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Did Google do it better a decade ago?

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Did Google do it better a decade ago?



Google rolled out a major Pixel Watch update this week that, for Pixel Watch 4 owners, delivers support for new one-handed gestures. They’re super useful already, but do they measure up to the gestures Google introduced a decade ago?

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Rolling out in the December 2025 update for Pixel Watch 4, new “double pinch” and “wrist turn” gestures are available. These gestures, as Google explains, offer controls and interactions such as “scroll through notifications, dismiss notifications, snooze your alarm effortlessly, manage a timer or stopwatch, pause your music, select a smart reply to respond, answer and end a phone call,” and more.

It works rather well. Getting a long message notification no longer requires me to drop what I’m doing to read the whole thing, as a quick double-pinch gesture scrolls down. Wrist turn is a bit less useful so far, but I’m looking forward to seeing what it can do with more time.

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But as a long-time Wear OS user, I can’t help but look back and wonder why Google isn’t doing a bit more.

Google offered gestures on Wear OS literally a decade ago, back when the platform was still called Android Wear.

Today’s “wrist turn” is a recycled version of “wrist flicks” from those days. Except, back then, they could do a little more. The original version of this feature allowed users to use the gesture basically all of the time. A flick “out” would scroll down, while a flick “in” scrolled back up. This had obvious utility in notifications, but it was also useful for opening your notification feed and scrolling through the whole thing without touching the screen, as the gesture worked even when on the watch face.

The other gesture was to “shake” the entire watch, which would send you back to the watch face regardless of what you were actively doing. This was the most clunky one of the bunch, but it was still handy at times.

Google removed these in Wear OS 3, though Samsung brought its own version (heavily based on gestures from the Apple Watch) a couple of years ago. The removal was probably because, while useful, these gestures didn’t always work reliably, and they only made the battery life problems of early Android-based smartwatches worse. As you can see in the video above, the “up” and “down” wrist flicks didn’t always work as intended, with the other direction sometimes activating instead.

After a few days with the new gestures on Pixel Watch, I can’t help but think there’s a good middle ground between today’s implementation and what was offered years ago. The biggest upgrade in my book would be bringing back to the wrist flick to open the notification feed from the watch face. Sometimes I need to see more than the latest notification, and having a one-handed gesture to do that remains one of the biggest things I miss from the Android Wear days. And if the gesture only works in one direction – scrolling down – it would probably be a lot more reliable. I think that would work well as Google has also clearly made this new version less sensitive, requiring a more intentional motion that’s harder to trigger by mistake.

What do you think? Did Google do this better 10 years ago, or do you prefer the new iteration?

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Suspect stole cars from Boston parking garages, dragged officer during confrontation, DA says

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Suspect stole cars from Boston parking garages, dragged officer during confrontation, DA says



A Boston resident is facing charges out of multiple city courts in connection with “a series of high-end auto thefts from various parking garages in Boston and dragging a police officer” who confronted them, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced Sunday.

Dorchester resident Anthony Crumbley, who identifies as non-binary, was charged with several counts of larceny of a motor vehicle and one count of breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony, larceny from a building, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, attaching number plates and malicious destruction of property over $1,200 in Boston Municipal Court – Central on Tuesday, the district attorney’s office said in a press release.

The 27-year-old was also charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, failure to stop for police, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of personal injury, attaching number plates and two counts of leaving the scene of property damage out of Dorchester District Court on Thursday, the district attorney’s office said. They are expected to be charged with related offenses in South Boston District Court in the future.

The allegations against Crumbley

The Boston police investigation into Crumbley dates back to Aug. 25 when the owner of a black Mercedes S-Class sedan reported that their car had been stolen from the Boston Common Parking Garage days prior, the district attorney’s office said. The victim said he’d parked his car in his monthly parking spot on Aug. 19 and left his key fob inside. Security video showed the car leaving the garage shortly after 1:10 p.m. on Aug. 20 with Florida license plates.

Later in the day on Aug. 25, a second victim reported that their gray Toyota RAV-4 had been stolen from the Atlantic Wharf Parking Garage at 280 Congress St., the district attorney’s office said. Security video showed the SUV leaving the garage just before 8:40 a.m. that morning.

A black Mercedes sedan matching the description of the previously stolen car could also be seen on the footage parked outside the Atlantic Wharf garage the same morning, the district attorney’s office said. The security video showed a suspect who was later identified as Crumbley getting out of the Mercedes, going into the garage and approaching the Toyota.

Around 9 a.m. on Sept. 8, a third victim reported that their black Mercedes-Benz C300 was stolen from the 1 Seaport Lane parking garage, the district attorney’s office said. The victim told police they’d parked the car at the garage the day prior, and security video showed it being driven out of the garage just before 5 a.m. on Sept. 8.

On Sept. 11, the security manager of the Atlantic Wharf garage alerted police that the suspect who was seen on the security footage stealing the Toyota had returned driving a black Mercedes-Benz C300, the district attorney’s office said. The security manager said the suspect had also forcibly entered an office at the garage and stolen a Samsung tablet.

The suspect fled the garage in the C300 before officers got to the scene, but police retrieved items the suspect had discarded from the car, the district attorney’s office said. The owner of the stolen C300 confirmed with officers that the items belonged to them.

Then, just after 6:15 p.m. that day, an officer spotted the C300 on Woodrow Avenue and approached the car, the district attorney’s office said. As the officer put their hand on the car’s side mirror, the driver shifted into reverse and sped up, dragging the officer and causing injuries to their hand, forearm and leg. The driver then fled onto Blue Hill Avenue and struck two other cars.

On Sept. 16 around 4:50 p.m., a driver who was later identified Crumbley tried to leave the parking garage at 125 High St. in downtown Boston in a gray Range Rover, claiming to the gate attendant that he’d lost his parking ticket, the district attorney’s office said. While the attendant was retrieving the vehicle’s information from their office, the driver crashed through the gate and sped away from the garage. The Range Rover’s owner later confirmed that they’d parked their car at the garage earlier that day, and that it’d been stolen.

On Sept. 19, Boston police found the Range Rover parked in front of 147 Norfolk St. in Dorchester, the district attorney’s office said. As officers approached the vehicle, the driver fled the scene by driving onto the sidewalk and nearly collided with multiple police cruisers.

How Crumbley was caught

Shortly after 9 p.m. on Sept. 19, a 911 caller reported a broken-down Range Rover with flashing headlights, the district attorney’s office said. Officers spoke to the driver, who identified themselves as Anthony Crumbley.

Crumbley told police the Range Rover belonged to a friend, but officers arrested them after failing to find them in the RMV database and concluding they were driving the vehicle that had been stolen from the 125 High St. garage, the district attorney’s office said. The parking attendant’s description of the driver also matched that of Crumbley, and security video from the garage showed Crumbley entering the garage shortly before the Range Rover was stolen.

At some point between Sept. 26 and Oct. 6, the C300 was towed, and its owner was alerted, the district attorney’s office said. In the car, the owner found a letter to Crumbley from Manhattan Animal Care Center.

“This defendant was clearly drawn to high-end automobiles in parking garages and had no hesitation in stealing them or putting officers’ lives in danger when caught in them,” Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in the release.

During Crumbley’s arraignment in Boston Municipal Court – Central, the judge ordered them held on $5,000 bail and to stay away from all locations at which the offenses were committed, the district attorney’s office said. They are due back at that court for a pretrial hearing on Jan. 6, 2026.

During Crumbley’s arraignment in Dorchester District Court, the judge ordered them held on $5,000 bail, the district attorney’s office said. They are due back at that court for a pretrial hearing on Jan. 8, 2026.



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Making sense of the risky Netflix-Warner Bros. deal

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Whether or not Netflix’s $82.6 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. goes through, the deal encapsulates a fraught moment for Hollywood, as the entertainment business is increasingly overshadowed by tech giants.

On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec and I discussed the deal’s implications, both for Netflix and the larger Hollywood ecosystem. Kirsten noted that it’s just the latest move bringing more consolidation to the media business, and she wondered whether it’s “too big a risk” for Netflix.

Meanwhile, I discussed a call with Netflix executives where Wall Street analysts also seemed to be struggling to wrap their heads around the deal. And then of course there’s Paramount’s competing hostile bid — whatever happens, Warner Bros.’ days as a standalone company seem to be numbered.

You can read an edited preview of our conversation below.

Kirsten: I remember when Netflix was just a little baby startup and I got their [DVDs] in the mail. Here they are, all grown up, bidding for a legacy company. Did that run through your head when you saw the news?

Anthony: Certainly symbolically, it’s this moment where the upstart has eaten Hollywood. There’ve been all these articles, even before this deal, saying, “Netflix is eating Hollywood, Netflix is transforming Hollywood.” Regardless of whether or not this deal ends up going through, Netflix will have transformed Hollywood, but this seems like the biggest — both symbolically but also substantively — one of the most dramatic things that can happen. 

Then there are all these other questions about: Will Netflix get regulatory approval? Will Paramount’s hostile bid succeed?

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What jumped out to you is you were catching up on it, Kirsten?

Kirsten: Well, the first thing was I was like, can there be any more consolidation in this market? I mean, that was the big one for me, because if memory serves, Warner Bros. already went through like this consolidation with Discovery, right? So here we are again. There’s been so much consolidation that I have lost track of all of that.

But the second thought was what I immediately thought, what I kicked [off our discussion] with, which is really thinking about how Netflix [has grown], and there have been these dips in the road along its way, where the headlines have been about how it’s struggling, and will it remain relevant, and how can it do that? If they’re successful in the actual deal, [it would] potentially reflect [that] they have made it.

But then again, they have to execute on [running] an even bigger company than ever before. And so I guess my third thought on this is: Should they be buying this? Is this what it takes for them to expand? Is it a risk for them to take on so much? Why not just stay as they are? And I don’t know if you agree with me on that one. Is it too big of a risk? 

Anthony: I can see how it makes sense for Netflix. It’s a way to take a [content] library that is already quite large, and they’ve obviously had some very successful TV shows — less so on the movie side — [but] potentially, they just become so much stronger on the content side.

[And] they’re suddenly now involved in all these other businesses, although the question is to what extent are they going to invest in things like the theatrical business, theme parks, making TV shows for other streaming services and networks, which are all businesses that Warner Bros is in, and Netflix says it will continue to support. But we’ll see to what extent that’s true.

So it seems like something that can really benefit Netflix in some ways, but, at the same time, it does seem like this is a huge risk. If you go and look at the analyst call that Netflix’s executives did after announcing the deal, you can see that the analysts are wrestling with it and wondering “Okay, I can see that this grows your business, but does it grow your business [so much that it’s] worth an $82 billion deal?”

And then of course, beyond the Netflix perspective, you have everybody else in Hollywood. There are all these maybe accurately hyperbolic headlines about: Is this the end of Hollywood? Is this the end of the movie theater business? All the unions are basically saying either, “This deal should be blocked” or “We’re very, very, very worried about this deal.” The theater owners are saying that

And so I think there’s A) Is this a good deal for Netflix? And B) is this a good deal for the entertainment business? I don’t have a good answer for either, [but] I think it’s more likely to be a good deal for Netflix than it is to be a good deal for the entertainment business.

Though again, part of what to keep in mind as people weigh those options or think about possible outcomes here, is that because of the way that Paramount has forced Warner Bros. to consider these acquisition offers, it seems unlikely that Warner Bros. is going to be able to continue as an independent company — which, if you’re not a fan of media consolidation, that is disappointing.



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Ayaneo’s first smartphone is a major callback to the Xperia Play

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Close enough, welcome back Xperia Play. After releasing a teaser video in early November, Ayaneo fully revealed its first smartphone called the Pocket Play. As suspected, the Ayaneo Pocket Play features a sliding mechanism that transforms it from a chunky smartphone into a gaming handheld.

In its gaming configuration, the Pocket Play features a controller setup with a D-pad, ABXY buttons and four shoulder buttons. However, Ayaneo has modernized the Xperia Play design by incorporating two touchpads, which will also be seen in the handheld maker’s next flagship device called the Next II. According to Ayaneo, you can map these touchpads as virtual joysticks or customizable inputs. Ayaneo hasn’t revealed the specs of the Pocket Play yet, but the device appears to have slots that could hint at expandable storage options.

The Pocket Play will be Ayaneo’s first foray into the smartphone world, albeit with mobile gaming in mind. It’ll have to compete against the likes of other gaming-specific smartphones like the Redmagic 10 Pro or the Asus ROG Phone series, as well as the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy smartphones that can also handle demanding mobile games. Ayaneo will launch the Pocket Play on Kickstarter soon, but hasn’t revealed any pricing details yet.



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Qi2 car chargers for Pixel 10 – what you should know

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I think it’s safe to say that Qi2 has been the most meaningful part of upgrading to the Pixel 10, at least for me. I’m finding magnetic accessories invaluable in day-to-day life, and I’m not alone. One of my favorite ways to use Qi2 on the Pixel 10 is with car chargers as it’s probably the most convenient place to use the tech, yet also one of the most frustrating.

Wireless charging in the car is not something I’ve traditionally been a fan of. The inefficiencies of the tech mean that it’s usually slow and generates heat, the latter especially being a problem when it’s hot outside. But Qi2 helps in this regard by perfectly aligning the coils, and there are a plethora of chargers available with fans to help keep the device cool.

As such, I’ve actually found myself really coming to like using a good Qi2 car charger with my Pixel 10.

There are two I’ve been using lately. One comes from Baseus. The Qi2 25W charger features an air-vent mount and has a built-in fan that can be turned up in speed using a button on the side. The whine from the fan can be a little annoying when it’s on full blast, but it’s easy enough to tune it out with time. The magnets are plenty strong, so even when off-road my Pixel 10 has never fallen off. The only real downside I’ve found to this one is that there’s no charging adapter included, so you’ll need to provide your own.

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The other I’ve been using is from ESR. The “OmniLock” Qi2 25W charger has a unique design that, also with an air vent-mount, has an arm that lets you raise the device up higher or down lower on the dash. This is really nice for either getting a better view of your maps, or keeping the device out of direct sunlight. And the built-in fans are similarly quiet, though without the whine I noticed on the Baseus model. Plus, it has a charging adapter in the box.

The only problem here is that, for some bizarre reason, ESR decided to make the plate out of glass. This means that there’s no friction with your device and, if you’re not using a grippy case, it’s going to turn around on the magnet as you drive. This was a huge problem with my Pixel 10, which I usually use without a case on. My wife’s Pixel 10 Pro in Google’s official case was just fine, but even the matte finish on the Pro would slide around on the ESR charger where it wouldn’t on the Baseus one.

It’s deeply frustrating to have to readjust my phone every few minutes while driving.

While ESR’s decision to go with glass just makes matters worse, this is more of a problem of Google’s Pixel 10 design than anything else. The glossy finish just has to go. I’ve noticed the same behavior on my base Pixel 10 even on completely still chargers at home. Eventually, it just ends up turning one way or another, and that just doesn’t happen with my Pixel 10 Pro XL and its matte finish.

Does a case solve this? With the Baseus model, yes, but not with the ESR one unless the case is super grippy. So keep that in mind as you peruse the world of Qi2 car chargers out there for your Pixel 10.

Not a drive goes by where this doesn’t happen every two minutes

But I will note, there is another frustration with Qi2 car chargers.

They are not fast.

I’ll often find that, for not apparent reason, either of these chargers will end up filling up my phone at a snail’s pace to the point where I end my drive with barely any more battery than I started with. Slow wireless charging is objectively fine on a bedside table where you might leave you phone alone to charge for 6-7 hours, but the car is one place where I actually want that full 25W of speed. Sometimes, I get that (at least on Pixel 10 Pro XL, that is). Other times, not so much. Is that a fault of the device itself? I don’t really think so, but I’ve noticed it across every model I’ve tested, and with both my Pixel 10 and my Galaxy Z Fold 7.

The convenience of being able to just drop your phone onto a magnetic charger in the car cannot be understated, but neither can the fact that Qi2 car chargers seem to be one of the more temperamental ways to use wireless charging.

Have you had any experience with these yet? Let me know your experience in the comments below!

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Mass. weather: Snowy Sunday with dangerous, arctic cold to follow

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Snow is falling across much of Massachusetts on Sunday, with accumulations of 2 to 4 inches expected across southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Some areas near the south coast and Cape Cod could see up to 6 inches.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m. for areas south of the Massachusetts Turnpike, eastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and Rhode Island, according to the National Weather Service.

The snow will end from west to east and clear western Massachusetts by lunchtime. For eastern Massachusetts, the snow will persist into the afternoon and potentially the evening for coastal regions. Snowfall rates are expected to be light, although there could be brief periods of moderate snow near the south coast.

As the snow leaves the region, dangerously cold air will rush in. Northwest winds will pick up significantly and gusts of up to 40 mph will develop tonight and into Monday. The winds, combined with the plummeting temperatures, will create a dangerous wind chill of -10 to 0 degrees across most of Massachusetts.

Areas of higher elevation could see temperatures drop as low as -15 degrees.

Monday will remain bitterly cold with high temperatures in the teens in areas of higher elevation and in the 20s elsewhere. Wind chills will make it feel like single digits to lower teens during the warmest parts of the day.

Local forecasts for Sunday:

  • Boston: High 33°, Low 28°, Snow, mainly before 4 p.m.
  • Hyannis: High 34°, Low 30°, Snow
  • Pittsfield: High 23°, Low 17°, Snow likely
  • Springfield: High 30°, Low 11°, Snow, mainly before noon
  • Worcester: High 30°, Low 11°, Snow before 4 p.m., then a slight chance of snow after 5 p.m.



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India’s Spinny lines up $160M funding to acquire GoMechanic, sources say

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India’s Spinny lines up $160M funding to acquire GoMechanic, sources say


Spinny, an Indian online marketplace for used cars, is raising around $160 million as it moves to acquire car services startup GoMechanic, TechCrunch has learned.

The Series G round, which includes a mix of primary and secondary transactions, would value the 10-year-old startup at about $1.8 billion post-money, three people familiar with the matter said, broadly in line with its previous valuation.

Nearly $90 million of the round is primary, people said; Existing investor Accel has already wired about $44 million of that amount, with some details of the investment appearing in regulatory filings in India this week, which Indian outlet Entrackr first reported. A new investor is participating in the remaining portion of the primary, but TechCrunch could not confirm its specifics.

WestBridge Capital is doubling down in the new round with a check of a similar size to its previous investment, the people said. The firm invested about $35 million to $40 million in Spinny’s Series F round earlier this year.

Much of the secondary portion of the transaction is being sold by Indian VC firm Fundamentum, according to the people, while Blume Ventures is also expected to pare part of its stake.

Accel, Fundamentum, and Blume Ventures did not respond to requests for comments. WestBridge Capital declined to comment.

In March, Spinny raised $131 million in the first part of its Series F round led by Accel, with participation from Fundamentum, before expanding the raise to about $170 million in June to include WestBridge Capital. Those funds were earmarked to scale Spinny’s core used-car business.

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However, the new round is being raised specifically to finance the acquisition of GoMechanic and invest in its platform, without drawing on the startup’s existing cash reserves, the people said. Earlier reports suggested Spinny could buy GoMechanic for around ₹4.5 billion (approximately $49.70 million) in a cash-and-stock deal.

A consortium led by Lifelong Group acquired GoMechanic in 2023 after the startup admitted to “grave errors” in its financial reporting. The startup had previously been backed by high-profile investors, including Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, and SoftBank.

For Spinny, acquiring GoMechanic would deepen its control across the used-car value chain. The Gurugram-based startup has built a large consumer-facing business, selling about 13,000 used cars a month, primarily directly to buyers and, to a lesser extent, to dealers through its auction platform. Spinny operates its own large reconditioning centers to refurbish vehicles before sale and relies on third-party service shops for after-sales servicing of customer cars — a gap GoMechanic could bring in-house.

GoMechanic would also act as a “two-way” funnel for Spinny, a person familiar with the matter said. The platform would service vehicles bought or sold through Spinny, and help attract car owners who may not yet be customers. That could help expand Spinny’s vehicle supply without significantly increasing customer acquisition costs.

The acquisition comes as India’s used-car market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of about 10% to roughly 9.5 million units by 2030, from nearly 6 million units today, per a recent report by Mahindra First Choice and Volkswagen Pre-owned Certified.

The GoMechanic deal would mark Spinny’s latest move to broaden its footprint in India’s automotive market. In recent months, the startup has expanded beyond used-car sales by acquiring auto publications Autocar India, Autocar Professional and What Car? India from London-based media group Haymarket, and by launching a non-banking finance company, Spinny Capital, to offer vehicle loans to customers.

Spinny co-founder and CEO Niraj Singh declined to comment.



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Half-Life 3 is rumored to be a Steam Machine launch title and could arrive in spring 2026

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Half-Life fans are nothing if not patient. For the diehard fans out there, the latest test of patience comes from Insider Gaming Weekly‘s podcast, which claimed that the third installment in the Half-Life franchise is set to release with the launch of the Steam Machine sometime in spring 2026.

“The window I was specifically told was spring 2026 for the Steam Machine, for the Frame, for the Controller, for Half-Life 3,” Mike Straw, one of the hosts of the Insider Gaming Weekly podcast and senior editor at Insider Gaming, said. “At the end of the day, the game is real.”

Straw added that all the previous dates for an announcement of the next Half-Life game have passed, but that his sources “are still adamant this is a game that will be a launch title with the Steam Machine.” However, being tied to Valve’s latest hardware release could be an issue since Straw noted that the explosive jump in RAM pricing is causing considerable concern for the Steam Machine’s pricing announcement.

“There is a concern, however, they haven’t made a decision on price, which is kind of holding back the announcement of anything else,” Straw said. “There’s no doubt in my mind Valve is still trying to make decisions because of what’s going on on the component side.”

While optimistic devotees were hoping for some teasers during The Game Awards, Valve hasn’t officially said anything. However, there’s still a lot of hope, especially considering Valve updated Half-Life 2 for its 20th anniversary, and previous rumors hinted at a game that’s still in development but is playable from beginning to end.



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Pixel Launcher device search replaced by Google app [U]

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A curious bug today sees Google app device search replace the modern Pixel Launcher experience. 

Update 12/13: This bug where Google app search appears instead of Pixel Launcher is spreading. The animation that’s part of the Google app launching is very prominent. This increase in reports coincides with Google app 16.49 entering the stable channel on Friday.

Previously, only Pixel devices in the Google app beta had this issue, but it’s now appearing — two more of our phones signed into different Google Accounts — on stable.

Original 12/5: Tapping the bar at the bottom of the homescreen should slide up Pixel Launcher search. Your wallpaper remains in the background, with a sheet that prompts you to “Search web and more,” five app suggestions, and previous queries housed in Material 3 Expressive containers.

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As of Thursday evening, we’re instead redirected to the Google app’s device search experience. This is a fullscreen interface that you normally get on other Android devices and if you use the Google app’s homescreen widget. While it offers app search, Contacts lookup and other integrations are not available.

(More broadly, it’s about time Google modernizes that entry to Search on Android.)

This is happening on the stable Android 16 QPR2 release on at least two Pixel 10 phones we have checked. Those devices are running beta versions of the Google app (16.48), though this appears to be a server-side change. Rebooting does not fix this issue. 

One workaround is not tapping the search bar and swiping up for the app launcher (with “Swipe up to start search” enabled), though muscle memory makes that difficult. Hopefully, Google will fix this in short order.


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Powerball: See the winning numbers in Saturday’s $1 billion drawing

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It’s time to grab your tickets and check to see if you’re a big winner! The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to rise after two lucky winners in Texas and another from Missouri won $1.8 billion in the September 6 drawing. Is this your lucky night?

Here are Saturday’s winning lottery numbers:

01-28-31-57-58, Powerball: 16, Power Play: 2X

Double Play Winning Numbers

07-11-20-52-60, Powerball: 24

The estimated Powerball jackpot is $1 billion. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $457.7 million.

The Double Play is a feature that gives players in select locations another chance to match their Powerball numbers in a separate drawing. The Double Play drawing is held following the regular drawing and has a top cash prize of $10 million.

Powerball is held in 45 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The Double Play add-on feature is available for purchase in 13 lottery jurisdictions, including Pennsylvania and Michigan.

A $2 ticket gives you a one in 292.2 million chance at joining the hall of Powerball jackpot champions.

The drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Eastern, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The deadline to purchase tickets is 9:45 p.m.

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