Remove Phone and Settings Icon on Android Auto

[J-Wine]

Does anyone know how to remove the phone and settings icon on Android Auto? I still want everything to function normally, but just don't want the icons showing. 

I noticed under Customize Launcher, it doesn't allow us to remove the phone or settings icon. Any workarounds? 

[chrismmm]

Do you mean that you want to change the icon pack?

[J-Wine]

No, just remove the icon in general in android auto like you can do with selected apps. For some reason, AA doesn't allow you to deselect the phone and settings icon.

[J-Wine]

I hope Samsung allows us to in a future update.

[realaud]

Why on earth would you want to do that, they can't be hidden for a reason.

[J-Wine]

For you thats the case. I don't use them and don't need it, therefore I want them off.

[realaud]

Simple solution. Don't use Android Auto, use your phone for maps, the old fashioned way.

[J-Wine]

My apologies if you don't understand what I'm getting at and that's okay; to each their own. I can still receive calls, I just don't need to use the phone app or settings on AA. I can use the phone and settings the "old fashioned way" ...on my phone.

[realaud]

I understood what you are getting at.  You never learned to ignore things you don't use.  I don't know why having the icon bar on AA is such a disturbing thing.  It's not like not having it there is going to give you any more screen real estate, the bar will still be there, it would just be blank.  A better option to removing the icons would be just to have the bar slide down, much like hiding the navigation bar on the phone.  

[J-Wine]

Same could be said about the other icons. If Samsung allows us to customize and remove those, give me the option to remove everything to my liking.