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- Google is testing a search bar placed at the bottom of the Google App.
- This would make it significantly easier to click on it.
- When it rolls out, this change would be a silent acknowledgment that phones have gotten really big, and UI elements on the top half aren’t as easy to reach anymore.
The Google App is more visibly known as being the center of the Search experience on Android phones. It is preloaded on practically all Android flagships sold outside of China as part of the Google Mobile Services (GMS) suite of apps. It’s quite an important app that dominantly affects the user experience, especially since Google also mandates a homescreen widget under GMS. Google could be making tweaks to the Google App, making it even easier to search on your phone.
TheSpAndroid spotted that Google had moved the position of the search bar on the new version 14.48.26.29.arm64 of the Google App. The search bar now sits at the bottom instead of the top; you can see the same in these screenshots.
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