(when you hit the recents button) I can’t believe they actually restored a feature that they’d removed by accident during an update this is wild. how long has it been back? how many years did it take them to accomplish this

    • Ellia Plissken@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      3·
      7 days ago

      because I haven’t been paying attention, and it still works for everything I need it to work for. is there a security issue with continuing to use it? and is there a good replacement (ie., a mobile browser that uses regular Chrome extensions)

      • Stomata@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        4 days ago

        Browser is a sensitive piece of software. So you have to care about it’s security.
        Extensions are useful but they creat fingerprinting problems. If you need them there is Firefox and it’s forks.
        BTW what extensions do you use on mobile browsers?

      • mellejwz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        Security is definitely a concern, so replacing it is recommended. I’m not sure about other browsers compatible with Chrome extensions though.

    • Ellia Plissken@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      yeah. I think Android 12 or 13? I kept sending them feedback for like 6 months and then just left it.

      • G020B@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        5 days ago

        I’ve never noticed its absence and I follow Android news and use the latest updates since Android 9 on my Pixel phones. It was probably a bug.

  • Izax@pawb.socialEnglish
    10·
    7 days ago

    It’s always been there. They did (a long time ago now) move it all the way to the left to prevent people from pressing it all the time. In theory, Android should manage resources well enough that you shouldn’t have to use it.

    • Yaky@slrpnk.netEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      GrapheneOS has it on the very left (as shown above), which requires scrolling, modern Samsung and IIRC older LineageOS has it on the bottom, always visible.

  • lewdian69@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    7 days ago

    It was missing for me on stock android for pixel 7 for the past 6 months or so of updates. It is back now!

  • MicrowavedTea@infosec.pubEnglish
    2·
    7 days ago

    Does it not also exist on the bottom right in the recents view? This left-most position is the least useful. But I don’t think it ever dissappeared for me.