[SOLVED] Disabling the Google Quick Search Box, but NOT Google Now.

[azeem40]

How do I disable the search box but keep the voice search feature of google now? What autostart services should I disable?

 

[Pirateghost]

Get a different launcher

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

 

[azeem40]

Sorry I miswrote the question. I want to know how to prevent it from causing wakelocks on my phone, like how to disable the quick search box but keep the ability to use Google search's voice search.

 

[Pirateghost]

The quick search box is part of the launcher. Turn it off in launcher settings. Not sure why you think that would be causing wake locks though. Its basically just a widget

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

 

[creepyncrawly]

If you are on 4.x you can use Greenify to do what you want. It will put apps into hibernation but still allow you to use them from the icons or widgets. It will also indicate which applications are at fault.

 

[azeem40]

The quick search box is part of the launcher. Turn it off in launcher settings. Not sure why you think that would be causing wake locks though. Its basically just a widget

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

It is on the list of partial wakelocks in betterbattery stats.

If you are on 4.x you can use Greenify to do what you want. It will put apps into hibernation but still allow you to use them from the icons or widgets. It will also indicate which applications are at fault.

I don't see it on the list of apps to be hibernated.

 

[creepyncrawly]

I don't see it on the list of apps to be hibernated.

Well, of course if the wake lock is caused by a system service, then it's probably not safe to greenify it. But there is still a way, and it is mentioned in the faq in post #2.

Before doing that though, you should greenify everything that the greenify app suggests is running frequently, and then watch what happens with the wake locks in bbs.

 

[azeem40]

Well, of course if the wake lock is caused by a system service, then it's probably not safe to greenify it. But there is still a way, and it is mentioned in the faq in post #2.

Before doing that though, you should greenify everything that the greenify app suggests is running frequently, and then watch what happens with the wake locks in bbs.

I see com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox on the list of partial wakelocks, 2 hrs and 9 mins of wakelocks. I used to get 0 drain in 8 hrs and now I get about 1% per hour on idle due to this. I read somewhere that there is a way to disable googlequicksearchbox from autostarting but still keeping the voice search active.

 

[creepyncrawly]

I see com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox on the list of partial wakelocks, 2 hrs and 9 mins of wakelocks. I used to get 0 drain in 8 hrs and now I get about 1% per hour on idle due to this. I read somewhere that there is a way to disable googlequicksearchbox from autostarting but still keeping the voice search active.

I don't know what it is. I've never heard or seen anything about that.

 

[abced123]

I see com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox on the list of partial wakelocks, 2 hrs and 9 mins of wakelocks. I used to get 0 drain in 8 hrs and now I get about 1% per hour on idle due to this. I read somewhere that there is a way to disable googlequicksearchbox from autostarting but still keeping the voice search active.

use uninstall master and put it in recycle bin if you just wanna disable it

 

[azeem40]

use uninstall master and put it in recycle bin if you just wanna disable it

I don't want to disable all of google now, just the quicksearchbox.

 

[abced123]

I don't want to disable all of google now, just the quicksearchbox.

it s googlesearchwidget.apk

 

[Pirateghost]

What I'm still confused about is why you don't just turn off the widget.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

 

[azeem40]

What I'm still confused about is why you don't just turn off the widget.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Cuz I didn't know it was a widget causing this wakelock. Thanks for letting me know.

 

[Pirateghost]

My second post in this thread literally says its a widget.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

 

[critofur]

It makes sense to want to keep the widget and use it, but not want to let it wakelock the phone when the screen is off!

It should be easy to set your phone to only wakelock for these three things: phone calls, sms, and alarms.

 

[abbasshakhi]

Thanks

How do I disable the search box but keep the voice search feature of google now? What autostart services should I disable?

Very thanks full ear for this was.

 

[edwardenglish]

I see com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox on the list of partial wakelocks, 2 hrs and 9 mins of wakelocks. I used to get 0 drain in 8 hrs and now I get about 1% per hour on idle due to this. I read somewhere that there is a way to disable googlequicksearchbox from autostarting but still keeping the voice search active.

I would like to warm this thread up a little: I have the same wake locks like stated in op but I don't have any Google widgets on my home screen, only clock and icons.
I have a xiaomi redmi note 4 with latest miui 8 stable

Any suggestions?

 

[pik1]

I would like to warm this thread up a little: I have the same wake locks like stated in op but I don't have any Google widgets on my home screen, only clock and icons.
I have a xiaomi redmi note 4 with latest miui 8 stable

Any suggestions?

Hi there!
I used this guide: https://www.xda-developers.com/stop-wakelocks-android-without-root/ for trying to stop the wakelock... not sure it worked yet, because I only did it a few minutes ago...

Edit: Its an AudioIn Wakelock - so obviously Google Voive hotword detection... Turning that off (at least on the lockscreen) should help...

 

[edwardenglish]

Hi there!
I used this guide: https://www.xda-developers.com/stop-wakelocks-android-without-root/ for trying to stop the wakelock... not sure it worked yet, because I only did it a few minutes ago...

Edit: Its an AudioIn Wakelock - so obviously Google Voive hotword detection... Turning that off (at least on the lockscreen) should help...

How do you know it is an Audio Wakelock?
I have everything disabled, no widget on my launcher no shortcut on my lockscreen.
Still I get about 5minutes of wakelock due to google quick search box. I checked all google app settings and disabled almost everything. Nothing helped, wakelocks persist.