Google Search Widget available w/ LauncherPro and ADW!

[burn1010]

YouTube - Want Google Search on your Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate on Verizon?

I guess none of the reviews were able to comment about this because they typically don't talk about enhancements with custom launchers and ROMs.

Wonder if this penetrates the search buttons throughout the phone. Probably not...but it's a step in the right direction...

 

[Deleted User]

YouTube - Want Google Search on your Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate on Verizon?

I guess none of the reviews were able to comment about this because they typically don't talk about enhancements with custom launchers and ROMs.

Wonder if this penetrates the search buttons throughout the phone. Probably not...but it's a step in the right direction...

shaweet, now hopefully we will hear something on the biggest problem though... the GPS

 

[tystevens]

Cool, although I would have liked to see him do an actual search with it. Hopefully, mine will be here tomorrow so I can find out for myself. I don't think I'll be getting a lot of sleep tomorrow night!

 

[gwlaw99]

What about voice search and using the search key? What about voice commands like "directions to"? The widget itself is not a big deal to me.

 

[TheAlmightyDrew]

Lmao. Not that I have a problem with Bing, but this just makes me want the Fascinate even more. I was planning to get Launcher Pro anyways as soon as I got the phone anyways, so this is just another advantage to doing so.

 

[Destination: Moon]

Saw this one today and it might be of similar (but lesser) interest:
How To Disable TouchWiz on the Epic 4G | Android Phone Fans

 

[Badmf222]

Well, this gave us false hope. Android Central posted a video proving that even if you change the launcher, when you try to search through the Google search widget, your search results are still routed through Bing. So the alternate launcher is a no-go. Guess it just looked too easy...

 

[pospower]

go Dev's I am not worried We can all use Google.com for a week.

 

[spiff72]

Video has been removed by the user? Hmmm.

 

[rushmore]

Bing is integrated. The only way to purge this portal pimping app is rooting. You can go around it to some degree, but never away from it or rid of it.

 

[Destination: Moon]

Sucks! At least the GPS seems not to be bricked....or is it!?

 

[Destination: Moon]

Another voice chimes in:

YouTube - What to do about Bing on The Verizon Fascinate

Not a bad idea really....

 

[09lexus]

thats hilarious. i just did it on my fascinate. hopefully they will get the hint and get that crappy bing off the phone.

 

[substring]

Another voice chimes in:

YouTube - What to do about Bing on The Verizon Fascinate

Not a bad idea really....

So it does not really get rid of Bing Search. It just sends a message to Micro$oft who probably does not care a bit.

By the way, the first video is no longer on youtube. I wonder why?

 

[HauntedHallows]

come on guys.....you are resorting to a Dr. Evil type schemes!!

 

[Destination: Moon]

come on guys.....you are resorting to a Dr. Evil type schemes!!

What's we wrong with that? Samsung has left a billion peop... er ONE MILLION people hanging with crippled phones. And now VZ may be adding to the total. I Hope Not!