Long-pressing the Google search bar in One UI 9 didn’t help, and there was no obvious option in the Google app either. Rather than waste any more time looking, I went straight to Google.com to check if it was yet another piece of mandatory bloatware introduced in the update, like AI assistants you can’t disable.
Long pressing the search bar is not how you remove it. Changes to your home screen (with the exception of updated icon and widget styles) can usually be reversed in home screen settings.
There are multiple ways to get to Home screen settings.
Pinch on home screen > Home screen settings > Show search on home screen > OFF
OR
Settings app > Home Screen > Show search on home screen > OFF
The solution is also detailed multiple other places in the thread you are currently commenting on.
I'm one of those people. 😔 It's a learning disability I've had all my life. Thank you for acknowledging "people who cannot do anything without visuals." 🙏🏻 It's not easy to admit, especially at my age. It can be quite embarrassing and extremely frustrating at times but such is life. Take great care. ✌🏼
Not happy with the new update. It should be up to me to personalize my phone pages not Samsung. I have each page organized and I should be able to use the navigation dots to take me to whatever page i want to use. I use duck duck go most of the time. Samsung fix it!
In the future, please follow forum etiquette by using the search function prior to posting, as this issue has been addressed and resolved numerous times.
Commenting on an existing post instead of creating a new one helps keep our community free from near-duplicate posts and ensures new topics don't get buried.
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Unfortunately, I do not anticipate your post will catch the attention of those in most need of it. 🫠
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Or how to rearrange things that get displaced. Automation is a killer of self-sufficiency.
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Long-pressing the Google search bar in One UI 9 didn’t help, and there was no obvious option in the Google app either. Rather than waste any more time looking, I went straight to Google.com to check if it was yet another piece of mandatory bloatware introduced in the update, like AI assistants you can’t disable.
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There are multiple ways to get to Home screen settings.
Pinch on home screen > Home screen settings > Show search on home screen > OFF
OR
Settings app > Home Screen > Show search on home screen > OFF
The solution is also detailed multiple other places in the thread you are currently commenting on.
AI assistants can be disabled as well.
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Written instructions are too difficult for some. As evident from my post.
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It can be quite embarrassing and extremely frustrating at times but such is life. Take great care. ✌🏼
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Pinch on home screen > Home screen settings > Show search on home screen > OFF
Here is an excellent visual guide on how to do this: https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Samsung-Apps-and-Services/How-To-Remove-Google-Search-Bar-One-UI-9-0/td-p/3687453?src=ShareByUserCM
In the future, please follow forum etiquette by using the search function prior to posting, as this issue has been addressed and resolved numerous times.
Commenting on an existing post instead of creating a new one helps keep our community free from near-duplicate posts and ensures new topics don't get buried.