GizmodoReview:http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/how-to-save-a-ton-of-time-with-custom-searches-on-andro-1788952238
"It’soneofthebestoptionswe’veseenforbringingalternativesearchestotheAndroidhomescreen."
TheNextWebReview:https://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/10/14/this-swiss-knife-of-search-widgets-is-a-must-have-for-android-users/
"ThisSwissknifeofsearchwidgetsisamust-haveforAndroidusers"
NOTE:Thisappwillchangetheappearanceofthe'CSBW'searchbarwidget;NOTtheappearanceofyourstocklauncher'ssearchbar.AddtheCSBWwidgettoyourhomescreentoapplychanges.
GUIDEHERE:http://natewren.com/csbw-getting-started/
CustomSearchBarWidget(CSBW)isafullyeditablesearchbarwidgetwithacustomicondrawer.Thewidgetcanbechangedinmultiplewaystomatchyourdevice'scurrenttheme.Thedrawerincludeseditableiconsthatcanswitchsearchengines,providequicklinkstoapps,orapplyfunctionssuchascopyandpaste.
FEATURES
•Fullycustomizeallaspectsofthesearchbarwidgetandicondrawer.
•Savesearchbarthemesandloadthemlater.
•Keywordsearchsuggestions.
•Set-upsearchforinstalledappsinsteadofGoogle.
•SwitchbetweensearchenginesorappssuchasPlayMusic,Spotify,Wikipedia,Amazon,etc.
•Addnewsearchengines,oraddnewappstosearchtotheincludedicondrawer.
•Pre-madethemesincludedforquicklyapplyingthemetosearchbar.
PROVERSION
•CustomizeablePixelLauncherSearchBar.
•DateoptionforPixelSearchbar.
•Morecustomizationoptions.
•Optiontoaddicondrawertohomescreenwidget.
Note:Ifyouseeagaponthesideofthepixelwidget,pressandholdonthewidgetandselect"RemovePadding"(Somelaunchersdon'thavethisoption.NovaLauncherisrecommended.)
GOOGLENOWvsGOOGLEWEBSEARCH
-TextsearchesdefaulttoGooglewebsearch
-MicrophoneSearchesdefaulttoGoogleNow(Android4.1+)
-ThesesettingscanbechangedinAppearance>EditWidget
CUSTOMSEARCHITEMS
Youcanaddacustomwebsite'ssearchbycopyingandpastingtheresultspageURLintothecustomfieldinCSBW.
InAdd>SearchItem>Custom:
1.CopytheURLofthesearchresultspagefromthesiteyouwanttoadd.
ForExample:http://www.imdb.com/find?q=cassablanca
2.Replace"cassablanca"with"%s"intheinputfield.The"%s"isaplaceholderforthetextyouwillenterintotheCSBWsearchbar.
3.TheURLyouwilladdtoCSBWCustomsearchitem:http://www.imdb.com/find?q=%s