Pixel 11 Expands App Drawer Search to Gmail, Drive and Photos as Play Store App Stays Exclusive
Updated
Updated · Android Authority · Aug 19
Pixel 11 Expands App Drawer Search to Gmail, Drive and Photos as Play Store App Stays Exclusive
3 articles · Updated · Android Authority · Aug 19
Summary
Google’s new Pixel Search lets Pixel 11-series users pull up emails, Drive files, Photos, Calendar entries, texts, contacts and alarms directly from the app drawer search bar.
The feature arrives as a preinstalled launcher upgrade rather than a standalone app, and Google is distributing updates through the Play Store instead of full system releases.
Play Store listings show Pixel Search is currently accessible only on Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro Fold, Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra.
The expanded search still works only in the app drawer—not the homescreen bar—and Google has not said whether older Pixel models will get it.