Behaviour of swipe to search gesture changed after google app update!

After the google app got updated the behaviour of the swipe-to-search gesture apparently changed. Before the update you just swiped up from the homebutton on the homescreen and the cursor was placed in the google search bar. The keyboard appeared and you were immediately able to start typing.
Now after the update a new blank windows is opening when you swipe up that looks a little like google now. It showes the google search bar in the middle of the screen and you have to click it to place the cursor in the search bar that moves up to the screen after you clicked it. And then you're finally able to type.
Does anyone know a way to change that behaviour back to how it once was and is there a way to let the google developers know, that it sucks the way it is?
And is anybody sharing my anger about that stupid change of a perfectly working app?

Row/Columns changed on their own, no idea what happened. Optimized 12.1 - 1337m

I've had this ROM for about a month now, when I first got it I changed the DPI to have more icons per row. A couple days ago, with no apparent cause, it reverted to 4 icons/row and my old 6icons/row is applied to the app drawer instead (I think that's what it's called). I was really confused as I haven't been tweaking any settings for a while. I tried changing DPI back and forth hoping it would fix itself but it didn't, any ideas?

Changed /system to f2fs, cannot change back to ext4

I changed /system partition to f2fs for using temasek. Now I want to change it back to ext4. I converted all the other partitions to ext4 successfully. But when I try to change /system to ext4, it appears to go successfully. However, when I reboot, it still shows f2fs in the TWRP recovery.
I am using latest TWRP recovery (2.8.7.0_7 I believe).
Can anyone help me on this?

IMEI has changed. What has happened?

My IMEI has changed and I don't know what has happened. Here's what I have done:

1. Bought a used S3, 9300 international with cracked screen.

2. Changed the screen

3. Tried a call. Worked fine, but the proximity sensor did not work.

4. Did Method 2 on this page: http://www.androidlegend.com/how-to-...samsung-phone/

5. Since the phone now was rooted, I reflashed it but I picked the wrong firmware on sammobil, picked TEN instead of NEE. Both are used in Norway.

6. Went through the wizard, but could not get registered on the network.

7. Reflashed, correctly with NEE this time. Thought that the firmware was to blame. No change.

8. Checked the IMEI and it is a completely different number than what is under the battery.

The IMEI which is under settings reports as a "Digiphone" on imei.info.

What has happened? How can my imei change like that? I did not check the imei before I did method 2 in the link above, but at that time the phone was working.

Is there any way to reset the imei number? This is just the strangest thing :(