On the homescreen of the Vodafone Smart First 6 (Android KitKat) is a Google search bar for either text or voice. While this app is useful, I don't like it on my homescreen because I like minimalism and the app is in the menu anyway (under the name 'Voice Search') so it is redundant to put it on the homescreen unless I was really that lazy.
How do I remove it from the homescreen without removing the app entirely? I do use it but I'd prefer to just access it from the menu and keep my homescreen clean.
Unfortunately this is not one of those widgets that you can hold and drag. It is on the homescreen by default and when you hold it you are not able to drag it anywhere.
I've tried holding it down for 30 seconds (Google text changes from white to blue) but no options to hide come up, infact nothing comes up at all. I am able to remove other widgets by holding them down and moving them to 'X Delete' but this search bar doesn't move at all. It's different from other widgets in that you can't move or resize it.
There is another workround. If you can set another homescreen as the "home" one, move your other apps to that and leave the Google Search one where it is. The way to manage homescreens is usually to pinch one, then look for a little house icon at the top right corner. If it's there, tap it on the one you want to be the new "home" homescreen.
The google search bar is persistant on all screens with the stock google launcher, the only way to remove it is to use Nova/Apex launcher, Ok google still works fine on these.
