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> I replaced the launcher with LauncherPro to get rid of the Google search bar Isn't the Google search bar just a (removable) widget? I agree with your point
by jsight 15y ago
> I replaced the launcher with LauncherPro to get rid of the Google search bar
Isn't the Google search bar just a (removable) widget?
I agree with your points about application eviction causing them to restart in a different state. I don't know why Google isn't stricter about requiring their applications to save state and restore to same (as iOS apps are supposed to). At least their first party apps should do this.
OTOH, I'm not sure that it is the extra video memory requiring this. I think it may be that they have increased the heap memory allowed for each application significantly. I'm not sure, though... I haven't used ICS yet.
- generalk 15y ago> Isn't the Google search bar just a (removable) widget? On the ICS launcher, no. It's a built-in on all home screens. Don't ask me why they ignored their nice widget system in favor of inflexibility, but there you have it.
- lurker17 15y agoThe answer is obvious: to expand Google Search mindshare and lock-in.
- jsight 15y agoWow, that is really lame. I'm liking the idea of ICS less and less each day now it seems. Its ridiculous that they've gone so far backwards on both this and the voice search functionaity with this release.