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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (14 children)

This is the integrated search on the home screen of my android (pixel). For a lot of mobile phone users, it's the fastest way to search something. I can just Google search directly from the home screen instead of opening up a browser.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (10 children)

yeah, but I really wish I could change the browser/search engine it uses. pretty fucked up that I can't. literally the only reason I use Google search/chrome is the convenience of that search bar (which I know is the reason I can't change it)

[–] douglasg14b 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

You can if you are in the EU.

Google just says fuck you to everyone else because they get away with anti-competitive practices.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

fuck google. I wish I didn't like pixel phones as much as I do :(

[–] TinyShonk 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I seem to remember that pixels are some of the easiest phones to put a different os on.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

yeah I know, but I am really in love with the notification/status bar of PixelOS (I know it's android but it's custom android)

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