Google has brought about a few personalisation tools to its search widget for Android that was launched in 2018. It has made the changes in Android 12+.

The customisable feature for the search widget only works on the widget that can be placed manually on the home screen and not the one that is in-built, placed with the Pixel Launcher. When you toggle around the widget, you’ll notice the edit pencil in the bottom-right corner. This opens the “Customize” page having four options - bar logo, bar shape, bar colour, and bar shading.

Customise the Google Search widget according to preference

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“Google” or multicoloured ‘G’ at the left is known as the Bar Logo, whereas the rectangle with slightly bent corners, or default pill-shape is the Bar Shape. On the other hand, the dark bar with four-colour icons that appear to be in grey or white is the Bar Colour. The slider from transparent to solid is the Bar Shading.

Google has provided a live preview with wallpaper and a ‘Save’ button in the corner. A ‘Reset to Default Style’ shortcut is also available at the bottom.

The latest update to Google Search widget with the Google app version 13.40 of the Android 12+ Google app.

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