The way to add widgets to Android hasn’t changed much over the years – tap on the home screen and drag the scroll down until you find the one you want. Android 12 Developer Preview 3 adds a small but useful new in the widget selector: a search engine.
Android 12 is preparing several changes in the system interface, among which is a new widget selector. In Developer Preview 2 it was changed to a more compact design and in the third the missing piece was added: a search engine for find the widget you are looking for faster.
Search everywhere: also in widgets
the widget selector It is a section of Android that is the responsibility of the launcher. Therefore, each layer of customization of the system and the third-party launcher includes its own interpretation, although it is rare that the wheel is reinvented: they are generally very similar to the Google launcher.
That is, when you want to add a widget to the home screen, you have to press and hold, touch widgets, and drag the list until you find the one you are looking for. Launchers of some layers included a search engine, but Google’s not. He has now added the search engine at the top, as a quick way to find a specific widget.
The search engine works as expected: you get instant results as you type and it’s compatible with both app names like widgets, which is very useful. Some system widgets, for example, sometimes don’t let you know which app it belongs to, and with the search engine you don’t need to know that.
This widget finder joins the redesign of the widget selector included with Android 12 and which includes a more compact design, with a list of apps you need to expand to see their widgets. Like everything in Android 12, it is still possible that there will be changes before the final version, although if we have learned something from the previous occasions it is that it should not be long to see launchers like Nova. integrate the same.
Via | Android Police
