Yeah, there was that brief period, maybe 4-6 years where each release had at least something exciting. I guess they’ve just run out of genuinely useful/innovative stuff to add.
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Yeah, there was that brief period, maybe 4-6 years where each release had at least something exciting. I guess they’ve just run out of genuinely useful/innovative stuff to add.
Partly it’s aesthetic - it takes up so much room!
Partly it’s preferential - I’m not keen on machine generated answers being prioritised over actual sources.
Mainly though it’s because when I do a search, I usually know what website I expect/want to get to, and just want that available to click immediately.
Seconding Hermit, it’s a really useful tool for websites you visit often enough to wish they had an app.
I mostly use it for a football ⚽ forum I’m on, and it’s a better experience than opening my browser and going to the site each time, as there are some degrees of customisation of the experience.
I’m not asking for anything. This isn’t a support request. I found something I find useful and wanted to share it. That’s all.
a lifetime of always fighting google
I think that might just be verging on hyperbole, no?
I never said it fixed anything in the long run. It allows me (and probably others) to do things the way I want to do them. If it doesn’t apply to everyone, that’s ok.
Apparently so. Oh well, the info will still hopefully help people who’re fine with their choices :-)
That’s fair enough - as long as users have options then all good as far as I’m concerned :-)
This is like those 20 minute videos for a problem that can be fixed in 20 sec
Hence my TLDR. It’s a 6-point bullet list (and the last one is optional).
Maybe I should have put that last line up the top instead…
is really does make more sense to just use Firefox and DDG
I take the point - but it doesn’t make sense if you still prefer Chrome/Google to those overall and just want to change one aspect of it. This is just a way to improve the experience for people who are mostly happy with what they use and not interested in changing from it. It’s great that we as users have that choice, that’s how it should be.
Feel like I covered that at the bottom.
I loved the rear-mounted sensor on my old Pixel 2XL, as it could be configured to allow some swipe gestures too. I had mine set to open notifications on swipe down, which was really useful.
Likewise. I use Total, and I have 12 folders on my homescreen, each of which can be swiped up, down, left or right to open specific apps or run specific actions. So, 48 options without ever leaving the home screen :-)
I very rarely have to even open a folder, let alone the app drawer (in fact Total doesn’t really even seem to have a built in app drawer, although it exists somewhere in the background)
Nova in its heyday was just exceptional. It’s so sad to see it brought almost to its knees.
But, but, they assured us that that wasn’t going to happen? You mean they lied??
JFC, what a fall from grace for Nova. Sad to see.
Total Launcher does both of those. It’s massively customisable, although a bit daunting-looking in places. I love it though.
Hay everywhere - the master is hugely disturbed, my god
Oh yeah, I agree with all that!