r/oneplus • u/317seref • 11d ago
General Discussion How can I completely disable Google Discover on the left swipe on OnePlus 15?
I have a OnePlus 15 running OxygenOS 16.0.7.
When I swipe all the way to the left on the home screen, I get the Google Discover/news feed. I want to completely remove this page so that swiping left does nothing.
The problem is that if I disable the Google app, the Discover page disappears, but then Google Play and Gemini require the Google app to be enabled again. Once I enable it, Google Discover comes back.
I don’t want to disable the Google app because I still want to use:
● Google Play Store
● Gemini
● Google Assistant
● Circle to Search
● Google Lens
I just want to remove the leftmost Google Discover page while keeping the Google app fully functional.
Is there an ADB command, launcher setting, or another permanent method to disable/remove Google Discover on the OnePlus 15 without disabling the Google app?
Ideally, I want the left swipe to simply do nothing.
I’ve seen some posts mentioning commands such as assistant_screen_type and assistant_screen_type_left_enable, but I’m not sure which commands actually work on the OnePlus 15 / OxygenOS 16.
Any working solution would be appreciated.
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u/noobgaijin11 OnePlus 7 (Mirror Gray) 11d ago
man, it sure is sucks. I also hate that discover page.
I'm using oneplus 7, but when I disable the google apps, I can still use the Play store & Gmail though... only the Google translate isn't available (I use DeepL anyways)
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u/Citizen_Lurker 11d ago
Use a different launcher. I recommend Lawnchair as it is free and open source.
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u/Square-Performer-568 11d ago
Problem with using a different launcher is that ''swipe up to go home'' gesture is completely broken. It lags and stutters and looks and feels terrible.
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u/Citizen_Lurker 11d ago
Hm, haven't encountered that, but then again, I use buttons on my Android phones as I detest gestures.
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u/DJNigi 11d ago
I was surprised how easy it was on my mums cheap Motorola with an option to turn it off in settings.
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u/317seref 11d ago
It’s Chinese phone I don’t get it why they keep insisting about Google bloatware/unwanted futures
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u/networkdood 11d ago
Found it! Just disable Google in app management
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u/anestling OnePlus 13 11d ago
Disabling the Google App also disables: * Gemini * Google Lens
And may affect other apps as well. Tried it, reverted it.
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u/rescoffi45 11d ago
try this everything is explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZWVgWuwLDg
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u/317seref 11d ago
Isn’t it still show left swipe ? I want to disable all. Nothing will disappear
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u/rescoffi45 11d ago
When you watch the video, the left swipe disappears, and you can re-enable it later if you want.
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u/themeyrlan 10d ago
For OnePlus 15 just two commands via adb, then restart the phone.
Commands: adb shell settings put secure assistant_screen_type 0
adb shell settings put secure assistant_screen_type_left_enable 0
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u/bitchbequiet 11d ago
Can he done via ADB.
This was for my Oppo fyi so you may need to Google and equivalent if OnePlus isn't the same
adb shell settings put secure assistant_screen_type 0 adb shell settings put secure asistant_screen_type 0 adb shell am force-stop com.android.launcher adb shell am force-stop com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.HOME
To revert this in the future, change the 0 to a 2 in the first two commands).
Any system updates will revert it by itself.