Custom Search Bar Widget CSBW

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.3
3.33K reviews
500K+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Gizmodo Review: http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/how-to-save-a-ton-of-time-with-custom-searches-on-andro-1788952238

"It’s one of the best options we’ve seen for bringing alternative searches to the Android home screen."

The Next Web Review: https://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/10/14/this-swiss-knife-of-search-widgets-is-a-must-have-for-android-users/

"This Swiss knife of search widgets is a must-have for Android users"


NOTE: This app will change the appearance of the 'CSBW' search bar widget; NOT the appearance of your stock launcher's search bar. Add the CSBW widget to your home screen to apply changes.

GUIDE HERE: http://natewren.com/csbw-getting-started/

Custom Search Bar Widget (CSBW) is a fully editable search bar widget with a custom icon drawer. The widget can be changed in multiple ways to match your device's current theme. The drawer includes editable icons that can switch search engines, provide quick links to apps, or apply functions such as copy and paste.

FEATURES
• Fully customize all aspects of the search bar widget and icon drawer.
• Save search bar themes and load them later.
• Keyword search suggestions.
• Set-up search for installed apps instead of Google.
• Switch between search engines or apps such as Play Music, Spotify, Wikipedia, Amazon, etc.
• Add new search engines, or add new apps to search to the included icon drawer.
• Pre-made themes included for quickly applying theme to search bar.

PRO VERSION
• Customizeable Pixel Launcher Search Bar.
• Date option for Pixel Search bar.
• More customization options.
• Option to add icon drawer to home screen widget.
Note: If you see a gap on the side of the pixel widget, press and hold on the widget and select "Remove Padding" (Some launchers don't have this option. Nova Launcher is recommended.)

GOOGLE NOW vs GOOGLE WEB SEARCH
- Text searches default to Google web search
- Microphone Searches default to Google Now (Android 4.1+)
- These settings can be changed in Appearance>Edit Widget


CUSTOM SEARCH ITEMS
You can add a custom website's search by copying and pasting the results page URL into the custom field in CSBW.
In Add>Search Item>Custom:

1. Copy the URL of the search results page from the site you want to add.
For Example: http://www.imdb.com/find?q=cassablanca

2. Replace "cassablanca" with "%s" in the input field.The "%s" is a placeholder for the text you will enter into the CSBW search bar.

3. The URL you will add to CSBW Custom search item: http://www.imdb.com/find?q=%s
Updated on
Aug 21, 2023

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.3
3.22K reviews
Craig Artlett
November 4, 2023
Just what I was looking for. I wanted a Google search bar widget with a white outline, where I could control the outline width, and access the Google Assistant by tapping on the microphone. There are many other ways to control the appearance and the way it searches. It is much more customizable than the standard Google search bar.
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L
June 2, 2023
Nice that you can edit a widget. But you aren't editing the actual widget. It uses old ones that can be customized, but none of it works for Google stuff unless you want the Google search of 2016 where it ONLY brought up the type of voice search that is supposed to be used for asking your phone to set a bedtime alarm, or send a text to someone. It really isn't functional, and appears to just be data collection. BEWARE!!!!
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Jeff Cooper
September 22, 2023
This used to be a decent looking widget. However, on newer versions of Android where the OS rounds the corners, this widget leaves a lot to be desired, because the outline corners are now missing. I contacted the developer via email and he has no intention of fixing it. His reply was for me to upgrade to the paid version in order to fix the issue. Clearly this developer doesn't take pride in the appearance of his widget and only cares about making profit! Paid ver fixes issue, why not free ver?
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Nate Wren Design
September 22, 2023
Hi there, Android doesn't round the corners of widgets, your launcher does. Some launchers like Nova or Total have options for enabling)disabling rounded corners or adjusting the radius of the rounded corner. So it's not necessarily an issue with csbw, it's a display setting that your launcher is using. You might be using galaxy's stock launcher.

What's new

Updated SDK version