Google will give the Android Search Bar widget its color-tweaking tools back

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Google will give the Android Search Bar widget its color-tweaking tools back
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One of the coolest things about Android is how much you can tweak to make it your own, right down to the Google Search bar widget. Recently, though,quietly trimmed down the customization options for it. But now, with the latest beta of the Google app, those options have made a comeback.In August, Google gave the Search bar widget’s Customize screen a makeover, ditching the hue and saturation sliders for simpler theme options like System, Light, Dark, and Device .

You can see a preview of how the Search widget will look like before applying any changes. | Image credit – 9to5Google

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