Re: Finding Things in Android

From	Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Finding Things in Android
Date	2026-09-11 17:48 +0000
Organization	NOYB
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A little earlier, I wrote:
> Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
[...]

> > Getting rid of the "Google" box on the home screen, sometimes you can turn 
> > it off in settings, sometimes you can drag it to a delete icon, in 16 I  
> > just can't see how to get rid of it.
> 
>   *Which* "Google' box? The *search* one (wide ellips form box) or the
> *news* one (which has 'news' items you can doomscroll) or yet another?
> Remember, 'Google' is many different things.

  This news-type 'Google' app is apparently also known as 'Google
Discover'. Search on 'Discover' in your Settings. (On my phone it's set
to appear by swiping the Home screen to the right. In my Settings it's
under 'Add media page to home screen'.)

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Finding Things in Android "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-11 16:56 +0000
  Re: Finding Things in Android Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-11 18:04 +0100
    Re: Finding Things in Android "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-11 17:36 +0000
      Re: Finding Things in Android Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-11 12:18 -0600
  Re: Finding Things in Android Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-11 17:17 +0000
    Re: Finding Things in Android "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-11 17:32 +0000
      Re: Finding Things in Android Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-11 18:05 +0000
        Re: Finding Things in Android Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-11 12:47 -0600
        Re: Finding Things in Android Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-12 00:39 +0100
          Re: Finding Things in Android "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-12 07:51 +0000
            Re: Finding Things in Android Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-13 00:01 +0545
      Re: Finding Things in Android "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-12 09:18 +0000
        Re: Finding Things in Android Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-12 11:43 +0100
          Re: Finding Things in Android "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-12 11:04 +0000
        Re: Finding Things in Android "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-09-17 20:59 +0000
    Re: Finding Things in Android Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-11 17:48 +0000

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