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Option to exclude apps from search

Feature Request

I want to have the option to exclude some apps from the search.

Currently, hidden apps are not excluded from search and only adding an option to exclude hidden apps from search is in my opinion an improvement, but not ideal, because e.g. I also hide apps that are in folder, because they don’t have clutter the app list then, but these apps should in principle be available in the search.

An example where I would use it is the following:

I can not uninstall the YouTube-App on my Pixel, but I don’t want to use YouTube on my phone (to reduce screen time) and I explicitly do not want to have the easy option to open the app by searching for it. (Which sometimes can happen out of habit.)

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Miscellaneous
Posted by lbernath1 ·
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  • StableSandcastle

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    Feb 13

    I want to add another use-case I have for this feature: There are some apps (like AquaMail) where a companion pro-unlocker app needs to be installed just to access the paid upgraded version, but for no other purpose. I literally never opened this app, nor ever intend to, thus I'd like to completely hide it.