[netsharc]

Google thought "Oh let's bundle a movie ad in an OS update": https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-theme-packs-la...

[microtonal]

I am pretty sure it is a separate app that you have to install?

https://9to5google.com/2025/11/05/pixel-theme-packs/

[reaperducer]

Also bad: On Volvos†, you are now prohibited from uninstalling the YouTube app.

I don't want to watch videos while I'm driving.

In the previous software, you could at least move it somewhere unobtrusive; but the latest version only displays icons alphabetically. No re-ordering anymore.

† Volvos have "Google Built-In," the bastard stepbrother of Android Auto, which also has an app in the car so you can have the worst of both worlds.

[netsharc]

I saw a social media video of someone refusing to hit "Agree" on the Google user agreement dialog in a Volvo car. IIRC it just kept popping up nonstop...

[itopaloglu83]

Back to the era of spyware and bloatware preinstalled, just like the carrier phones used to be, but this time these are $30k-$40k or even $100k cars.