Prevent Apps List from Appearing when you Swipe Up?

[SirLoinOfBeef]

Is there any way to stop the Apps list from displaying when you swipe up on a S22 - S24 using OneUI 6? I frequently do this gesture by mistake. (I have Buttons showing at the bottom rather than using Swipe Gestures.) I formerly had the Android Nova Launcher app which did not have this problem.

Thanks

[LongHiker]

@SirLoinOfBeef That is how you access the apps screen.

You can turn that off by going to phone settings -> Home screen. Then click on "Home screen layout" and select "Home screen only".

[SirLoinOfBeef]

Thanks for the suggestion but there are two problems with this approach:

1. When I switch to "Home screen only," all the icons of the screens are rearranged and most of the app folders I created are gone.  What is left are primarily random app icons all over the home screens. I suppose I could recreate the folders and rearrange all 374 apps to be how they were on the "Home and Apps screens" selection, but this would be time-consuming.
2. I would still have the issue of when i accidentally swipe up, I would be presented with a blank screen that needs to be dismissed instead of the list of Apps that needs to be dismissed.

[LongHiker]

@SirLoinOfBeef Understood. The only other option is a 3rd party launcher.