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Go to Settings, Home Screen, Show search on Home Screen and uncheck it and then add a search bar wherever you want to put it. 

If you have lock home screen layout enabled you might have to unenable it to remove the search bar

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The recent One UI 9 software update introduces a built-in Google search bar that is locked to the bottom dock. Because this is now integrated directly into the system layout rather than being a regular widget, it cannot be dragged or repositioned like before.

To place the search bar back at the top of your screen, you can turn off the system setting and replace it with a standard, movable Google widget:

Step 1: Turn off the locked bottom search bar

1. Touch and hold any empty area on your home screen until the edit menu opens.
2. Tap Settings in the bottom-right corner.
3. Scroll down, select Show search on Home screen, and toggle it Off.
The locked search bar at the bottom will immediately disappear.

Step 2: Add a movable search bar back to the top

1. Touch and hold an empty space on your home screen again.
2. Tap Widgets at the bottom of the screen.
3. Scroll down and select Google.
4. Touch and hold the Search bar widget, then drag it onto your home screen.
5. Release it near the top of your page. You can now long-press to resize it or move it wherever you prefer.

Please follow the troubleshooting steps outlined above and let us know the results.

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