Question Google "Voice Search" Icon/App

MKapash

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I seem to go through this every time I configure a new phone...
How do I get the icon shown in the attached picture to be shown on my Home Screen??

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Which phone is that? And I assume the pic you're showing is from before, and you're trying to remember how you did that in the first place?

EDIT: From your other thread, you mentioned that you have an S24+ now, and used to have an S10. Is that pic from the S10?
 

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Which phone is that? And I assume the pic you're showing is from before, and you're trying to remember how you did that in the first place?

EDIT: From your other thread, you mentioned that you have an S24+ now, and used to have an S10. Is that pic from the S10
(Long story but that pic actually an S23+)
I'm now on the S24+

And this picture is of my S10
 

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You have to add it as a widget. Long press the home screen, select Widgets, scroll until you find Google, expand it and you should see a widget called search.
I checked there and was only able to see these options:
 

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You have to add it as a widget. Long press the home screen, select Widgets, scroll until you find Google, expand it and you should see a widget called search.
And to add to the mystery when I go to the app drawer and type in "Voice Search" I am able to find the app & even use the app. I just can't get to it any other way - much less put the Icon onto my Homescreen (see attached)
 

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I have a workaround

You have to use a 3rd party launcher like Nova, use search bar and resize it and in the search bar highlight only voice and search , I'll show an example
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Hmm, you may be onto something - I used to use Nova Launcher - I wonder if that's how I got that Icon. I think I'll reinstall it and tinker around a bit.
Let me know if u need help setting that up in Nova but tinker with it a little
 

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Actually I was able to pick a current Google Widget (without Nova) and resize it down to a double-wide and picked up the Microphone/Search Functionality
Not exactly what I'm looking for but it's pretty close.
 

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Actually I was able to pick a current Google Widget (without Nova) and resize it down to a double-wide and picked up the Microphone/Search Functionality
Not exactly what I'm looking for but it's pretty close.
Very cool, I just added that widget to my homescreen. Thanks for the tip.
 
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Very cool, I just added that widget to my homescreen. Thanks for the tip.
If you want to get super OCD (like I have been known to be...) You can customize the shading and color via Google Settings. I ended up with this:
 

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