diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/fused/FusedApiImpl.kt b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/fused/FusedApiImpl.kt
index 16b3d2cefb7e6ac34f476ba3c510a6fd199aaf6b..cb4f227a6c36a8b94cc2a86cd10e01b117043c53 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/fused/FusedApiImpl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/fused/FusedApiImpl.kt
@@ -259,11 +259,7 @@ class FusedApiImpl @Inject constructor(
         val packageSpecificResults = ArrayList<FusedApp>()
         var finalSearchResult: ResultSupreme<Pair<List<FusedApp>, Boolean>> = ResultSupreme.Error()
 
-        fetchPackageSpecificResult(authData, query, packageSpecificResults).let {
-            if (it.data?.second != true) { // if there are no data to load
-                return it
-            }
-        }
+        fetchPackageSpecificResult(authData, query, packageSpecificResults)
 
         val searchResult = mutableListOf<FusedApp>()
         val cleanApkResults = mutableListOf<FusedApp>()
@@ -375,6 +371,10 @@ class FusedApiImpl @Inject constructor(
             gplayPackageResult?.let { packageSpecificResults.add(it) }
         }
 
+        if (preferenceManagerModule.isGplaySelected()) {
+            packageSpecificResults.add(FusedApp(isPlaceHolder = true))
+        }
+
         /*
          * If there was a timeout, return it and don't try to fetch anything else.
          * Also send true in the pair to signal more results being loaded.
@@ -400,7 +400,14 @@ class FusedApiImpl @Inject constructor(
     ): List<FusedApp> {
         val filteredResults = list.distinctBy { it.package_name }
             .filter { packageSpecificResults.isEmpty() || it.package_name != query }
-        return packageSpecificResults + filteredResults
+
+        val finalList = (packageSpecificResults + filteredResults).toMutableList()
+        finalList.removeIf { it.isPlaceHolder }
+        if (preferenceManagerModule.isGplaySelected()) {
+            finalList.add(FusedApp(isPlaceHolder = true))
+        }
+
+        return finalList
     }
 
     private suspend fun getCleanApkPackageResult(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/gplay/utils/GPlayHttpClient.kt b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/gplay/utils/GPlayHttpClient.kt
index 296b15d232b82538bbd6c09cfd908f4fb0956b63..9a30a62a97e7c58b70460ab9ab9133652fe2bfa5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/gplay/utils/GPlayHttpClient.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/gplay/utils/GPlayHttpClient.kt
@@ -193,16 +193,8 @@ class GPlayHttpClient @Inject constructor(
         return PlayResponse().apply {
             isSuccessful = response.isSuccessful
             code = response.code
-
             Timber.d("$TAG: Url: ${response.request.url}\nStatus: $code")
 
-            // TODO: exception will be thrown for all apis when all gplay api implementation
-            // will handle the exceptions. this will be done in following issue.
-            // Issue: https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/backlog/-/issues/1483
-            if (response.request.url.toString().contains(SEARCH) && code != 200) {
-                throw GplayHttpRequestException(code, response.message)
-            }
-
             if (code == 401) {
                 MainScope().launch {
                     EventBus.invokeEvent(
@@ -211,6 +203,13 @@ class GPlayHttpClient @Inject constructor(
                 }
             }
 
+            // TODO: exception will be thrown for all apis when all gplay api implementation
+            // will handle the exceptions. this will be done in following issue.
+            // Issue: https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/backlog/-/issues/1483
+            if (response.request.url.toString().contains(SEARCH) && code != 200) {
+                throw GplayHttpRequestException(code, response.message)
+            }
+
             if (response.body != null) {
                 responseBytes = response.body!!.bytes()
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/search/SearchFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/search/SearchFragment.kt
index 191ab13406083cf2f52c74d7d175d5a98cff126d..a0b02883a0e4c23f931bc186a8d9b067ca9ba26d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/search/SearchFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/search/SearchFragment.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import android.widget.ImageView
 import android.widget.LinearLayout
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView
-import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.cursoradapter.widget.CursorAdapter
 import androidx.cursoradapter.widget.SimpleCursorAdapter
 import androidx.fragment.app.activityViewModels
@@ -195,10 +194,7 @@ class SearchFragment :
     private fun updateSearchResult(
         listAdapter: ApplicationListRVAdapter?,
         appList: List<FusedApp>,
-        hasMore: Boolean,
     ): Boolean {
-        binding.loadingProgressBar.isVisible = hasMore
-
         val currentList = listAdapter?.currentList ?: listOf()
         if (!searchViewModel.isAnyAppUpdated(appList, currentList)) {
             return false
@@ -289,9 +285,8 @@ class SearchFragment :
         val searchList =
             searchViewModel.searchResult.value?.data?.first?.toMutableList() ?: emptyList()
 
-        val hasMoreDataToLoad = searchViewModel.searchResult.value?.data?.second == true
         mainActivityViewModel.updateStatusOfFusedApps(searchList, fusedDownloadList)
-        updateSearchResult(applicationListRVAdapter, searchList, hasMoreDataToLoad)
+        updateSearchResult(applicationListRVAdapter, searchList)
     }
 
     override fun onTimeout(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/search/SearchViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/search/SearchViewModel.kt
index e1c740ccce4e249ca88f374ce45156176d08ebe7..6ecc4c0a34c982a17314675133ebe98e5ad0f398 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/search/SearchViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/search/SearchViewModel.kt
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ import foundation.e.apps.data.login.exceptions.CleanApkException
 import foundation.e.apps.data.login.exceptions.GPlayException
 import foundation.e.apps.data.login.exceptions.UnknownSourceException
 import foundation.e.apps.ui.parentFragment.LoadingViewModel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import timber.log.Timber
 import javax.inject.Inject
+import kotlin.coroutines.coroutineContext
 
 @HiltViewModel
 class SearchViewModel @Inject constructor(
@@ -154,8 +156,16 @@ class SearchViewModel @Inject constructor(
             handleException(gplaySearchResult.exception ?: UnknownSourceException())
         }
 
+        val isFirstFetch = nextSubBundle == null
         nextSubBundle = gplaySearchResult.data?.second
 
+        // if first page has less data, then fetch next page data without waiting for users' scroll
+        if (isFirstFetch && gplaySearchResult.data?.first?.size!! < 4) {
+            CoroutineScope(coroutineContext).launch {
+                fetchGplayData(query)
+            }
+        }
+
         val currentAppList = updateCurrentAppList(gplaySearchResult)
         val finalResult = ResultSupreme.Success(
             Pair(currentAppList.toList(), nextSubBundle?.isNotEmpty() ?: false)
@@ -165,12 +175,12 @@ class SearchViewModel @Inject constructor(
         isLoading = false
     }
 
-    private fun updateCurrentAppList(gplaySearchResult: GplaySearchResult): MutableList<FusedApp> {
+    private fun updateCurrentAppList(gplaySearchResult: GplaySearchResult): List<FusedApp> {
         val currentSearchResult = searchResult.value?.data
         val currentAppList = currentSearchResult?.first?.toMutableList() ?: mutableListOf()
         currentAppList.removeIf { item -> item.isPlaceHolder }
         currentAppList.addAll(gplaySearchResult.data?.first ?: emptyList())
-        return currentAppList
+        return currentAppList.distinctBy { it.package_name }
     }
 
     private fun handleException(exception: Exception) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search.xml
index b7b9451642d08e3f5557b796611bc2cbce9a3157..07322322d77375990043c8a6931582c822ee18ec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search.xml
@@ -95,13 +95,4 @@
 
     </com.facebook.shimmer.ShimmerFrameLayout>
 
-    <ProgressBar
-        android:id="@+id/loadingProgressBar"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:indeterminate="true"
-        style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
-        android:visibility="gone"
-        />
-
 </LinearLayout>
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