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Re:Show HN: YouTube Full Text Search – Search all of a chann... by StrangeATractor on Saturday May 20, 2023 @12:44PM (#36013429)
Have you tried searching through your call history on a Google phone? It's awful. You'd think they'd have a solid search built in but it's nearly useless. Especially considering you're usually searching for that number you only dialed once and isn't in your contacts and is for some reason excluded from your recents, so you go into your call history (strangely hidden behind a menu) and...there's no search function. WTF? You'd think you could filter by area code, date or a general time which the call took place, Google is a search company after all, right? Or am I subtly being nudged to use some of their more profitable products to try and find it again?

FOSS dialer recommendations are welcome btw.

Re:Show HN: YouTube Full Text Search – Search all of a chann... by zo1 on Saturday May 20, 2023 @03:27PM (#36014798)
As much as I like to generally, I wouldn't blame Google for this, rather I blame the entire field of "UX".
Re:Show HN: YouTube Full Text Search – Search all of a chann... by whitemary on Saturday May 20, 2023 @04:57PM (#36015542)
It works as good as Windows search, no better
Re:Show HN: YouTube Full Text Search – Search all of a chann... by bob_theslob646 on Sunday May 21, 2023 @09:53AM (#36020870)
I have this same exact problem. I thought I was crazy. The call history on Android/Pixel is absolutely terrible.