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Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Remove the Search Bar on Your Default Home Screen [Xposed]
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In this video, I'll be showing you a simple Xposed module called "Google Search Bar Destroyer" that does exactly what its name implies and removes the Google Search bar on almost any launcher.
This is mainly intended for folks who use their phone's stock home screen app, as these generally don't allow you to change many settings. The module works by blocking a hook that the Google App uses to insert itself into your home screen, so it should work with any launcher that has an embedded search bar.
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Remove the Search Bar on Your Default Home Screen [Xposed]
Full Tutorial: bit.ly/BarDestroy
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In this video, I'll be showing you a simple Xposed module called "Google Search Bar Destroyer" that does exactly what its name implies and removes the Google Search bar on almost any launcher.
This is mainly intended for folks who use their phone's stock home screen app, as these generally don't allow you to change many settings. The module works by blocking a hook that the Google App uses to insert itself into your home screen, so it should work with any launcher that has an embedded search bar.
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![Get Rid of the Google Search Bar on Almost Any Launcher [How-To]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RVI-Hmh6cb0/mqdefault.jpg "Get Rid of the Google Search Bar on Almost Any Launcher [How-To]
Remove the Search Bar on Your Default Home Screen [Xposed]
Full Tutorial: http://bit.ly/BarDestroy
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NOTE: Root and Xposed required.
In this video, Ill be showing you a simple Xposed module called Google Search Bar Destroyer that does exactly what its name implies and removes the Google Search bar on almost any launcher.
This is mainly intended for folks who use their phones stock home screen app, as these generally dont allow you to change many settings. The module works by blocking a hook that the Google App uses to insert itself into your home screen, so it should work with any launcher that has an embedded search bar.
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![How to Enable Developer Options on the Galaxy Note 10 [Hands On]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rcb43FiLs3I/mqdefault.jpg "How to Enable Developer Options on the Galaxy Note 10 [Hands On]
How to Activate Developer Mode on Your Note 10 or Note 10+
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In this video, well be showing you how to enable Developer Options on the Note 10, live from Samsung Unpacked in Brooklyn. If youve done this before, its the same process as usual. But if youre new to Android, enabling developer mode unlocks a ton of high-level settings that you can tweak to further customize your Note 10.
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![Top 35 New Features in iOS 13 for iPhone [Demo]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rh3Bvi6myBI/mqdefault.jpg "Top 35 New Features in iOS 13 for iPhone [Demo]
35 of the Most Important Changes in iOS 13
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Alongside the new iPhone 11 models, Apple released iOS 13 to the public in September. Weve had the beta version for months now, so we wanted to showcase what we think are the 35 most important new features.
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![Get the Best Deals on Amazon Using Your Android Phone [How-To]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ru5lSlG-6Ig/mqdefault.jpg "Get the Best Deals on Amazon Using Your Android Phone [How-To]
How to Track Amazon Prices and Availability Automatically
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In this video, Ill be showing you an app called Trackazon that tracks prices and availability of Amazon products automatically.
When youre looking to buy something from Amazon, but the item is out of stock or the price is too high right now, Trackazon is the perfect companion. While browsing for an item on Amazon, simply tap the Share button and choose Trackazon, then select what changes youd like to be notified of.
You can set it to notify you when the product becomes available again, or you can have Trackazon automatically keep an eye out for price changes, so it saves you both time and money.
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![Theme Almost Any App or UI on Stock Android Using Substratum [How-To]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S5JrzCcl6mw/mqdefault.jpg "Theme Almost Any App or UI on Stock Android Using Substratum [How-To]
Theme Stock Android with Substratum [Root Required]
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In this video, Ill be showing you how to use an app called Substratum Theme Engine to completely revamp the look and feel of Stock Android.
Substratum (formerly Layers) activates a hidden theme engine in Android to let you change the look of almost any app or element. Youll need to be rooted to use this app, and youll need to be running Android 6.0 or higher. In addition to that, Substratum will probably not work on manufacturer-skinned versions of Android, so for best results, youll need to be running stock Android or an AOSP-based custom ROM.
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![24 Cool New Features & Changes in iOS 11 [Demo]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Si1CUmCUdSc/mqdefault.jpg "24 Cool New Features & Changes in iOS 11 [Demo]
24 of the Best New Features in iOS 11 [iPhone][iPad]
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In this video, Ill be showing off some of the best new features in iOS 11 for iPhone and iPad. These are just some of my favorites, but we have the full list of 91 new features available in text form at the link above.
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![Change Home Screen Icons for Supported Apps on Your iPhone [How-To]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SvH-8wr9Ck8/mqdefault.jpg "Change Home Screen Icons for Supported Apps on Your iPhone [How-To]
Using User-Selectable App Icons in iOS 10.3 & Higher
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When it comes to customizing your home screen, Apple provides few options to do so. You can change text size and boldness, choose between two different app icon sizes, remove badges, change your wallpaper, and other minor tweaks that iOS lets you perform. What you cannot do is change an app’s icon to whatever you want, at least, not without some hard work on your Mac using the Apple Configurator 2 app.
Using Apple Configurator: http://bit.ly/YourOwnIcons
There is, however, another option that’s starting to pick up steam, which let’s you change app icons on your home screen with just a few taps. Ever since iOS 10.3, Apple has given developers a way to let their users change their app’s home screen icon.
The feature is called “user-selectable app icons,” and it’s not a required item in order to get an app into the App Store. It’s completely optional for developers, and many have been slow to jump on the bandwagon since there’s a lot of extra work involved in getting them ready for users since they need to work across all iOS devices with different screen sizes and resolutions.
At first, many developers charged a small fee in order to select different icons, but there are more and more free options popping up everyday in the App Store.
List of Supported Apps: http://bit.ly/ChangeIcons
Finding apps that support user-selectable app icons isn’t very easy, but we’ve compiled a list on Gadget Hacks that lists all of the ones we know about, and we continually update the list as we find more. So make sure to visit Gadget Hacks to view the complete list.
Once you have an app that supports user-selectable app icons, there are variable ways to choose the icons you want. Check out the video to see all the ways.
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![Install the Google Phone App on Samsung Galaxy Devices [How-To]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TCgeV5RohEs/mqdefault.jpg "Install the Google Phone App on Samsung Galaxy Devices [How-To]
How to Get Google’s Phone App on Your Galaxy Device [6.0+]
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In this video, Ill be showing you how to install and use the Google Phone app from Nexus devices on your Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, Note 5, S7, or S7 Edge.
You’ll have to be running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or higher, and you’ll need to enable “Unknown Sources” in your phone’s settings under “Lock Screen and Security” before you begin. But beyond that, getting Google’s beautiful and useful Phone app on your Galaxy is as easy as installing an app, then changing one setting.
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![Get Gestures in the YouTube App for Android [How-To]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TIlcTvCk4jc/mqdefault.jpg "Get Gestures in the YouTube App for Android [How-To]
Use Gestures to Adjust Volume & Brightness in the YouTube App
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In this video, Ill be showing you how to add VLC-style swipe gestures to the YouTube app for Android, which will then allow you to swipe your screen to adjust volume or brightness.
These gestures offer a pretty cool and intuitive experience, and all you need to do to try them out is install a simple app called Touch Controls for YouTube. It doesnt require root, so anyone can try this out.
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![Turn the Galaxy S10s Camera Cutout into a Notification LED [How-To]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TM6I-nU0xKI/mqdefault.jpg "Turn the Galaxy S10s Camera Cutout into a Notification LED [How-To]
How to Bring Back the Notification LED on Your S10
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In this guide, Ill cover an app called Holey Light by Chainfire that turns the camera cutout on the Galaxy S10, S10+, and S10e into a notification LED.
Since Samsung went almost fully bezel-less, they had to drop the old notification light from past Galaxy phones. But the S10 has that unique camera punch hole thats practically begging to be put to use. Chainfire answered the call here and made an app that will highlight the cutout with a circular ring indicator when you have notifications — even with the screen off. You dont even need to be rooted!
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