Neo-Launcher VS ntfy-android

You can remove the Google search bar from a Pixel phone or any Android phone by replacing the launcher.

I recommend Neo Launcher, which is free and open source: https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Launcher

But I tested this with neo Launcher which is also based on rootless pixel launcher. It doesn't have this issue.

Neo launcher. It's on the izzyondroid repo. https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Launcher/releases

You can always give Neo a try.

just checked, the neo launcher i use is not on the play store, although there is some other "neo launcher hyperion", thats not what i meant. If you want to try it out, you'll have to get the apk directly from their github (https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Launcher) or get the F-Droid store & activate the IzzyOnDroid repo (https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/).

You can try something like https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Launcher Its based on the stock aosp launcher and it has quite a lot of customization features all while looking natural and not iphone-ish.

I use Neo-Launcher on my Oppo Find X3 Lite 5G, with ColorOS 13 and I have a Neo Launcher start latency.

Neo Launcher

Maybe try Ntfy, it has great support for automation apps through intents(for reacting) and http requests(for sending). Great documentation too.

I've found the intent in the code (that is linked in the docs):https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/blob/main/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/msg/BroadcastService.kt

Also, I had recommended AutoRemote/Join since it has a friendly interface and ditect events in Tasker. You could also possibly use Ntfy, but it is not very user friendly and has no direct events/action; you have to custom create http requests/receive intents and other complexities etc(though it's free).

GitHub (Android): https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android

ntfy - PUT/POST to your phone (version 1.14.0): Send notifications to your phone from any script using PUT/POST requests

Integrate it with the Ntfy notification app that has great HTTP Put/Post support.

https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android (disclaimer: mine, self-learner too)