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Re:The Deterioration of Google by tensor on Saturday November 30, 2024 @03:28PM (#42283827)
Hard disagree, I used Android for years but after they removed feature after feature that I found useful, and replaced them with features that shovelled ads at me, I finally gave up and switch to iOS.

I think the last straw was when I was forced to replace the stock launcher just to avoid the built in unblockable google search ads. That made me consider why I bothered with Google at all anymore if all I do is hacks to work around their crappy ad filled UI.

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Re:The Deterioration of Google by jasonvorhe on Saturday November 30, 2024 @08:02PM (#42285298)
You mean the Google sidebar in the Pixel launcher with Google News that replaced Google Now? Yeah, that was awful. But you could disable it in either the launcher settings or the Google app itself. I'm glad I'm on GrapheneOS now.
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Re:The Deterioration of Google by mbarr on Monday December 02, 2024 @08:53AM (#42296207)
I recommend Microsoft's Launcher, it's simple and gets out of your way. Similarly, Edge's search widget just launches a browser and executes your search. This really should be the stock behaviour that Google should provide.
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