How to get rid of “edit” button that’s on my search/home page?!

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MaryAnnUK Author

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How to get rid of “edit” button that’s on my search/home page?!

Can anyone help with this? It’s stuck bang in the middle of my main page, since I downloaded iOS 15

Posted on Oct 28, 2021 11:32 AM

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Answer 1

Chris_C1

Community Specialist

Oct 29, 2021 12:53 PM in response to MaryAnnUK

Greetings MaryAnnUK,

We understand that you want to remove the "Edit" option from your Search page, which also includes widgets, and we'd like to help you get started in the right direction. At this time, the option to edit that page and add widgets is not something that can be removed. Apple always welcomes customer feedback here:

Product Feedback

Take care.

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Answer 2

Branta_uk

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Oct 29, 2021 1:03 PM in response to MaryAnnUK

This should be easy. Try hitting the Edit button, then add enough widgets to push the edit button below the bottom of the first screen so it non longer annoys you.

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Answer 3

Branta_uk

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Oct 29, 2021 4:54 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

On the search page just scroll to the very bottom, below all the widgets.

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ChrisJ4203

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Oct 29, 2021 1:06 PM in response to MaryAnnUK

I've never seen an Edit button on my search page. Could you post a screenshot of that here please?

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Answer 5

ChrisJ4203

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Oct 29, 2021 7:19 PM in response to Branta_uk

Okay, I see it there. I was swiping down to access Search and it did not appear there. Learn something new everyday. That always makes it a good day when you learn something new, so I've had a good day.

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MaryAnnUK Author

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Oct 30, 2021 4:59 AM in response to Branta_uk

thanks. Had to download a widget creator from Apps after messing about with my phone for hours. All completely unnecessary and waste of time for me. Must be too many nerds with too much time on their hands and no sense, working at Apple now, to foist this on people who simply don’t want this clutter!! And have other more interesting things to do with their time!!

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Answer 7

ChrisJ4203

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Oct 31, 2021 7:43 PM in response to Branta_uk

I'm not sure now after seeing the screenshot that we are thinking of the same thing. It seems that we are seeing the header of the Safari page here, see at the bottom of the screen? That does not appear on the search page. I can make that appear when I'm opening a blank page/tab in Safari and there is nothing showing in Favorites or Shared with You. That way Safari is a completely blank page. That has Edit showing at the bottom. I wonder if that has anything to do with Settings in Safari.

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