Brave has gotten rid of the small search bar widget in favor of keeping the other one which is far too massive to fit on my home screen. I am requesting the old widget to come back.

Also wanting this back. Created an account just to say it.

I have been reporting this issue for over a month. It appears the change is now reaching the stable version [image] Brave Beta and Nightly only offering two widget options Mobile Support This isn’t exactly a technical issue—it feels more like a deliberate dev choice. But slashing options from 5 to 2? And keeping the two ugliest widgets? face_with_steam_from_nose It looks awful on the Poco X7 Pro. Please, at least bring back the Chromium-style quick action bar. folded_hands

[Screenshot_2025-06-01-00-06-28-821-edit_com.miui.home] Its horrible. Please, bring back the old one

my home screen widget disappeared yesterday, I thought I removed it by mistake. So today I went to add from the widgets there were only 2 brave widgets available; both massive. Why would they even remove the widget. This is just absurd.

Android widget issues: ‘https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues?q=android%20widget%20is%3Aissue’ [Android] Remove search widget opened 08:17PM - 21 Apr 25 UTC (UTC) closed 02:38PM - 23 Apr 25 UTC (UTC) [image] deeppandya QA/Yes release-notes/include OS/Android QA Pass - Android ARM feature/widgets Android 8 - Test/Verification QA Pass - Android 8+ We have decided to remove `Search widget` as we have worked on Brave search widg…et which provides more details than what we inherit from chromium. It's a follow up issue to : https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/27724 work. We would be left with 2 widgets after the change. 1. Quick action search widgets 2. Bookmark widgets ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ed3fbb6f-2450-47fd-b3f6-b848f8cda5b5) ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/feab4ecf-a2bc-4b3d-b622-f20676ac8892)

This is happening to all android/iOS devices on the new brave app version.

yes, also it is very ugly, i made a new account just to support this petition, make available the more minimalistic version again

Based on lurking around widget issue posts for a while, I feel that these requests will most likely fall on deaf ears.* They don’t seem to understand that many of us have honed the visual aspects and arranged our screens over the years to the point of muscle memory. I do realize that this will strike some as picky but I have invested a fair amount of time and effort to do so. So, I made my own. Simple. Basic. Fits my use. Fits my widget stack. I chose KWGT to do so but feel free to select your own app for whatever ascetic, privacy, customisation options, etc. I edited up a button in a basic photo editor before adding it to the widget maker. It needs rounder ends but it works and I can set the size and opacity too. TLDR: I installed KWGT widget maker and made my own. [Screenshot_20250601_122641_One UI Home] *Edit: Glad to be proven wrong. Still using the one I made because I like it being mostly transparent.

I also just had the minimalist search bar disappear from my home screen. I don’t like the other bulky search bars so please bring the minimalist version back. Just a search box with virtually no border. Basically like the search box that Chrome still has. Which search bar in the screenshot below do you think looks better? [Search-Bars]

I complained about this decision a long time ago and the team didn’t pay attention. [image] Brave Beta and Nightly only offering two widget options Mobile Support This isn’t exactly a technical issue—it feels more like a deliberate dev choice. But slashing options from 5 to 2? And keeping the two ugliest widgets? face_with_steam_from_nose It looks awful on the Poco X7 Pro. Please, at least bring back the Chromium-style quick action bar. folded_hands

Brave Android App Version 1.79.118 gets rid of the small search bar widget

Brave Search Search Support

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Brave Android App Version 1.79.118 gets rid of the small search bar widget

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