Android
Persistent Google Search Widget Added to Home Screen Following Android Update
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Personal experienceImported from BlueskyPublished Oct 15, 2026
Impact: can't remove!
From the original report
“latest android update adds a google search widget I don't want and can't remove!”
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Details & sources
- How received
- Imported from Bluesky
- Source published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Observed
- Unknown
- Added to CleanApp
- Oct 15, 2026
- Product connection
- Affected product or place
- Original issue status
- Unknown
- Resolution
- Unknown
- Verification
- Not independently reproduced
Source count unknown
Why this source type: The author directly reports encountering an unwanted Google search widget added by an Android update that they are unable to remove.
CleanApp AI summary
Persistent Google Search Widget Added to Home Screen Following Android Update: A user reports that a recent Android update added a Google search widget to their home screen that cannot be removed.
Report counts are not affected-user counts. A closed original issue does not confirm a fix.
Public ID: rpt_9ohvCZ13DrTdoAvnUdKI-w