Question [Fixed (I think)] How Do I Get Rid of the Gmail "Tap to set up" That's On My Home Screen?

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Skuddle

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So I turned my Pixel on and the Home screen shows a brown box with the words "Tap to setup" and a Gmail icon. I don't know what I did to get that. I checked my settings but did not find a way to get rid of it. How can I do it?
 

Skuddle

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In trying to resolve my problem I opened Apps, tapped Gmail, and found "Open", "Disable", and "Force stop".

When I tapped "Disable" I got a warning that Android and other functions may no longer function as intended, so I tapped "Cancel" and backed out of that option.

Next, I tapped "Force stop" and got a warning that the app may misbehave, so I tapped "Cancel".

Then I tried "Passwords & accounts", tapped my google account address, but all that had was a "Remove account" button so I backed out of that.

If I long-tap the message on my Home screen, a "Remove" button appears at the top of my screen but if I tap that, nothing happens and the message remains on the Home screen.

So I fiddled with the message box, swiping it to the right/left/up/down and finally, after 3 or 4 swipes to the right, the message disappeared. When I turn the phone off and back on again, the message does not reappear, so I think that the problem is resolved.

I think..... :unsure:
 
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Skuddle

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Just as a matter of curiosity, how does one clear one's launcher app data?
 

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Just as a matter of curiosity, how does one clear one's launcher app data?
Hi,

Go in Settings > Apps > and look for the launcher app.

Force stop it and go in "Storage & cache"

Click: Clear storage > done.

You may click on the 3 dot menu on you upper right corner and tap on "Show system" if your launcher is installed as a system app...

Good luck,

Sébastien.
 

Skuddle

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Okay, I followed your instructions.

After I tapped "Clear storage", I tapped the center arrow on the bottom of the screen to get back to my Home screen. My 4 shortcuts (that were at the top of the screen) were no longer there, and the bottom row of apps "bounced" up and down every 2 seconds for around 10 seconds and then stopped bouncing. This happened each time I went back to the Home screen.

After a few minutes of fiddling around with the cellphone, the bouncing stopped when I went back to the Home screen and so far it has not returned.

Why did the bottom row of apps bounce up and down?
 

Skuddle

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Is what I just described an "oddity" or better asked, has anybody else seen the bottom row of apps bounce up and down?