In his teardown of the Google app 7.12, Cody uncovered a customizable Google Search bar was in the making and it's been showing up here and there for some, but the latest Google app beta version 7.14.15 finally brings it to life for everyone. The new Search bar widget looks pretty much the same as the old one, so you'd be forgiven for missing it. The main change is an overflow menu on the right that lets you choose a Customize option. Tap that and you're taken into a new UI where the search bar is dropped in the middle of the screen with a white menu of 4 options below it. Note: I changed my wallpaper to a solid blue one in the 2nd screenshot, to better show the widget. The first one lets you pick the bar logo (full Google or just the G icon), the second has 3 different bar shapes (quasi-rectangle, more rounded rectangle, and stadium shape). The third has color themes (white and multicolor, black and white, inverted, and a color picker with ...
