Depending on the mobile phone you use, it is likely that there is already a search bar on the home screen. If you have a Pixel, OnePlus, Motorola or another mobile phone with a more or less "clean" version of Android, it is likely that is the Google search bar, while if you have a terminal from companies such as Realme, Xiaomi or OPPO, among other things, perhaps the search bar on your mobile phone screen is that of another search engine, or is simply intended for search within the device itself.
Ma do you know you can also add a Google Chrome search bar? There are those who do not know that, for some time, Chrome for Android has its own widget with which to replace the search bar included in the home screen of the device, and the truth is that it is one of the most useful tools of the browser.
How is Google's search bar different from Chrome's?
If you use the Google search bar, or any other search engine, you are probably wondering why would you like to have a different bar, if you can already query directly on the home screen.
However, Chrome's search bar offers some advantages over other alternatives, the first being the synchronization with your Google account bookmarks or, arguably most important, the ability to go directly to the browser app and don't open web pages via Google search app, where it's not possible navigate in different tabs, in addition to finding other limitations that we will not see in case of direct access to the browser.
How to add the Chrome search bar to the home screen
Once the differences have been clear, all that remains is add the Chrome search bar to the home screen. And doing this is as easy as adding a widget by following these steps:
- Long press on an empty space on the main screen.
- Enter the "widget" menu and look for the section corresponding to the Chrome browser.
- Drag the Chrome search bar widget to the home screen.
And this is all. Also, if you use a third-party launcher, you can replace the original search bar with that of Chrome, to avoid having a duplicate widget on your home screen.
