App drawer on-device search on Android 13 Beta 1 has been replaced by a Google widget search bar.

We now have our first look at Android 13 Beta 1, which incorporates all of the improvements we saw in the developer previews for Android 13. Some of the modifications appear to be intriguing features, if not reversions to earlier OS versions. For instance, the Google widget search bar has replaced the on-device version in the Pixel Launcher app drawer in Android 13 Beta 1.

When completely available to the public, Android 13 Beta 1 offers a lot and presents a good operating system. This latest version of Android includes features like Now Playing previews, new Material You colors, and completely new Quick Settings. A certain something, though, simply doesn’t feel right.

Both DP1 and DP2 of the app drawer contained an on-device search bar in Android versions 12 and 13. That implies that whatever you wrote there would cause the Pixel to start looking for apps and settings on the phone. If you thought it would be worthwhile to use the internet to search for the answer, there would be a Search on Google option available.

The search bar in Android 13 Beta 1 has gone back to being just the Google widget with Google Lens, a shortcut to the Google App, and a voice search button. The Pixel’s bottom-of-screen search bar is identical to this one. Google’s search bar will allow you search for apps when you open the app drawer in the same way, but it will prioritize internet searches before apps and device settings.

Android 13 Beta 1
Android 13 Beta 1
Android 12L
Android 12L

Most likely, this is merely a bug, and the on-device search bar should be present in its stead. In the event that it is a bug, it might be quickly addressed in the future. Since the on-device search bar functions flawlessly on Android 12 and Android 13 Developer Previews, there doesn’t appear to be a compelling reason why this change would be made on purpose.

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