HTC One (M8): Is there a way to remove the Google search bar swipe up lockscreen?

[Lowdog98]

It's a shallow grave still, I think.

Though, I'm now lo looking for a new voice dialing app too. If I get a good one, I've no problem shutting Google Search down completely. My Motorola phone spoiled me by letting me dial with one input. The Google one requires you to confirm every dial, is slower, and not as accurate. And if I have multiple numbers for a contact, I'm used to simply adding "at home" or "at work" or whatever at the end of the voice command. Now, even if I try that, it pulls up the contact and then asks which number I want to call. Aggravating.

With the same situation regarding the Motorola Voice Dialer, I wound up entering each phone number as a separate contact. It seemed to even improve its accuracy.

"We're The Airborne, sir. We're supposed to be surrounded."

 

[Eldergioe]

So it took a while to figure out. Someone else said it but I didn't understand until I played with my phone. So instead of opening your phone with an up gesture swipe your screen side to side. This will open to your home screen.