{"id":242630,"date":"2026-05-08T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/own-a-google-pixel-phone-android-17-might-finally-let-you-remove-the-home-screen-search-bar\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T19:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T23:15:11","slug":"own-a-google-pixel-phone-android-17-might-finally-let-you-remove-the-home-screen-search-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/own-a-google-pixel-phone-android-17-might-finally-let-you-remove-the-home-screen-search-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Own a Google Pixel phone? Android 17 might finally let you remove the home screen search bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/google-pixel-phones\/own-a-google-pixel-phone-android-17-might-finally-let-you-remove-the-home-screen-search-bar\">Own a Google Pixel phone? Android 17 might finally let you remove the home screen search bar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/google-pixel-phones\/own-a-google-pixel-phone-android-17-might-finally-let-you-remove-the-home-screen-search-bar\">https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/google-pixel-phones\/own-a-google-pixel-phone-android-17-might-finally-let-you-remove-the-home-screen-search-bar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-08 05:43:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.techradar.com\">www.techradar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul id=\"elk-cc5efc95-d93c-4916-9755-4b6239c560e8\">\n<li><strong>An Android 17 beta contains clues that you might soon be able to remove the search bar on Pixel home screens<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>This could perhaps be part of the finished version of Android 17, but it&#8217;s not yet available even in beta<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The May Pixel update is also now rolling out, complete with various bug fixes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"elk-3f2c7978-3ea0-4996-ab1d-bef016174717\">We already know lots of what Android 17 is likely to offer, but one other major change has just leaked: it seems Google might finally let you hide the home screen search bar on Pixel phones.<\/p>\n<p>This search bar is a convenient way to do a web search on Google without having to open the browser first, but it also takes up quite a lot of screen space, so if you don\u2019t do many searches, prefer a different search engine, or simply like opening up the browser, then you would understandably want this feature gone.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3f2c7978-3ea0-4996-ab1d-bef016174717-2\">It\u2019s actually surprising that it\u2019s taken so long for Google to enable a toggle for the search bar, as it seems like it should be optional. But based on some digging that Android Authority has done in Android 17 beta code, a toggle could be coming soon, as code strings mention things like \u2018customize search bar\u2019, \u2018search bar settings\u2019, and \u2018show search bar at the bottom of your home screen\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/media\/img\/techradar_logo_v2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"max-h-12 w-auto\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>These references suggest that it\u2019s likely you\u2019ll be able to choose whether or not to show the search bar in Android 17, though the site wasn\u2019t able to enable this feature in the current beta. Still, the fact that there\u2019s code pointing to this suggests it might be ready in time for Android 17\u2019s finished version, and we may even get a look at this during the next Android Show on May 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.26%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/U9hoiCTg69fgMCKXasK9PE.jpg\" alt=\"Google Pixel 10 in Lemongrass against a bubbly backsplash\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/U9hoiCTg69fgMCKXasK9PE-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/U9hoiCTg69fgMCKXasK9PE-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/U9hoiCTg69fgMCKXasK9PE-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/U9hoiCTg69fgMCKXasK9PE-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/U9hoiCTg69fgMCKXasK9PE-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/U9hoiCTg69fgMCKXasK9PE-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/U9hoiCTg69fgMCKXasK9PE.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/U9hoiCTg69fgMCKXasK9PE.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption-text\">The Google Pixel 10 <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Philip Berne \/ Future)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"beating-the-bugs-4\">Beating the bugs<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-105383f6-c10f-4199-8ea9-3922a5c4f98d\">But while that feature might not launch for a while, Google is now rolling out a smaller update for Pixel phones. This is May\u2019s Pixel update, and it\u2019s coming to all models from the Google Pixel 7a and Pixel Tablet onwards.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/google-pixel-phones\/own-a-google-pixel-phone-android-17-might-finally-let-you-remove-the-home-screen-search-bar\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Own a Google Pixel phone? 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