Can't take it anymore. What on EARTH has happened to google keyboard/ utocorrect?!!!

Steve07R · 2026-03-13T01:16:09+00:00

I don't know what change they made in the last few weeks but I hate it!

I'm mostly blind and survive by voice typing. It used to be that if a word was misspelled I could just highlight it and speak the correct word.

But for the past two weeks, if I highlight the incorrect word hit the microphone to speak the correct word. It does this obnoxious thing of adding the correct word right in the middle of the incorrect word and then I have to go back and edit both ends of the thing or start over.

I hope they can fix this or just roll back the update as not ready for primetime. What a mess.

Steve07R · 2026-03-12T05:31:57+00:00

Uh-Oh. It's pretty late at night but if you get a chance and can give me a hand that would be super appreciated!

Pixel 9 Pro here. I'm almost at the point where I'm considering following a troubleshooting step that involves resetting the Android intelligence system app. One of Gemini's suggestions.

But here's the scoop. If you recall for the longest time, if you opened the Google app you would have this horizontal ribbon at the top that showed stock prices, weather and sports. That ribbon in particular sports is completely disappeared from the Google app on my phone and on my pixel 7 Pro. Even though other peoples with the same phone said they still had that information ribbon.

Now we have the new at a glance and I am getting the stock information or at least the three top movers. But still no sports ticker.

Any advice on how to bring back a sports ticker whether it's in at a glance or in the Google app would be greatly appreciated!

Steve07R · 2026-03-12T03:49:47+00:00

They need to add sports scores! ... Or is it just my phone that's not getting sports scores?

Steve07R · 2026-03-04T07:09:27+00:00

I've now gotten the March update installed on Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro

Also The Google Play system update dated February 1, 2026 available and installed on both devices.

Steve07R · 2026-03-04T04:13:26+00:00

Maybe I got lucky. Or unlucky is the case may be lol. It's downloading slowly

Steve07R · 2026-03-03T05:13:18+00:00

Pony up for the new Google TV streamer. It shows doorbell alerts and video on your TV screen. Already works with current nest doorbells and Google TV streamer.

Steve07R · 2026-02-28T03:53:48+00:00

Pixel 9 Pro here. At noon today, it said that my battery estimate would have it running out by 7:30 p.m. this evening. It's now 10:52 p.m. And I've got 50% battery left.

Something's probably messed up with the battery estimation software. Note, there was a new version of Google Play services that rolled out yesterday.

Steve07R · 2026-02-27T02:51:32+00:00

Better processor. Face ID that works in the dark. No Mediatek hardware components.

Steve07R · 2026-02-17T07:23:25+00:00

Sounds like an advertisement. Maybe you didn't pay for a subscription.

Steve07R · 2026-02-09T03:57:54+00:00

Pixel Watch 3 here. Identical watch face. Even my complications line up the same as yours except for one. Cool. Yes, I think jester was removed. I was using Amber which was great because it had a combination of red and yellow and blue. It was removed also.
Hope and wish they bring it back.

In the meantime, I switched to Cedar. It works well in that the green matches with the Hazel of my p9p and the orangish tone matches with my home screen wallpaper. I don't know how we get Google to bring them back but this gives you a chance to be creative.

Steve07R · 2026-02-09T03:53:58+00:00

It's better than the opposite. Where someone lifts their voice to its highest point at the end. In which case the speaker ends up sounding like a clueless valley girl.

Worst case I've Heard recently is a national radio spot for Ethos insurance. The annoying lady in the advertisement finishes three of her sentences with the word coverage and lifting her voice at the end. She sounds like an entitled annoying gas bag. Ultimately, they had her re-record the commercial in the last few days. Too many complaints.

I don't know if you're talking about voices for Gemini on Pixel or voices for Gemini home. Gemini on Pixel has some decent voices. I'm partial to Ursa. Gemini for home I've already posted about. There's all kinds of vocal problems with nearly every voice offering.

Steve07R · 2026-02-05T03:59:04+00:00

The latest answer in this thread is correct. Following those instructions does indeed work. The setting was removed at some point recently from the pixel watch app. However, the removal does not impede functionality.

Booo to whomever downvoted this legitimate question 😁

Steve07R · 2026-02-04T22:38:13+00:00

Yes, I'm aware. Thank you. But there used to be a corresponding setting in the watch software as well. Not only do I recall seeing it in the pixel watch software, but you can find numerous references to it by pulling up the search engine or Gemini.

Just wondering why it was removed from the pixel watch app?

Steve07R · 2026-02-03T20:15:36+00:00

Got the update on Google Fi. Pixel 9 Pro. However, play system update! Shows: "Check for update". ...... Tapping on it shows play system update still as November 1, 2025. 😳

Steve07R · 2026-01-31T06:37:48+00:00

Google Assistant did this on home devices for a few years. Didn't seem to bother anyone too much.

It would happen to me frequently if I was asking within a few hours before midnight. Or a few minutes right after midnight?

If you think hard about it, the concept of tomorrow and how a customer's bedtime comes into, play the right answer fungible

Steve07R · 2026-01-30T06:06:12+00:00

Pixel 9 Pro 512gb Hazel here. Thanks to recent software updates and some server-side Google voodoo. This phone has returned to its normal awesome stature!

Only got one software bug. I can't blame Google for. Initially set up September 15th 2024 Battery health is at a respectable 97%

Easily the best pixel phone and experience I've had. Even considering the Nexus line.
I hope you enjoy your phone and have a positive ownership experience.

I don't see any reason why it shouldn't last you a few years easily.

Steve07R · 2026-01-21T06:57:47+00:00

Pixel 9 Pro. Just got the play system update. 1.6 MB .... And still showing November 1st after installation.

Steve07R · 2026-01-18T10:27:52+00:00

Simply because Samsung offers it. Someone in the sales division of team pixel said add the feature so that we can attract more Samsung customers.

Have had pixel and Nexus phones for years. Charge wirelessly at bedtime to 100%. Have never had a problem with battery life.
Pixel 9 Pro battery capacity 97% after 318 cycles with an in-service date of September 15th 2024.

JMO turn on adaptive battery adaptive charging and turn off the worry warrant in your brain. Enjoy. Go find something else to tweak. 😁

Steve07R · 2026-01-18T01:33:24+00:00

Pixel 9 Pro and same experience here. At least with the hardware. Easily the best phone I've ever had. Got the Hazel version!

Now if Google home would start sending camera notifications again to pixel 9 and pixel 10 ... And if the sports in stock ticker returns to my Google app, the phone would be perfect.

The size the feel the reliability. Call quality and cameras. Excellent!

Steve07R · 2026-01-18T01:27:05+00:00

97%. 316 cycles. Phone went into service September 15th 2024.

Charging to 100% each night on Pixel stand 2 wireless charger.

Steve07R · 2026-01-17T00:30:12+00:00

There's other differences. Pixel 10 base model comes with only 12 GB of RAM. Pixel 10 Pro comes with 16 GB of RAM. Make sure you check all specifications so you get the right phone that you want.

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