Last Updated on January 11, 2021 by Bestusefultips
Want to get rid of suggested apps on Google Pixel 5? Here’s how to turn off app suggestions Pixel 5. By default enable suggested apps on Pixel Smartphone (Running Stock Android 11 OS) that display your favorite apps (Top five used) on the top of the app drawer. App suggestions are based on your recently used apps, most-used apps, and routines. Also, enable or disable suggestions on home screen in your latest Stock Android OS (Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2 XL).
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How to Enable or Disable App Suggestions on Google Pixel 5 (Android 11)
You can find apps suggestion settings on your Pixel 5 home screen. You can see your top five favorite apps list on the top of the app drawer. Follow the below steps to remove suggested apps from the app drawer.
Step 1: Long press on the blank area of the home screen and tap on Home settings.
Step 2: Tap on Suggestions.
Here you can see suggestions in all apps list (Enabled) and suggestions on the Home screen (Disabled).
Step 3: By default enabled this feature.
Step 4: Toggle off Suggestion in all apps list. Also, toggle on the suggestion on home screen (Only available on stock Android 11 OS) toggle to add apps to the home screen.
Step 5: Swipe up from the home screen to open the App drawer and you can’t see the suggested apps list.
How to Enable or Disable Overview Suggestions on Pixel 5
It will help to show suggested actions in the overview in your Google Pixel 5.
Step 1: Touch & hold the blank space on the home screen and tap Home settings.
Step 2: Toggle on Overview suggestions.
How to Add New App Icon to Home Screen
Long press on the blank area home screen > Home settings > Toggle on add app icons to home screen
If you want to automatically add a new download app icon shortcut to the home screen, make sure to enable add app icons to the home screen in Pixel home settings.
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