My Google search isn’t working correctly. I can use a widget but then I have two search bars.

Any ideas

  • Bolt@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You can use a different launcher to customize your home screen and get rid of the Google search bar. I use Nova and can confirm that a singular Firefox search bar works nicely, and I’m sure that it does with other launchers as well.

    • Mojojojo1993@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      I used to really like pixel launcher on my OnePlus phone. I’ll get nova a try. Is it just an app. I can’t remember how I used to set it up. I know they started discontinuing launchers

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        1 year ago

        You can find the app for the launcher in the play store. There should be instructions in the app for making it your default launcher. Otherwise there are plenty of tutorials online.

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        1 year ago

        So long as you have Firefox installed there’s a firefox search bar widget available. In Nova you add widgets with a long press on home screen and swipe up.

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    1 year ago

    I’ve got android one and was also stuck with the Google search bar. I’m using lawnchair for years now, works great, is very customizable and opensource. Just put the searchbar you like on the homescreen. https://lawnchair.app/

    You can also find it on f-droid

        • Mojojojo1993@lemmy.worldOP
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          1 year ago

          Haha. Twins. I’m not interested in any sport. However their page as quite good at giving me local news stories and a lot of other random stuff. Used to use appygeek. God I miss that. I’m slowly running out of news algorithm apps.

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            1 year ago

            the worst part for me is I work in a sports adjacent industry so im constantly searching for details about sports teams, so my feed would just clog up with 100 random college sports, and pro sports.

            • Mojojojo1993@lemmy.worldOP
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              1 year ago

              That’s my nightmare. I’ve blocked soooo many sport lemmy communities. It’s never ending. I could not do that job. Could. Not. Pay. Me. Enough

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    1 year ago

    Install graphene os. It revomves googles constant tracking and u can still use all ur existing apps. Might take a while to set up but will pay off in the long run in terms of privacy.