Will "deleting" an icon from the home-screen only delete the icon, or also uninstall the app? I want to remove the icon for McAfee Security, without uninstalling the application.



I long-press and drag the McAfee icon, but there's only "delete" option at the top of the screen:



Then, there's a prompt:



I am not getting separate options:


remove icon
uninstall app


I can't tell if its going to delete the icon/shortcut only, or also uninstall the application.

Will "deleting" an icon from the home-screen uninstall the associated app?
Deleting an icon usually only removes the icon, not the app itself. However, if your launcher's home screen is merged with app drawer of the launcher, then it is likely it would delete the app. In the former case, launchers know that it is just the icon that is to be removed, so no user approval in the form of dialog is required.

I suggest you try to find it out on your own what actually would happen. Install a fairly harmless app, such as this one, and try to remove its icon. You would have your answer right away.