---
title: "How to remove Google Search bar on Android home screen"  
description: "In this article I am explaining to remove Google Search bar on Android home screen"  
author: "Manoj Pandey"  
published: 2015-04-25  
updated: 2019-09-07  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1747/how-to-remove-google-search-bar-on-android-home-screen  
category: "mobile/tablet"  
tags: ["mobile device"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

---

# How to remove Google Search bar on Android home screen

[Android](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1567/navigation-drawer-implementation-in-android) provides [google search](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87722/history-of-google-search-engine-evolution-to-advancement) bar in [home screen](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/109565/how-to-personalize-the-home-screen-on-oxygen-os) by default. Most likely your Android [phone](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/296760/how-to-choose-the-right-business-phone-system) uses the Google Experience Launcher. If that is the case - and you might as well try this anyway - disabling Google Now will make the Search bar disappear\

##### See my home screen.

![How to remove Google Search bar on Android home screen](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/be18c223-480d-48e1-8835-395873fbb5ef/images/20d12b46-eaeb-4567-b0a0-62a3de438c57.png)

##### In android, some devices have google search bar in home screen by default.

##### Some times it’s create problem for you and you can remove google search icon

##### from home screen to follow below steps.

##### \
1. Open settings on your device

##### 2. Now open Application Manager.

##### 3. Swipe to the All tab

##### 4. Locate and tap Google Search

##### 5. Tap to disabled button. Now tap OK to dismiss the warning.

##### \
![How to remove Google Search bar on Android home screen](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/be18c223-480d-48e1-8835-395873fbb5ef/images/8dc92c20-1abd-4c43-941f-69862c809211.png)

After follow above steps you can see you’re your home screen

![How to remove Google Search bar on Android home screen](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/be18c223-480d-48e1-8835-395873fbb5ef/images/308de847-17f4-447b-b474-6e2cb02630aa.png)

##### If you want to enable google search bar follow below steps

1. Open the Google Play store on your device

2. Search for Google Search

3. Locate and tap the entry

4. Tap the Enable button (Figure B)

5. Tap Open

6. Walk through the Get Google Now wizard.

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