Google removing the search button on their homepage is another step towards trying to turn the internet back into TV (slrpnk.net)

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[-] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Looks like it only applies to Android phones and only the Google app search page (who uses that?) and though it looks like an AI button it (also?) returns search results.

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-search-homepage-ai-3696476/

this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2026

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