SearchBar Ex - Search Widget
Customize your Search Bar / Search Widget
Total ratings
4.04
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Great functionality and convenience for searching multiple apps and websites in one place.
- Customizable search options and the ability to use with various themes.
- Long-time usage with satisfaction from many users.
Cons
- Frequent bugs, particularly related to text input being cleared while typing.
- Complicated setup process that is not intuitive for many users.
- Issues with certain features not working correctly, such as backups and contact search.
Most mentioned
- The search bar clears input unexpectedly while typing.
- Difficulty in customizing widget appearance and settings.
- A steep learning curve associated with the app's features and settings.
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Recent rating average:
2.90
All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-15 |  | | I was excited to use this to add a custom search. Unfortunately there's no "submit" button to add a custom search provider, so it never actually gets added. |
| 2024-02-09 |  | | Make the search icons have an option for placement at the bottom right of the screen so we can access them easier. As now at the opposite side of where your thumb is. Update1: command functionality will open the app and search for the command itself. Strange, what really would be useful if you can type the command then the word you want to search for within the page you gave the command to search for! |
| 2024-01-29 |  | | Handy tool. Notification Launch does not work on my Samsung Galaxy S23+; oh, it just showed up after restarting the phone. No icon for the app on the notification panel, though. Just white. Contacts plug-in not available for this device, either. Would like to see shadow setting for frame, rounded corners, plus Google Lens icon options. |
| 2023-06-29 |  | | This is a great app, and I had it rated 5 stars, but unfortunately due to the recently added contacts and other permissions, which aren't even mentioned, much less explained, and the fact I never received a response to an email asking about them, I'm forced to downgrade my rating. This functionality is now built into Nova launcher anyway, so I guess I'll just remove this and use that from now on. |
| 2023-02-12 |  | | This is an interesting search bar that has a lot of utility but steep learning curve. There's a lot of settings I don't quite understand. You can customize long pressing and so on but I don't know what they want me to press. You don't really know what the action features are, the startup features... But the basic search bar works well and works with most themes. |
| 2023-01-24 |  | | Been using this for probably a decade. It's great once it's open but there's no way I can find to launch it from a home screen button rather than a bar (the bar just acts as a very wide button so it's really a waste of space if you need a lot of things on your home screen. You can shorten the bar but that's about all. |
| 2022-03-05 |  | | Great functionality! ...super convenient to go to one place on my phone to search so many apps, fav. sites, etc. BTW, I'm using an old phone w/ Android 7. One suggestion...a help section that covers the options in the Custom Search creation dialog. ie, examples of commands that can be utilized, etc. |
| 2022-02-06 |  | | I've been using the app for years, and I loved it. For about a year or so, though, the search bar will just delete what you are typing WHILE you are typing it. There is no rhyme or reason. For the longest time I thought I was just accidentally clicking the backspace button, but I've read other reviews that say they are having the same issue. As soon as I find a replacement, I am deleting the app. |
| 2021-10-17 |  | | For well over a year it has had the same issue which is, it will just clear your search as you're typing it in. This has been a known issue, many others have given the same feedback. But they don't fix it. Shame, if it didn't do that, decent search app. But because of that issue it's junk. I finally deleted it and found a better one. |
| 2021-09-22 |  | | Convenient replacement for the long-resented by me google search bar. Now, for 5 stars, REPLACE THE VOICE RECOGNITION ENGINE WITH NON-GOOGLE. Mic icon can have theme change to minimal white magnifying glass icon stays dark. Please make the magnifier icon design configurable too. It's looking terrible in a prime position on home page as it is! |
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