Is there a way to get google Assistant on the Mi6 like on the Google Pixel?
Set the default assistant application
Settings > Installed Apps > Defaults (gear icon on the bottom), Set "Assist & voice input" to Google
On MIUI 8, you can use Google Assistant by long press the home button. But on MIUI 9, this operation just open Google search instead of the assistant.
Hey there,
Just wondering if it is possible to disable all if not most Google applications. I am aware that there isn't any LineageOS or custom ROM support at the time of this post. Since this device is an Android One device, are there limitations on which Google applications I can disable? I'd like to disable all of them and replace them with alternatives. I would like to know if I can also disable Google services entirely. Can any Nokia 6.1 owners tell me if settings manager lets you disable or uninstall preinstalled Google apps and services?
Thanks!
TheUnknownThing said:
Hey there,
Just wondering if it is possible to disable all if not most Google applications. I am aware that there isn't any LineageOS or custom ROM support at the time of this post. Since this device is an Android One device, are there limitations on which Google applications I can disable? I'd like to disable all of them and replace them with alternatives. I would like to know if I can also disable Google services entirely. Can any Nokia 6.1 owners tell me if settings manager lets you disable or uninstall preinstalled Google apps and services?
Thanks!
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You can uninstall some of them.
It's possible to disable a few Google-Apps, too:
- Google Carrier Services
- Google Fotos
- Google Mail
- Google
- Google Drive
- Google Playstore
- Google Sprachausgabe
- Google Zhuyin Input
- Hintergründe
- Google Calendar
- Google Contacts
- Google Lens
- Google Maps
- Google Messages
- Calculator
- Support
- Google Talkback
- Google Dialer
- Google Clock
- Youtube
But these Apps will stay in an active state on your Nokia 6.1:
- Factory Wizard
- Google GBoard
- Google Play-Services
- Google Input for Pinyin
- Indische Google-Tastatur
- Launcher3
- Google Dialer
- UKW-Radio
Thanks
Honestly, you expect that rubbish with apple and heavily carrier modded android OSs but I'm so sick of needing to store all of these applications I'll never use AND if I did want them, I'd be able to download them if I wanted them!!!
Is there an option to remove that widget from homescreen?
There must be a solution to this without using a different launcher.
No, if you search on the Mi A1 forum (basically the same device), nobody found a way to remove the search bar from the stock launcher, because it is hard-coded.
The only way is using another launcher (Nova recommended) or modify the stock launcher apk to remove the bar, and replace it.
Maybe this works?
Disable the Google App
Danielle Furry recommends disabling the Google app in settings, which works for a range of Android versions. Here's how it works:
Open Settings, then open Apps
In the All apps list, find Google app, or just Google, tap it and select disable
Reboot your phone and the search bar should be gone!
If you disable the Google app, don't worry about breaking your phone. Apps like Google Play Services are essential for your system (unless you build your OS outside of Google's ecosystem), but your other apps will work fine without the Google app.
Do be warned however, the Google Assistant and voice search depend on the Google app, so disabling the Google app will also negatively affect dependent services such as Google Home, Google Lens, and Google's notifications about weather and transport, for example.
https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-remove-the-google-search-bar-from-your-android-homescreen
ConradB said:
Maybe this works?
Disable the Google App
Danielle Furry recommends disabling the Google app in settings, which works for a range of Android versions. Here's how it works:
Open Settings, then open Apps
In the All apps list, find Google app, or just Google, tap it and select disable
Reboot your phone and the search bar should be gone!
If you disable the Google app, don't worry about breaking your phone. Apps like Google Play Services are essential for your system (unless you build your OS outside of Google's ecosystem), but your other apps will work fine without the Google app.
Do be warned however, the Google Assistant and voice search depend on the Google app, so disabling the Google app will also negatively affect dependent services such as Google Home, Google Lens, and Google's notifications about weather and transport, for example.
https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-remove-the-google-search-bar-from-your-android-homescreen
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Worked for me. I used Nova Launcher Prima to remap the center button to open the app drawer instead of launching any Googly stuff. This frees up space to put more apps on the bottom row.
ConradB said:
Maybe this works?
Disable the Google App
Danielle Furry recommends disabling the Google app in settings, which works for a range of Android versions. Here's how it works:
Open Settings, then open Apps
In the All apps list, find Google app, or just Google, tap it and select disable
Reboot your phone and the search bar should be gone!
If you disable the Google app, don't worry about breaking your phone. Apps like Google Play Services are essential for your system (unless you build your OS outside of Google's ecosystem), but your other apps will work fine without the Google app.
Do be warned however, the Google Assistant and voice search depend on the Google app, so disabling the Google app will also negatively affect dependent services such as Google Home, Google Lens, and Google's notifications about weather and transport, for example.
https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-remove-the-google-search-bar-from-your-android-homescreen
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even disable the widget still there..nothing to do with..:laugh:
otongniee82 said:
even disable the widget still there..nothing to do with..:laugh:
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Same for me, there's a search bar remaining and not responsing at any tap...
In my case too. After disabling app, widget is still there. Tried 1st day when phone coming
Waiting for TWRP and then will freeze google app with Titanium. That always worked in my case
just install this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=amirz.rootless.nexuslauncher
eltano06 said:
just install this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=amirz.rootless.nexuslauncher
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For me it's not a solution but just a workaround
Hi,
I've installed LineageOS & GApps micro...
I loaded up the Google Play Store and downloaded most of the google apps including Google App (Search), Pixel Launcher & Google News yet the below features don't work:
- "Okay Google" isn't working... If I go into Google Settings > Voice Match the toggle to enable/disable "Hey Google" is greyed out and turned off... how do I enable it?
- "Google Search Bar" is missing... (At the bottom of the pixel launcher, it also exists when you open the app list)
- "Google Now" is missing... (Left panel of the pixel launcher, shows a search bar, quick links to weather, food, entertainment, sports and has cards with information for you including news articles)
To Allow google-app to work properly in Blackshark 4 / Pro [CN Version]. Lists of apps must be installed.
-- Uninstall/Clear data to any old google-app
-- Restart your phone
-- Re-Install lists of G-app
Google Account Manager 7.1.2 (Google LLC)
Google Contacts Sync (Google LLC)
Google Location History v1.0 (Google LLC)
Google Play services 22.21.16 (150400-454906765) (arm64-v8a,armeabi-v7a)(nodpi)
Google Play Store (universal)(nodpi)
Google Services Framework v11-6684105
Google Text to speech (Google LLC)
Location Services qualcomm v1.0
From Setting
Enable Autostart
Allow required/requested permission
Set battery Saver to No Restrictions
From Notification Tab, some settings are important to enable
Enable Allow notification badges
Enable Allow floating notification
Enable Allow playing sound
Thx for you contribution, resolved my problem.