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The worst one w/Google is how they've highjacked long-press on the power button on Android, and you can change what it does but your options are arbitrarily limited.


I hate it how they're gonna change the power button to something else that's not power options.

Just to push their annoying google assistant


What are you guys talking about? I have a Pixel 8, didn't install Lineage OS on it, and my power button works fine?


Some phones with the lastest android, when you press the power button instead of showing you the power options, it opens google assistant.


Apple did the same shit, long press of the power button opens up Siri.


I know I used to have a phone that didn't do this and I used to make fun of my friends¡Phone because it would do this, then I got a new phone (android) and it did. Karma I guess, can you also disable it on ¡Phone?


My annoyance with Samsung's dedicated Bixby button factored into my switch to Pixel. The long-press highjack was disappointing.


On my samsung i did find a setting to restore the off button being able to shut off the telephone.

I can only hope they won't change it back at the next update (already happened once).




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