Pixel Search can be sideloaded onto older Pixel phones

The new Pixel Search app, preinstalled on the Pixel 11, can be sideloaded onto older Pixel phones. It requires Android 17 QPR2 Beta 5 or newer to work, and fails to run on stable Android 17 QPR1 builds.

• Pixel Search expands app drawer search to surface photos and emails
• The app works on a Pixel 9 running Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6 after sideloading
• Launching Pixel Search on stable Android 17 QPR1 failed
• Google said the app's appearance on Galaxy Z Fold 8 was unintended