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Google is not only passionate about developing innovative apps<\/a> and services but also about finding fresh ways for you to access them. When the company is eager to promote something new, you can count on shortcuts appearing all over your Android device\u2014ensuring you\u2019re never more than a few taps away. After exploring some early prototypes last year that aimed to deliver another convenient method for accessing that signature Google experience, we\u2019re now finally seeing the arrival of new shortcuts in the Google Search home screen widget<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We first caught a glimpse of this system back in September when we discovered development work on a new \u201cshortcut\u201d option for the 4\u00d71 Google widget\u2014the version you can manually add to your home screen rather than the one in the launcher\u2019s bottom-of-the-screen bar. This feature would let you choose from several options to add a new icon to the widget, quickly launching tools like translation or current weather searches. Later, we spotted an alternative interface with the shortcut separated from the widget\u2019s main search bar, positioned in a circle off to the side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With this week\u2019s rollout of the latest 16.3.34 build of the Google Android app<\/a>, 9to5Google<\/a> has observed that these widget shortcuts are now available to everyone. The interface we’re seeing is the first version we previously previewed, featuring shortcut icons seamlessly integrated into the main search bar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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