App Intel

Custom Search Bar Widget CSBW

LiveNate Wren Design55 apps · 20M installsPersonalizationFree · contains adsIn-app purchases: $3.99 per itemcom.natewren.csbw

CSBW is a super powered fully-editable search bar

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Total installs
615,730
exact · Play shows 500,000+
Installs / day
0
since last crawl
Rating
4.0★
3.5K ratings · 398 reviews
Released
2 Sept 2016
10.1y ago
Last update
23 Jul 2026
v2.3.0 · 3mo ago
Countries
—
not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
601.4K701.1K800.7K900.4K1M11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
601.4K701.1K800.7K900.4K1M11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct

Installs per day · last 90 days

00.30.50.8112 Oct13 Oct13 Oct

Change timeline

Full history

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • Shares data with third parties App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
  • Collects data App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

7 in 3 groups
4 Sensitive1 Notable2 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
OtherNotable3

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
Gizmodo Review: http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/how-to-save-a-ton-of-time-with-custom-searches-on-andro-1788952238 "It’s one of the best options we’ve seen for bringing alternative searches to the Android home screen." The Next Web Review: https://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/10/14/this-swiss-knife-of-search-widgets-is-a-must-have-for-android-users/ "This Swiss knife of search widgets is a must-have for Android users" NOTE: This app will change the appearance of the 'CSBW' search bar widget; NOT the appearance of your stock launcher's search bar. Add the CSBW widget to your home screen to apply changes. GUIDE HERE: http://natewren.com/csbw-getting-started/ Custom Search Bar Widget (CSBW) is a fully editable search bar widget with a custom icon drawer. The widget can be changed in multiple ways to match your device's current theme. The drawer includes editable icons that can switch search engines, provide quick links to apps, or apply functions such as copy and paste. FEATURES • Fully customize all aspects of the search bar widget and icon drawer. • Save search bar themes and load them later. • Keyword search suggestions. • Set-up search for installed apps instead of Google. • Switch between search engines or apps such as Play Music, Spotify, Wikipedia, Amazon, etc. • Add new search engines, or add new apps to search to the included icon drawer. • Pre-made themes included for quickly applying theme to search bar. PRO VERSION • Customizeable Pixel Launcher Search Bar. • Date option for Pixel Search bar. • More customization options. • Option to add icon drawer to home screen widget. Note: If you see a gap on the side of the pixel widget, press and hold on the widget and select "Remove Padding" (Some launchers don't have this option. Nova Launcher is recommended.) GOOGLE NOW vs GOOGLE WEB SEARCH - Text searches default to Google web search - Microphone Searches default to Google Now (Android 4.1+) - These settings can be changed in Appearance>Edit Widget CUSTOM SEARCH ITEMS You can add a custom website's search by copying and pasting the results page URL into the custom field in CSBW. In Add>Search Item>Custom: 1. Copy the URL of the search results page from the site you want to add. For Example: http://www.imdb.com/find?q=cassablanca 2. Replace "cassablanca" with "%s" in the input field.The "%s" is a placeholder for the text you will enter into the CSBW search bar. 3. The URL you will add to CSBW Custom search item: http://www.imdb.com/find?q=%s

What's new

New AI search and voice: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, and Grok. The mic now opens the assistant you pick. New Pro styles: adjustable corner radius, gradients, Material You colors, dashed/dotted outlines, and Sunset, Ocean, and Midnight Glass themes. Also: a refreshed, more modern look, more reliable weather, faster widget load, updated for Android 16, and several stability fixes. Now requires Android 6 or newer.

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