What happened to the webcam-over-USB feature that was promised? Just updated to 14 and went into charge-settings but no webcam option. Tried two USB-cables and both mac and Windows but no go. Was this confirmed to be scrapped? Was my most hyped feature 😭
It’s listed on their official update video so it does exist. But it says “on compatible devices and countries” so might only be on the newest phones so far?
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I’m on Pixel 6a so not ancient… Seems like it will release in another update before year end so here’s hoping 🙏
It’s in the next QPR update.
Thx, then I’ll just have to wait a bit longer.
I think it’s in the current QPR beta. You need to register for the beta program, which will give you access to the new features they’re testing for the December feature drop.
Thx, I’ll just wait it out then. At least it’s not scrapped.
I hope it has the ability to remove the Google search bar from the home screen
EDIT: got the update, still can’t get rid of the search bar on the default launcher :(
You could always use a different launcher to do this. I like Nova Launcher, but there are lots of good options.
Nova being bought out by a third party ad company made that a no go for me nowadays :(
KISS launcher FTW. I could never go back to a standard launcher now.
You can still use the APK of the version before the buyout. That’s what I’m doing until I find a mature replacement
Custom launchers are a huge no to me if they don’t support Quickswitch… thanks again to Google/Android for breaking the animations…
I hope that A14 fixes this.
In loving Kvaesitso. It integrates really well with Nextcloud and Google Drive. And has a ton of other cool features.
My current goto for an alternate launcher is Ruthless Launcher
lawnchair works best for me atm but it’s really out of date and hasn’t been updated in ages 😭
Search and ads are their bread and butter, Android is there to get you personalized ads. They’re not going to give them up as defaults.
They even mess up split screen when you choose a different launcher. that’s just a dark pattern to make you use google more
It doesn’t. I would really like that too…
yeah I just finished updating and found out 😩
Huh, the update is going out to 4a 5G but not the 4G version… Is my phone already depreciated?
Yup. Came out a few months before the 4a 5G:
https://endoflife.date/pixel
Didn’t expect a lot out of A14 tbh. I think that Operating Systems have matured to become mostly an intermediary between the user and apps as opposed to the conductor. As long as they stay out of the way, most users will be content.
Personally tho, I wouldn’t be surprised if 15 is a huge release. Right now, the next frontier seems to obviously be transitioning phones towards AI personal assistants and w/ full integration. Microsoft is already leading the charge from the desktop OS front, but phones imo will be the most familiar integration opportunity.