You might have noticed a search-bar under your icons on the home screen. This invokes the same search bar that appears when you swipe down.
To hide it you can go to Settings > Home screen > Search: Show on Home Screen and turn it off
How to Hide search on the Home Screen
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Paste edits between photos
If you have edited an image and want to duplicate your edits you can "Copy Edits" from the context menu.
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