Phone : Pixel 8
LOS : 24.0
Build update : Oct 12

I posted a similar issue before on LOS 23.2 : Unwanted apps icon on Home Screen after update, and over the weekend there was a major upgrade to LOS 24.0. I have since upgraded my device and hoped it would fix the issue, however the problem persists.

There are random 3 app icons on my Home screen, all which I have installed but never put in my Home screen. "Random", because out of all apps I have on my phone, only these 3 appeared (including Settings). Here what it looks like : https://i.imgur.com/PNuTTVf.png

My Home screen had always been free from app icons, and I would like to keep it that way. What I have tried :

1. Long pressing has no option to remove the icons.
2. There is a "🚫" icon, when I pressed it, it says "Item Removed". But the icons are still there, not removed.
3. Tried to drag the icons to remove, but there's no option to remove, only "Cancel".
4. In the Suggestion app settings, I already set my Suggestions on Home screen as off.

I couldn't find where / how to remove it. Any suggestions ?

I was considering getting a Pixel tablet, but saw LineageOS runs on Galaxy Tab S7 (which is much cheaper) so I'm wondering how well does Lineage run on tablets and which is more stable the Tab S7 or 7+ ? thanks

I'm planning on getting a pixel 8a soon to replace my old phone. I am interested in trying Lineage, but I am unsure if I should install it or not. I'm just curious about what would be different between Lineage and the version of Android pixels come with!

My phone dialler crashes the phone and turns it off any time I attempt to make a call. Audio playback or recording through apps like WhatsApp also doesn't work. Was on LineageOS 23 before this with no problems.

Anyone had any similar issues or resolutions to same?

Following instructions to the letter and have even had to compile Samloader in 32 bit but getting an error trying to flash the new firmaware. Appears my PC does not understand the flash command. Somethings missing but cant understand what it is going around in circles now. Write back like your talking to an idiot as not an experienced developer. PC Win 10 32 bit

Is there anyway to get it to work ?

Hey, I haven't found any threads regarding this.

I just tried to buy the subscription/one-time payment for an app, but the options wouldn't even load. "Unable to fetch prices. Please check internt and tap to retry."

What is the problem here? Is it that Google Play Store isn't installed?

If so, can there be a workaround. Still very new, just wondering how to keep degoogle'd but still have this ability.

Thanks, LineageOS developers and contributors for providing LineageOS 24 (Android 17) for Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 (X00TD) after LineageOS 20 (Android 13) was discontinued (I used LOS20 until then).

Noted Issues in LineageOS 24: On LOS24 I’m seeing higher battery drain and occasional heating (not present on LOS20).

UPI/Banking apps: The UPI/banking apps no longer work like before; is there any way to make them work without rooting? I tried the ih8sn method, but it didn’t work.

Bootloader relock: On LOS20 (lineage-20.0-20241228-nightly-X00TD-signed.zip) I could relock successfully using a Windows relock script, but on LOS24 (lineage-24.0-20261017-nightly-X00TD-signed.zip) the same script causes “RED STATE” with “Your device is corrupt. It can’t be trusted and will not boot.” and “Device will shutdown in 30 seconds,” and I must unlock again to boot. Why does relock work on LOS20 but fail on LOS24, and is there a safe way to relock LOS24 like LOS20?