Samsung Debuts 4-Way Search Choice in One UI 9 on Z8 Foldables
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Updated · Android Authority · Jul 22
Samsung Debuts 4-Way Search Choice in One UI 9 on Z8 Foldables
3 articles · Updated · Android Authority · Jul 22
Summary
One UI 9 stable on Samsung’s new Z8 foldables adds a home-screen setting that lets users show Google Search, Samsung Finder, both bars, or neither.
The change brings a more Pixel-like search setup to Samsung phones after earlier signs the company was preparing a Google-versus-Finder choice inside home-screen settings.
Android 17-based One UI 9 launched first on the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra and Flip 8, alongside other updates such as a revamped Smart Switch flow for iPhone switchers.
Samsung had already offered a Google Search widget in One UI 8.5, but One UI 9 turns that into a built-in home-screen preference as the company prepares wider rollout to older Galaxy devices.