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TL;DR
- The March update has downgraded the Recent apps screen on Pixel phones.
- You can no longer save selected images or search them using Google Lens.
- Workarounds exist, but they’re not as intuitive as the previous menu options.
Google rolled out the stable Android 16 QPR3 update — commonly referred to as the March 2026 Pixel update — to Pixel phones earlier this month. If you’re using a Pixel device, there’s a good chance you’ve already installed the update. You’ve also probably noticed (like these folks on Reddit) a small but frustrating change in the Recent apps screen. We actually spotted and reported the change back in January, when it first appeared in testing, but we can now confirm that Google has rolled it out widely in the latest stable release.
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