Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority
- The Pixel Launcher in the latest Android 14 QPR 2 Beta 3 build includes a hidden setting called “Search Engine.”
- This setting could let you select the app you use to search the web, presumably affecting the universal search feature on the Pixel Launcher.
- The feature is not currently live and may roll out in the future.
The Pixel Launcher is one of the better Pixel-only features that Google reserves for its own phones. One handy feature on the Pixel Launcher is universal search through the search bar, letting you search just about everything: apps, contacts, settings, content, and the web. Google appears to be making a significant change to how this search works, though, as the latest Android 14 update has a hidden search setting.
As spotted by Nail Sadykov, the Pixel Launcher app within the recently launched Android 14 QPR 2 Beta 3 contains a hidden search settings item called “Search Engine.” The string within the setting describes the setting as “Select the app you’ll use to search the web. This will affect search and content on your home screen.”