Build BP3A.250905.014, replaces "Allow home screen rotation" (which used accelerometer) with "Landscape mode" (permanent on/off); how to restore this?
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Before *Android OS 16*'s last update (to build #
BP3A.250905.014
), Home settings
had Allow home screen rotation
(if enabled, this uses the accelerometer so that home is vertical if the phone is vertical, or horizontal if the phone is horizontal.
- This was the sole option that allowed you to hide the *Google* search bar; if you disabled the *Google* app and enabled this option, then when your phone is horizontal, the *Google* search bar does not show.

But BP3A.250905.014
replaces this option with Landscape mode
(which is a permanent on/off switch).
- It is now not possible to hide the *Google* search bar unless you replace the stock launcher (such as with *Nova Launcher*, which is not recommended). With the new Landscape mode
, even with the *Google* app disabled and the phone horizontal, the *Google* search bar shows.

How to restore the old home view?
- Do you have to undo the update (roll back to the old version) to restore this ("Alt + Tab" switches)? Have the stock *Android OS* (not [**AOSP**](https://source.android.com/) , which includes sudo
); is it possible to go back to the old version on devices without sudo
?
- Do you have to purchase a new phone (and remember to disable all processes related to "updates" / "provisioning" (and *Google* still asks, refuse those))?
- If you can not refuse those: use without the **SIM** card (so *Google* can not force those), or [switch to a new **OS** (such as *Ubuntu Phone*) which allows you to use your phone](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/57674/ubuntu-for-android) ?
Asked by Swudu Susuwu
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Sep 15, 2025, 11:32 PM
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