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But I’m not sure I ever saw this one coming.

To make it easy, it’s just called “Search Engine.”

Google Pixel 8

That Google search bar on the Pixel Launcher could soon be a Bing search bar, instead.

snag the app you’ll use to search the web.

This will affect search and content on your home screen.

Oh, say, likeMicrosoft Bing.

Google Pixel 8

That Google search bar on the Pixel Launcher could soon be a Bing search bar, instead.

Is Ask Jeeves still around?

Of course…it’d be extra nice if you could make it go away entirely.

But we’ll take what we can get.

Google Pixel 8 - Unlocked…

But on other Android phones here, you get the choice at setup over what you want to use.

Google is still the most-used search engine by some margin, but I’m never against user choice.

Android Central speculates that thiscouldcome in the next Pixel feature drop, expected in March.

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But whatever the reason, miracles do seem to happen.

Google Pixel 8 Pro 512GB -…

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Bing search

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