Android 2.2 AVD: no Quick Search Box?

Question

I have recently updated my Android SDK to include support for Android 2.2 (API level 8). The app that I'm building integrates with the Quick Search Box (QSB) home screen widget, which I can't seem to find in this version (using both vanilla 2.2 and the Google APIs version). I was kind of excited when they announced that they have improved its functionality, but it seems there's no way for me to observe it.

Is this normal? Are others experiencing the same issue? Or is this somehow related to my setup (running Archlinux and installed the Android SDK from the repositories).

Answer 1

For me it seem's like a bug in Android Launcher application, since no search widget (which is not actually a app widget) and Menu -> Search does nothing

Answer 2

This is a known issue and we are working on it internally.