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Google Assistant will vanish from Android phones and connected devices in September (www.engadget.com)
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[–] 12 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

It's already dead on my phone

pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Need a follow up on this, since I've always assumed that package is essential.

    1. Is this on a Pixel?
    2. What happens to the space where the search bar is on the launcher?
    3. Does it break anything else?
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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago*
    1. Nah, I have a non-unlockable Xperia, otherwise I'd just flash custom firmware
    2. I don't remember the search bar, it disappears i guess. The circle button that used to summon assistant now does nothing
    3. Deleting this package is safe. Just don't delete system-related packages. Once I was cleaning up someone's Xiaomi and tried to delete its antivirus with adb. It was stuck in boot loop after that so i had to do hard reset (deleting all data)
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