Add & customize your Search widget - iPhone & iPad (2024)

If yourecently installed the Google app, you mayneed to open the app before the widget appears in the widget gallery.

To add the Google app widget:

1. On your iPhone or iPad, touch and hold the home screen.
2. In the top left, tap Add .
3. Search for the Google app and tap it.
4. To select the widget size, swipe right or left.
5. Tap Add Widget.
6. Place the widget on your home screen and, in the top right, tap Done.

If you're new to iPhone,learn how to add the Google app widget to your home screen.

1. Open the Google app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial Settings Widgets Widget theme.
3. Choose a theme.

1. Open the Google app .
2. Tap your Profile picture or initial Settings Widgets.
3. Turn on Dynamic widget.

1. On the home screen of your iPhone or iPad, swipe right until you find a list of widgets.
2. Scroll and tap Edit.
3. Under “More widgets,” next to the Google app, tap Add .
   • For iOS 14 and up and iPadOS 14 and up, at the bottom, tap Customize.
4. At the top right, tap Done.

To easily open the Google app later, you can add it to your dock:

1. On your home screen, touch and hold the Google app.
2. Tap Edit Home Screen.
   • If your dock is full:To make space for the Google app, drag a docked app to your home screen.
3. Drag theGoogle app to your dock.
4. Press the Home button or tap Done.

Important:

• This feature is only available for iPhone on iOS 16 and up.
• Widgets can only be created for Google apps that are already installed on your iPhone.

1. On your iPhone, go to the Lock Screen.
2. Unlock the Lock Screen.
3. To findcustomization mode, tap and hold anywhere on the Lock Screen.
4. Tap Customize.
5. To customize the Lock Screen, select Lock Screen.
6. To findthe Lock Screen widget gallery, tap Add widgets.
   1. Find and select the widget that you want.
   2. Tap or drag the widget to the Lock Screen widget bar.
   3. To set up the widget, tap the widget after you add it to the Lock Screen.
   4. Select the configuration that you want.
   5. In the widget gallery, tap Close .
7. Tap Done.
8. To exit customization mode, tap the Lock Screen.

If you're new to iPhone,learn how to add the Search widget to your Lock Screen..

1. On your iPhone, go to the Lock Screen.
2. Unlock the Lock Screen.
3. To customize your widget, tap and hold anywhere on the Lock Screen.
4. Tap Customize.
5. To customize the Lock Screen, select Lock Screen.
6. To reach the Lock Screen widget gallery, tap the existing widget.
   1. To set up the widget, tap the widget again.
   2. Select the configuration that you want.
   3. In the widget gallery, tap Close .
7. Tap Done.
8. To exit customization mode, tap the Lock Screen.