Google Assistant will no longer support a number of underutilized features to focus on improving quality and reliability.

Looks like a bunch of features are being removed due to “underutilization”

  • danhakimi@kbin.social
    13·
    11 months ago

    I disabled the google app years ago. I use my browser for search, and then when I get the results, the results actually show in my browser, and I don’t have to switch apps or anything to get to my browser.

    Plus, I don’t have to look at the vestiges of all the features the app used to have, which now just feel like they’ve left the UI cluttered and pointless.

    Plus, every time I open the app, I feel like I’m being spied on, because I am.

    Plus, Google Assistant sucks ass. The voice commands are super unreliable, and as for search, I don’t want AI to guess what I’m trying to search for, deterministic imperative searches are actually better.

    • thegreekgeek@midwest.socialEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      That being said I wish android had a dedicated search browser similar to Google search app. I’m searching on my browser and I have soooooooooooo many open DDG tabs it’s ridiculous. Nothing wild, just a searchbar with history that won’t delete itself when I hit back too many times and a web view to open links.

      • limecoolEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        Hmm, maybe look into something like the duckduckgo app? Set it as a digital assistant in default apps and you can invoke it like you would Google assistant. You can also add a search widget to the homescreen and simply search.