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Pixel Search
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A tech guide is circulating explaining how users can search for anything on their smartphones, covering Apple's iPhone, Samsung's Galaxy line and Google's Pixel devices. The piece walks through built-in search tools that let people find files, settings, messages and apps across the three major phone platforms.
- 2Android user switches from iPhone after replicating one-finger swipes in TalkBack●I'm shopping for an # Android phone now that I figured out how to make Talkback understand 1 finger swipes like Apple do
A blind assistive-tech user says they are shopping for an Android phone after working out how to make Google's TalkBack screen reader support one-finger swipes similar to Apple's VoiceOver gestures. They already own an old Pixel 4A but are locked out of it by Factory Reset Protection, which they describe as hugely annoying, prompting the search for a new device.
- 3Pixel Search app may reach older Pixel phones●Pixel 11’s new Pixel Search app could be coming to older Pixels You might still need to be on Android 17 QPR2 to use the
A teardown of Android code suggests the new Pixel Search app, expected to debut with the Pixel 11, could also be rolled out to older Pixel devices. The catch: the app may require Android 17 QPR2 to run, which could leave the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro out of the update entirely. Google has not confirmed any official rollout plans.