[bigstrat2003]

Given how much of a downgrade the last visual refresh was (Android 12 I think?), this is news I do not welcome. Anyone else remember the lock screen being a giant two line clock with no way to customize it, or the way the settings buttons got way bigger for no good reason? It was awful. I don't look forward to seeing what they will screw up this time.

[eitally]

Related to that lock screen "quirk", the latest UI/UX "feature" that bugs me no end is the fact that on Pixel phones you can't remove the Google search bar on the home screen... yet there is now a Gemini widget available that does much more useful things, so in order to use it, you'd have two full width horizontal bars on your home screen. I assume this is going to evolve with Android 16 releases, but it's a really dumb feature.

[0_____0]

Use a custom launcher. I run Nova, and have for my last three phones, which means my interface stays consistent, and I never have to see the search bar.

My home page is a calendar that takes up 75% of the screen, and two rows of icons below.

[hulitu]

> Anyone else remember the lock screen being a giant two line clock with no way to customize it,

"We presume you don't like clocks but, we asked Gemini and the majority loves it". Sincerely, your Google Design Team

[codethief]

Agreed. I'm still incredibly annoyed by the fact that in airplane mode I can no longer change my SIM settings (in particular: disable roaming before I disable airplane mode again and potentially get charged :rage.jpg:) and they subsumed all network-related settings under "Internet". (Because clearly WiFi networks are pointless if they don't offer internet. /s)