All articles tagged with #feature removal
OpenAI has removed a short-lived feature that allowed users to make their ChatGPT conversations discoverable on search engines due to privacy concerns and the risk of accidental sharing of sensitive information.
Google is developing a new option for Pixel users to remove the AI Mode shortcut from the search widget, addressing user complaints about its intrusiveness, with a toggle expected to be available in future updates.
Google is removing its new unsubscribe button feature in the US and Spain that made it easier for users to opt out of automated business texts, possibly due to user complaints or business concerns, while the feature remains available in other countries.
Xiaomi is removing the feature that allowed users to play YouTube videos in the background without a Premium subscription due to "compliance requirements," which the company attributes to pressure from Google and other content distributors. This change affects all devices running HyperOS, MIUI 14, MIUI 13, and MIUI 12, and the feature is being removed through Over-The-Air updates.
Apple has updated its U.S. website to inform customers that the Blood Oxygen feature is no longer included in the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 models, with part numbers ending in LW/A. This change is in response to a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) sales ban after ruling that Apple violated Masimo's patents with the feature. The Blood Oxygen app still works on previously-sold models, and the feature remains available on Apple Watch models sold outside the U.S. Apple's appeal against the ITC's decision is ongoing.