Remove widgets from homescreen

[mcv]

I want to reorganize my homescreen and remove the big search widget at the top. Holding it should give a remove option, but that doesn’t work. I’ve been able to remove it by uninstalling the search app (duckduckgo), but now it gives the date in that location. I still can’t drag an icon or widget there.

Is there a way to fix this? Is this hardcoded? I find it very wasteful to have such a big widget take up valuable screen real estate in such a prime location, and there’s no good reason why search couldn’t just be a simple 1x1 icon. Surely this can be customized the way I want it? Having so much space reserved for something I don’t want is not reasonable.

Would it work to move everything to the next screen and delete the first home screen? Is that possible? Or make the second screen the home screen?

[Incanus]

@mcv

I want to reorganize my homescreen and remove the big search widget at the top.

Removing the search bar is possible by using a different launcher.

@mcv

Would it work to move everything to the next screen and delete the first home screen?

Why deleting the first screen? Move everything you want to see all the time to the second screen and stay on that.

[yvmuell]

@Incanus

Removing the search bar is possible by using a different launcher.

Or by deactivating the Google App.

[mcv]

@Incanus

Removing the search bar is possible by using a different launcher.

I’ll try to figure out how to do that. What are the best launchers?

Why deleting the first screen? Move everything you want to see all the time to the second screen and stay on that.

But won’t home send me back to the empty first screen?

@yvmuell

Or by deactivating the Google App.

You mean the search app? I was already using DuckDuckGo, and removing it removed the search bar, but didn’t free up the space.

[Incanus]

@mcv

I’ll try to figure out how to do that. What are the best launchers?

I never used a different one, but Nova Launcher is mentioned here quite often.

@mcv

But won’t home send me back to the empty first screen?

Maybe, but a quick swipe would bring you to the next one. And the famous back function should always bring you to the second screen, where you started.

[yvmuell]

I mean the App called Google

Can you confirm what you see on your homescreen, first or second example?

[mcv]

I see only the second. Just the date.

[yvmuell]

Ok if this still bothers you, the only way is another launcher.

[T4om]

@mcv

What are the best launchers?

That depends a lot on your preferences.

here you can read more about launchers:

Android Launchers

This is a Wiki Post. Everybody can edit it to add information. Hello, inspired by this Topic I thought a Topic where different launchers can be introduced to other users could be interesting. A Launcher is the program, that shows your homescreens, allows you to organize your Apps and gives you the possibility to place your widgets. Because this App can be changed like every other App on Android, you can simply change the look and feel of your phone by changing the launcher. Because everybody…

i do use the Olaunger, only i dont expect you to like that one:

@wiki

Olauncher

Google play _ F-Droid _ GitHub

Olauncher is a big difference compared to most launchers, you will not have app icons or widgets in this launcher. with as main purpose redosing screentime and addiction,

more likely this is what you are looking for:

@Incanus

Nova Launcher is mentioned here quite often.

@wiki

Nova Launcher

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The Nova Launcher is very classic, it offers several Homescreens and you can place Apps and Widgets on it like you want. So far nothing special.

there is a Fairphone Seport page about the Quickstep launcher:

Is it possible to remove the Google search bar or the Weather widget?

No…
The Google search bar widget and the Weather widget are an integral part of the launcher installed by default on your Fairphone and cannot be removed.

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source: Manage your Home Screen – Support