The new update sucks

7 months ago by FauxPseudo to c/googlepixel

When you go to select a picture to save it now only offers a copy option. So now you have to take a screenshot and crop it manually.

The select screen is fundamentally broken.

The flashlight button was a simple on/off from the swipe down. Now it's got a sub screen. Done doesn't mean "done using flashlight" it means "done using this sub screen". It's a whole extra thing that never needed to exist.

Let's just roll back to the way it was. Because this is horrible. Decreased functionality or unnecessary extra steps.

scottmeme 11 points 7 months ago

I really hate how they forced the flashlight change. It could have easily been a long press and would have avoided the headache.

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Dojan 4 points 7 months ago

That’s how it works on iOS. Tap to toggle, hold to open the menu where you adjust angle and strength.

Might just be a miss. I know there are other things on Android where a tap toggles and hold opens a context menu.

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deafPiratesCommunity 2 points 7 months ago

This is how it is for me. I have it setup as a square button instead of the longer rectangle.

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ArmoredThirteen 4 points 7 months ago

For me with the flashlight if I press the icon left of text it toggles on/off but if I press the text part that's when it opens the menu

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EarMaster 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah, that works fine. The same way Wifi and Bluetooth works.

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FauxPseudo 0 points 7 months ago

Usually when a flashlight is needed there is some fat fingering going on. This screen offers nothing. It's a complete waste of space and is 80% of the flashlight button when you go to turn on the flashlight.

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EarMaster 1 point 7 months ago

But the flashlight is on when this dialog is visible. So what's the problem exactly?

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FauxPseudo 0 points 7 months ago

It's a whole separate screen that doesn't need to exist. It doesn't have a single feature that can't be accessed the old way. Those features being on and off.

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EarMaster 2 points 7 months ago

You realized you can change the brightness of the flashlight with it?

You might not need it, but I for example find it very useful, e.g. when going into the kid's room.

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BruisedMoose 2 points 7 months ago

I'm not really sure what you're talking about here. Maybe you have some update I don't, but in my browser when I long press and image, I have options to save, share, and a few other things. I even installed Brave to see if it functions differently, but I still have a Save Image option.

The flashlight toggle depends on the size and where you tap (as noted by others). If it's just the icon, tap to turn on, tap to turn off, hold to open strength dialog. If it's the icon with text, tap icon to turn on/off, tap text for Strength dialog.

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FauxPseudo 2 points 7 months ago

This isn't about the browser. This is about the selection tool when you're on the select screen (square soft key) of the OS. The screen you can use to screenshot or select stuff regardless of which app is being used.

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BruisedMoose 2 points 7 months ago

Ah, gotcha. I use gestures rather than the soft keys and have no idea how to even access what you're talking about then!

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MrQuallzin 1 point 7 months ago

I'm still not sure what you mean either. Not once have I ever needed to use the 'Circle to Search' feature (what happens when the Home key is held on Pixels, which appears to be what you're using in your picture) to save a picture. If I want a screenshot, I just use Power+VolDown

Edit: I see what you mean now. The app switcher (Using gestures so swiping up from the home button) is what you're using. Yeah, copy button now. Just select Files from the list and it'll download it. Likely changed to prioritize sharing memes quickly instead of doanloading for personal use.

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