Bringing back the tap to search feature makes sense since Google hid it behind gestures for no good reason. The lock screen should surface information instantly without requiring swipes or long presses. How long until Google breaks this in an update?

Removing the lockscreen tap and telling people to use a corner shortcut or Quick Settings Tile was a downgrade disguised as an improvement. The fingerprint icon is the obvious place for this and the redesign team should have kept it there from the start. Version B.23 rolling out through Privacy and Security settings is an awkward update path for a feature that should just work out of the box.