Android “Search Engine Selector” Gets Desktop Support: App Teardown

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• The “Search Engine Selector” system service app for Android devices appears to be gaining support for desktop environments such as ChromeOS.
• An analysis of the app files from the Android “Search Engine Selector” v1.36.886723564 update reveals that resource code regarding desktop environment support has been added.
• This suggests support not only for ChromeOS but possibly even for “AluminumOS,” the rumored Android-based PC operating system currently in development.

“Search Engine Selector” is a “system service” app for Android devices that manages the search engine and browser selection feature to comply with regulations such as the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Japan’s Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software.

It appears that the “Search Engine Selector” app is expanding to support desktop environments like ChromeOS. This was revealed through an “App Analysis” piece, an original content series on our site.

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By analyzing the app files from the “Search Engine Selector” v1.36.886723564 update released on Friday, May 8, 2026, we confirmed that resource code related to desktop environment support has been added.

<string name="choose_search_provider_desktop_message">These are shown in random order.</string>
    <string name="choose_search_provider_desktop_title">Select a search engine</string>
    <string name="education_search_engine_desktop_disclaimer">You can change your search engine anytime in Chrome’s settings.</string>
    <string name="education_search_engine_desktop_message">Your default search engine lets you search the web and powers Chrome features like searching from the address bar and from images on web pages. A feature might not be available if your search engine doesn’t support it.</string>
    <string name="education_search_engine_desktop_title">Choose your search engine</string>

<string name="choose_search_provider_desktop_message">表示は順不同です。</string>
    <string name="choose_search_provider_desktop_title">検索エンジンの選択</string>
    <string name="education_search_engine_desktop_disclaimer">検索エンジンは Chrome の設定でいつでも変更できます。</string>
    <string name="education_search_engine_desktop_message">デフォルトの検索エンジンでは、ウェブ検索だけでなく、Chrome の機能を活用してアドレスバーからの検索、ウェブページの画像からの検索なども行うことができます。なお、検索エンジンでサポートされていない機能は利用できない場合があります。</string>
    <string name="education_search_engine_desktop_title">検索エンジンの選択</string>

With the “Search Engine Selector” app version v1.36.886723564 now supporting desktop environments, this likely points to compatibility with ChromeOS, but it may also be looking ahead to support for “AluminumOS,” the rumored Android-based PC operating system currently in development.

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