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Android 15 could bring the tablet taskbar to phones: Here's your first look at the 'tiny' taskbar (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Google is experimenting with bringing the tablet taskbar to phones running Android 15. This new version could be called the "tiny" taskbar.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I feel like I'm the only one who still reverts navigation to the 3 dots and doesn't use any of the new stuff they're releasing.

This taskbar looks like it's going to make things happen without me wanting them to, I hope we can turn it off.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I hate, hate, hate, that I can't turn off the "At a glance" top section as well as the "Google search" bottom section in my Pixel home screen.

They got rid of the Google Assistant microphone icon that I could tap and say stuff like "remind me to buy milk in 2 hours," and replaced it with a similar icon that does voice search. Yuk (and no, shaking, squeezing, gestures or activating the always on 'hey google' prompt are not worthy replacements.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The non removable Google search bar was one of the reasons I put Graphene on my pixel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How do you like Graphene? Any specific issues you haven't resolved yet? Can you access your bank apps and everything from it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Here is a list of most banking apps and whether they work or not. I've been using GrapheneOS for a while and haven't encountered major problems. Only thing I wish I knew beforehand is that multi-user profiles are more cumbersome than what most people say.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Huh, I actually had to look at the At a Glance but to see what you were talking about. I've just taken it as a given that I can't use the top 1/3 of the screen or the bottom strip.

I'm not a gestures guy at all, I like buttons!