#] A list of things that Google has killed

*that I actually used/am using, on android mostly

#] AMOLED Dark theme

"Wait! That exists in Android 8.0+!"

But what you don't know is that my phone from 2011 has it too. Not as an option, but literally as the only theme it has. There is no light mode, only dark. Google actually removed dark mode in Android 5.0 [Lollipop]

In Google HQ: "Only plebians with eyes need dark mode, so they don't burn their eyes out"

#] Bluetooth File Transfer

"Wait, you can share over bluetooth!"

But did you know that back in 2011, with Android 2.3 [Gingerbread], you can view the entire contents of the SD card... over bluetooth... with any trusted device. No joke, it's like the SD card is in the computer, except it's really slow. Granted, you can't exactly rename files out of the box, but otherwise it works just fine! Think about it, syncing your music or photos or contacts completely wirelessly... that thing Apple is aiming for. All you have to do is go back to 2011 and you already have it!

Instead, in Android 4.4 [KitKat] at least, you can only send files to it via bluetooth sharing, and it has this weird bluetooth wifi thing that doesn't even work.

#] UnZipping files locally

"Wait you can do that!"

Not in Android 4.4 [KitKat] you can't. In Android 2.3 [Gingerbread], you can. Idk why this feature was removed, it literally makes no sense. Keep in mind that v2.3 had a storage limit of 160 megabytes... and that isn't a typo. 160mb. Somehow google put that functionality in there, but couldn't make it work in a device that has over 4gb of storage.

UPDATE: This feature isn't built in to Android 2.3.6. However, the ThinkFree Office app is. Do with that what you will.

"Who needs the menu button? It's in settings anyway"

Well sometimes I don't want to reach the top of the screen to click 3 dots, and sometimes they aren't even there!

#] The SEARCH button

"Bruh you have eyes"

Bruh Android 2.3 has spotlight search, like in iOS. And when supported, I can just type using a physical keyboard and it will automatically search through a list! Like in the music app, just start typing, and it will filter down the items. Works in managing apps and even more.

#] Google's tag-line

"Features", the one thing that is meant to be removed.

#] So what still works?

*for android 2.3.6 on my SPH-M580 from 2011
**what I use

Website/App	Pros	Cons
YouTube	Little to no ads! And, no ad-breaks whatsoever	Only in the browser, and no video resume
Google Authenticator	Dark theme, and light on storage	None at all
Reddit	None	Uses 'Diode', which can't view Multireddits
Email	Dark theme	None
Google itself	None	None
Maps	None	None
Hotspot	None	None
Google Play Store	None	Eats up all of your storage, literally
Phone/Text/VoiceMail	None	VoiceMail is non-visual
Twitter	Loads very quickly	Have to use Opera Mini

#] So what doesn't work anymore?

The YouTube app
News/Weather
Most websites that use SSL/TLS will not work, like GitHub Pages
- BUT! Opera Mini solves that issue just fine
The Market that it comes with
Discord, unfortunately.

GOOGLE KILLED ;[