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billrosenblatt

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Hi,

Samsung Galaxy S3, KitKat, VZW.

I have the phone icon in the bottom row, the row of icons that stays there when you switch from one screen to another. But it keeps disappearing and I keep having to add it back in. Any idea what's going on?

Thanks!

- bill.
 
Thanks but doesn't work. There's no "uninstall updates" button in Settings, Application Manager, Google Search. I wouldn't mind getting rid of Google Now (or as I call it, Google Creepy) though.
 
Sorry, what does "install another launcher" mean?
As I said, I wouldn't mind getting rid of Google Now, though I can't see a way to do it. It's not an app I can uninstall.
 
Google Now is called "Google app" or "Google search" in your app manager. It's a white "g" in a blue Square and you can disable that if you want. A launcher is basically the app that controls your home screen.
My personal recommendation is Nova Launcher
 
The white g in the blue square is Google App. There is something else called Google Search with an icon resembling a search box. I'm uneasy about disabling either of these. I'd like to get rid of the creepy notifications like "you need to leave for the restaurant reservation you made on OpenTable in 10 minutes" or "there is an accident on the stretch of road you were just driving on 15 minutes ago."

But otherwise this seems like a lot of trouble to go to in order to eliminate a pesky little annoyance. I'd much rather have a way to report bugs like this to Google and have them fix it. I know, I know, stop dreaming...
 
billrosenblatt said:
The white g in the blue square is Google App. There is something else called Google Search with an icon resembling a search box. I'm uneasy about disabling either of these. I'd like to get rid of the creepy notifications like "you need to leave for the restaurant reservation you made on OpenTable in 10 minutes" or "there is an accident on the stretch of road you were just driving on 15 minutes ago."

But otherwise this seems like a lot of trouble to go to in order to eliminate a pesky little annoyance. I'd much rather have a way to report bugs like this to Google and have them fix it. I know, I know, stop dreaming...
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Just turn off notifications in the google app. Open google, tap menu, then settings. There is a setting to turn off audible notifications.
 
Or go into the search app notifications and switch off Google Now and itl become purely a search app :thumbsupdroid:
PS the launcher bug is Samsung's, not Google's
 
billrosenblatt said:
Sorry, what does "install another launcher" mean?
As I said, I wouldn't mind getting rid of Google Now, though I can't see a way to do it. It's not an app I can uninstall.
Click to expand...

A launcher is an application which control your home screens.
Go to play store and type launcher in search. You will get many choices. Install one by one. The one you like retain that and uninstall the others.
Apex and Nova are good launchers.
 
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