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Select Text to Search

Hai Zhang

Add a "Web search" action to the text selection toolbar

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Opens the official F-Droid page

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About Select Text to Search

This tiny app can add a "Web search" action to the text selection toolbar on Android.

It also adds a "Web search" as target for sharing text.

The default search engine can be configured in its settings page, openable in Custom Tabs toolbar, or the App info page for this app in system Settings.

Text selection toolbar requires Android 6.0 or above, so this app requires it as well.

https://github.com/zhanghai/TextSelectionWebSearch

What's new in 1.1.3

- Updated app to target Android 16.

How to install Select Text to Search

  1. Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
  2. Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
  3. If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
  4. Open Select Text to Search from your app drawer.

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