Question: How to Remove Icons from Android?

Method 1 On Stock Android

• Understand Android’s limitations.
• Unlock your Android’s screen.
• Go to a different screen if necessary.
• Find an icon that you want to remove.
• Try long-pressing an app icon.
• Select the “Remove” or “Delete” option.
• Tap and drag the app up to the top of the screen.

How do I delete an icon?

If you want to delete an application from the phone (and so from the menu screen) then go to Settings -> Apps and find the app you want to get rid of, click on it and there should be an Uninstall option, click this and the app and icon will be removed from the menu.

How do I remove icons from my status bar?

With the System UI Tuner, you can remove(and add back again later) various icons in the Status Bar of Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Remove Status Bar Icons

1. Enable the System UI Tuner.
2. Go into the Settings App.
3. Tap on the ‘System UI Tuner’ Option.
4. Tap on the ‘Status Bar’ Option.
5. Toggle Off All the Icons You Don’t Want.