Is one of the options “because I fucking told you to”

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Kind of.

Mobile apps can suck a fart. I hate installing apps when the browser works perfectly fine.

SMS is way less secure but it is convenient for the masses to get your grandma easily using 2FA without any apps or more complex setup. It also doesn’t require internet like an app would.

I personally use Fido2/uauth > TOTP > Email > SMS.

I’ve done all but the launcher. The gestures became super choppy with another launcher (nova).

I have put a FF search bar above the Google one and I just ignore it.

I can change the browser search just as easily on a pixel. Just the default device search is always Google.

Nope. The pixel phones have a Google widget on the homescreen that cannot be removed.

I have a pixel and it would be those steps +

Open Google play, find a launcher, find a new search provider. Set new launcher as default, insert new search provider widget. Probably missed a few steps.

You can’t remove it on a pixel without changing launcher or root. It’s at the bottom. It’s not a widget

Pixel phones it’s harder:

Change fucking launcher… The google bar is always there, cannot be removed and it’s always google.

Why did they abuse?

They offer someone else the job

Works both ways.

• Raise bug with as much info as possible following template
• Did you try reboot, clear cache?
• You did? Ok, duplicate
• Never fixed.

Same deal here.

Can keep my WiFi up and running for hours in a power outage, even when cell signal has dropped out. Server on a separate UPS shuts down at about 40%.

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll watch now

EDIT: Watched the first 2. It’s a bit blah and doesn’t cover the tech angle much but an interesting watch to have on in the background, will probably finish the series.