That white search box found on the home screen and allows you to enter text to search on Google, sometimes it is a widget that can be removed by pressing and holding it and then “taking it” or choosing the “Delete” option that should appear. This is the case of Motorola’s ” Moto ” series .
Unfortunately, in many cell phones this bar is “stuck” or integrated in the home screen and cannot be removed as indicated. In this case it is part of the application “launcher” or launcher of the phone and to eliminate that bar the only possible way is to change the launcher.
Remove Google bar on Moto G5 and any generation, when it is a widget
Launcher without Google bar
Keep in mind that the launcher is the home screen and app drawer of your cell phone. By changing it you will be leaving your current configuration in both aspects, although some launchers offer the option to import the data from your old launcher.
I personally recommend installing Nova Launcher . It is one of the best, fastest and most complete launchers out there.
After installing the launcher, you will have to set it as default. Just tap the device start button, choose “Nova Launcher” and tap on the “Always” button.
This launcher will let you remove the Google bar by pressing and holding it. It even offers custom Google bar designs, in case there is one that convinces you to keep the bar.
If you don’t like Nova Launcher, there are other alternative launcher applications that will also let you remove the Google bar.
On older devices that had the Google bar pinned to the home screen, it was also possible to remove it by disabling the “Google” application (or “Google Search”) and keeping the same launcher. In modern cell phones, deactivating this app is no longer possible.
Put Google bar on Android
Normally, the Google search bar is a widget and you only have to add it as such from the widget screen (which is usually accessed by long pressing on an empty area of the home screen). Here you can find multiple Google bars, including that of the Google application and the Chrome browser. Each has its own particular advantages.