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The new update sucks (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago by FauxPseudo@lemmy.world to c/googlepixel@lemmy.world
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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.

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[–] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 4 points 5 days 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.

[–] deafPiratesCommunity@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

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

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

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

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Thank you for that. It makes it ever so slightly less annoying

[–] BruisedMoose@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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.

[–] BruisedMoose@piefed.social 1 points 4 days 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!