I did disable the assistant on my Pixel phone. I think it was just Settings -> Apps -> Default apps -> Digital Assistant app -> None. But I don't even want "se

I did disable the assistant on my Pixel phone. I think it was just Settings -> Apps -> Default apps -> Digital Assistant app -> None. But I don't even want "search" to be present in nearly any context. I installed a different launcher since Google doesn't accept the idea that this should be a configurable option or widget on the home screen. However, I wish there was a system preference so that I could disable/hide/shrink the search bar that is omnipresent in so many apps. I'd be OK with some smaller icon, menu item, or gesture to open a search prompt. It is not a common part of my desired UX ever anywhere when using GMail, Messages, etc. If I am doing a web search, it's going to be in Firefox even if it is using Google search. I also wish for a system toggle that truly removed any on-screen vestiges of voice prompting. No, there's never a time when I am trying to search and actually wanted to turn on a speech interface rather than the keyboard.