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[Q] Hide apps in drawer / Safe to remove stock apps and safe to disable startup

Don't wanna make 3 new threads.
Do you guys have a list of safe to remove stock apps and safe to disable startup processes? I want to speed up my phone.
Also, somebody know how to just hide apps in the drawer? I know LauncherPro Plus does it, but I'm using ADW and really don't want to change just because of it.
Thanks in advanced guys.

for the disabling apps on startup i think android assistant would help, never used it for that purpose tho but it has and option to kill apps on startup

New Apps for Multiwindow Mode

This morning is reinstalled my stock rom to german 4.1.1 again and make a hard reset.
After setting up my account and reinstalling all Apps from google i noticed that there is a new icon in the multiwindow area.
The LastPass App is from now on a part of the multiwindow apps and i can use it as windowed everywhere i need.
Can someone confirm this?
Are there other Apps with this new functionality around?
Greetings Steyen

Yes, says so under the app's What's New section on Google Play.
Total Commander is another app to add multi-window support.

[Q] Split screen, or windowed portrait app in landscape orientation

Hi. Is there a way to achieve running two apps (any apps, not just official ones) on split screen like Note 8.0 and Note 3? or even better, is there a way to make apps to render in floating window in the stock rom? Also I noticed in Note 3's Multiwindow on landscape mode, some apps would force the entire screen back to portrait instead of running in its block under the multiwindow landscape. This device has a big screen and I hope there's a way to do this.

If you take any non-system application and run it through MW Pen App Enabler it can process a new APK for you to install that allows for multiwindow support. It does this without the need for root.
Problem with this is that once you install one of these processed APK it is no longer linked with the play store version of the application which means that you will no longer be notified of an update to processed apps.

Just to expand on what muzzy996 is saying, the capability of what you are asking for does exist, but depends on whether or not you are rooted.
The solution muzzy996 is for non-rooted devices.
With a rooted device, you can also install the Xposed framework and the Wanam kit for TouchWiz, which will allow you to add any number of non-Samsung-approved apps to run in multiwindow. For floating windows, I use an app called Pen Window Manager that allows me to enable floating window to any app. I suppose Pen Window Manager will also enable multiwindow for non-approved apps as well.

How do you remove "Google Search" in Android 6.0?

Title says it all.

Depends on your launcher - like using Trebuchet or something, you could just disable the search bar. Or by not even installing the Google search app (depends on used g-apps package).

Question how to remove bixby and other apps

hi is it possible to completely remove bixby, for some reason i only can pick bixby when i hold power button, any help thanks, also how can i remove samsung apss, like calendar, clock and what not

You can't "actually" remove them without custom firmware that does not include them. You can, however, "uninstall" them.
It's a trick that uninstalls for the current user, which is similar to the stock functionality of disabling apps.
[GUIDE] [DEBLOAT] Remove stock apps WITHOUT ROOT
Asus Zenfone has stock android without bloatware .. why this thread is created ?? Agreed that we have near stock android and most of the apps can be disabled in settings. But with the method mentioned below, app will never wake up to consume...
forum.xda-developers.com
I believe there is a Samsung thread somewhere that gives the package names for a lot of those apps.

found sideActions on play store to removed and remap bixby. now on to removing these damn apps

you should just have a setting in settings / advanced features for the sidekey.