browser included in the application.
What can I do with the Google counter?
Google search counter It works in the same way as the one offered by the Chrome browser. of Google. The only difference is that we can crack the search results in the browser that we have configured by default in Android, not with Chrome.
With the Google search desk we can wake up by terms through the keyboard of our device or via voice commands by clicking on the microphone located on the right side of the search box.
We can also enter web addresses to enter the website directly without waiting for Google to show us the search results.
Clicking on the search bar will show us the search trends in our country, an ideal function for when we are bored or want to check the latest news from our environment.
However, the main use of the Google search desk for the beneficiary is to allow instantly access internet results based on search terms, without first having to open a browser and enter them in the address bar.
How to customize the Google widget
To enter the customization options of the Google widget, we perform the following steps:
- First, click the G Google to crack the app.
- Next, we will polish Plusnestled in the lower right corner.
- Finally, we click on Customize the widget.
As Android is an active system that supports a large number of options when it comes to customization, Google allows us to customize the appearance of the widget, allowing us 4 configuration options:
- counter shape. This option allows us to configure the shape of the search bar between square borders or rounded borders.
- counter logo. Within the settings options for the Google logo, select to display the full name “Google” or just the authentic “G”.
- counter color. If you do not like the white color of the counter, we can designate any other color that matches the theme or wallpaper that we have configured on our device. To do this, we just have to click on the last option and designate the color we want.
- counter shade. The last configuration option that Google allows us to modify in its widget is transparency, so that we can practically make the widget so that it goes practically unnoticed on the home screen of our device or set a background without any transparency.
Another interesting customization option that the Google widget offers us, we find it in the possibility that in the widget search bar doodles are shown that Google shows in the search engine temporarily for special events or holidays. This option is enabled inside the configuration options by following these steps:
- inside the menu Plusclick on Settings.
- In the Settings menu, click universal.
- At the bottom of this menu, the option labeled Scribbles in the search widget It shows a switch on the right side, a switch that we must activate for these Doodles to show up in the search bar.
How to reset Google search widget settings
If you’ve been excited about creating a widget for the Google search box and We don’t know how to leave it as it was initiallywe just have to follow our steps:
- First, click the G Google to crack the app.
- Next, we will polish Plusnestled in the lower right corner.
- Finally, we click on Customize the widget.
- Then, at the bottom of the screen, the text is displayed Reset default style.
By clicking on this last option, the Google counter will show the same exam than when we add it to the home screen of our device.
How to remove the Google counter
If we are tired of seeing the Google widget on the screen of our device, why? we just can’t get used to its usefulnesswe can permanently remove it from the home screen of our device.
To do this, we just have to proceed as with any other widget: long press widget and we move it to the top of the screen where the Delete option or a trash can icon is displayed (depending on the interpretation of Android that our device has).
Once we have removed it, we will get an extra space to place, in the best case (depending on the resolution of the screen) up to 8 new icons.
