But with the Google
Search widget at the top of the screen, instead of it being a bit frosty like it was in KitKat it's not a white background.
With the Pixel 2, Google introduced a new launcher with
a search widget at bottom of the screen within the dock.
To start a voice action, either tap the microphone icon on the Google
search widget at the top of your home screen or open Google Now and say «Google» out loud.
Not exact matches
This is what the
search widget is for
at the bottom.
You can so easily add events, your Tweetstream, news, where to find you on Goodreads (and you can add Goodreads
widgets so people looking
at your site will see what you're reading —
at least, it's easy to add the
widget on Blogger)-- as well as all the other things people have suggested in the comments — and the updated content keeps you high in Google
search engine rankings, which is what you, as an author, want when people are looking for you.
The only suggestion I have would be an easier way to
search the listings... having individual listings is great, but having either a
search widget and / or a spreadsheet to help compare multiple listings
at a time would be quite useful.
The main screen houses a large time and weather
widget that sits
at the top of the screen, and just under that you'll find the Google Now
search bar.
The new
At a Glance
widget lives where the
search bar used to, and it's been handier than I expected.
This means you'll have now have a Google
Search bar below your dock, the
At a Glance widget at the top for weather and calendar info, light and dark themes that automatically turn on based on which wallpaper you're using, slightly transparent Quick Settings menu and — most importantly — a proper Oreo easter eg
At a Glance
widget at the top for weather and calendar info, light and dark themes that automatically turn on based on which wallpaper you're using, slightly transparent Quick Settings menu and — most importantly — a proper Oreo easter eg
at the top for weather and calendar info, light and dark themes that automatically turn on based on which wallpaper you're using, slightly transparent Quick Settings menu and — most importantly — a proper Oreo easter egg.
The two main differences are that the
search bar is
at the top rather than below the dock and there's no At a Glance widget, but depending on who you are, you might prefer that over the Pixel 2's U
at the top rather than below the dock and there's no
At a Glance widget, but depending on who you are, you might prefer that over the Pixel 2's U
At a Glance
widget, but depending on who you are, you might prefer that over the Pixel 2's UI.
The
search bar is now situated
at the bottom and it sports a new weather and calendar
widget.
In other words, you can swipe up to access your app drawer, the Google
Search widget is
at the bottom of your home screen, the At a Glance widget will showcase the weather and upcoming calendar appointments, and there's a fully - functional Google Feed on the left - side of your setup (for better or worse
at the bottom of your home screen, the
At a Glance widget will showcase the weather and upcoming calendar appointments, and there's a fully - functional Google Feed on the left - side of your setup (for better or worse
At a Glance
widget will showcase the weather and upcoming calendar appointments, and there's a fully - functional Google Feed on the left - side of your setup (for better or worse).
The Google
Search widget, which has long been a staple
at the top of Android home screens, has now been moved to the dock
at the bottom and received a makeover.
Android 8.1 Oreo is currently the most stable version of the Linux - based Android mobile OS, bringing several enhancements and new features like a slightly transparent Quick Settings menu, light and dark themes that turn on automatically based on home screen's wallpaper, a Google
Search bar under the dock, and a new «
At a Glance»
widget on top of the Calendar and Weather info.
We can add
widgets; we can add
search bars and gestures; we can have blank space wherever we want, not just
at the bottom of an unfilled page!
This will get you everything for the Pixel theme except the Google
search bar, which isn't available in Quickbar but instead as a standalone
widget at the top of the
widget drawer.
Features like the bottom - located
search bar,
At a Glance
widget, and transparent app drawer from the Pixel 2 were added to the original Pixel and Pixel XL with Android 8.1.
The app drawer has a little bounce when swiping all the way to the top or bottom, the Google
search bar
at the bottom follows the app drawer as you swipe up, and Google logo in the
search widget and app drawer background will change colors based on the wallpaper you have set.
Additionally, Android 8.1 «Oreo» adds a Google
Search bar under the dock, a new «
At a Glance»
widget on top of the Calendar and Weather info, and a new developer option for Pixel 2 devices that lets users activate the hidden image processing chip for HDR + shots.
At the moment, it is just the
Search bar
widget with a microphone icon.
We've seen a few early looks
at possible Pixel launchers with the
search bar and various
widgets in different places, so it's tough to say if this will be exactly what we see on October 4.
Even after Oreo's public release, the Pixel 2 was the first phone to introduce the Google
Search bar below the app dock, the
At A Glance
widget, the dark theme that appears based on the wallpaper you use, etc..
In recent updates we've seen Google continue to improve Inbox with features like convenient composition
widgets and a semi-automated Smart Reply mode, and now Google's sharing word of some more, aimed
at making the app's
search features as useful as possible.
The shortcuts to the
widgets are placed
at the top of the Google Now homescreen, which is accessed by tapping inside the Google
Search box.
The app drawer itself is arranged vertically, with a separate tab for
widgets and a
search bar
at the top.
Action Launcher's custom
search bar
widget can now be placed anywhere on the home screen, not just
at the very top.