You can. They did an update to the S8 (and others, I assume) that let you remap it. I used some app before that, something from the Google Play Store but it’s been way too long to remember the name. Nowadays there isn’t a Bixby button anymore for us to remap. They tried to take over the power button with AI now, but thankfully you can remap this back to power as well.
My recent (unwanted) update changed the lock screen to this weird format where the two-digit hour is above the two-digit minute instead of next to it separated by a colon like normal people use. I keep setting it back to what I want but this weird over/under format keeps coming back. Some fucking douchebag of a UX/UI designer thought this was a genius new way of showing the time and now it’s being jammed down my throat.
Thanks! This wasn’t implemented when I got my phone, but it looks like they added it a couple years later. I never looked after the option wasn’t initially there.
Yeah, I was using stock pixel launcher forever until the most recent “update” that added yet another button to the search bar that you can’t remove, that I used daily, and the button went conveniently right where my right thumb tapped. Switched to Lawnchair, and it’s not without issue. Why can’t shit that has worked just continue to work the same way?
I also swapped to Lawnchair not that long ago. The only thing I miss so far is the ability to use app shortcuts on the home screen. Like opening YouTube directly to my subscriptions, etc. It also uses black text for the status bar on the home screen making it invisible but that might be user error.
Edit: There’s a setting for “Dark Status Bar.” I don’t know if it was on by default or if I switched it. But now I can see it again.
The worst thing is the past few years android updates brought fuckall exciting new stuff and just more spyware and worse performance .
Thank God for the Bixby button though.
I returned my Samsung phone over that button. Haven’t touched their shit since.
Fuck that button. At least let me map it to something else!
You can. They did an update to the S8 (and others, I assume) that let you remap it. I used some app before that, something from the Google Play Store but it’s been way too long to remember the name. Nowadays there isn’t a Bixby button anymore for us to remap. They tried to take over the power button with AI now, but thankfully you can remap this back to power as well.
Oh you reminded me that I also have the Assistant on long press power button, but I don’t use it almost at all, so…
That is the first “feature” I turn off when setting up any Android. Power off is the panic button, you don’t just give that to AI.
I installed e/OS when Google made the button to turn my phone off give me an AI prompt.
My recent (unwanted) update changed the lock screen to this weird format where the two-digit hour is above the two-digit minute instead of next to it separated by a colon like normal people use. I keep setting it back to what I want but this weird over/under format keeps coming back. Some fucking douchebag of a UX/UI designer thought this was a genius new way of showing the time and now it’s being jammed down my throat.
I always keep at least one notification so I don’t have to see that stupid format on my lock screen.
Huh, I’ll have to try that.
You guys do know that there is an option in the settings to just always have the normal clock?
Thanks! This wasn’t implemented when I got my phone, but it looks like they added it a couple years later. I never looked after the option wasn’t initially there.
Yeah, I was using stock pixel launcher forever until the most recent “update” that added yet another button to the search bar that you can’t remove, that I used daily, and the button went conveniently right where my right thumb tapped. Switched to Lawnchair, and it’s not without issue. Why can’t shit that has worked just continue to work the same way?
Line must go up.
At the top of the world, we’re all just the bottom line.
I also swapped to Lawnchair not that long ago. The only thing I miss so far is the ability to use app shortcuts on the home screen. Like opening YouTube directly to my subscriptions, etc. It also uses black text for the status bar on the home screen making it invisible but that might be user error.
Edit: There’s a setting for “Dark Status Bar.” I don’t know if it was on by default or if I switched it. But now I can see it again.
The recent OneUI update on my Galaxy is shit. Performance and functionality overall are worse than before. Smdh
Hey now that’s not fair, they also made the ui huge so it looks like a fisher price toy! No you can’t turn it off why would you want that??
Of course they did, the average American struggles to tie their shoes.