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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.