Yesterday, Google teased the upcoming launch of a new “Nearby traffic” widget for Google Maps and highlighted five of their favorite Android widget features. The new widget, which Google says will be launched “in the coming weeks,” will show real-time traffic from your current location. Additionally, you will be able to zoom in and out […]
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Pixel “At a Glance” widget Nest Doorbell alerts rolling out
The June 2022 Pixel Feature Drop, announced at the start of the month, promised Pixel users new features for the “At a Glance” widget that is a fixture on the device’s home page. Three new widget features were announced as part of that drop: Flashlight reminders, Air Quality alerts, and a Nest Doorbell video feed. […]
Continue ReadingPixel users can now easily turn their flashlight off with one tap
Normally, enabling your phone’s flashlight consists of swiping down from the top notification shade to reveal the quick settings and then tapping the “Flashlight” icon. To turn it off, you have to go and do the same thing. In recent memory, Google has added more efficient ways of doing this like shaking the phone or […]
Continue ReadingJune 2022 Pixel Feature Drop begins rolling out today
It’s that time again, Team Pixel! Google’s latest Pixel drop has begun rolling out today, bringing a nice selection of helpful features as well as some fun and unexpected ones. The update will apply to Pixel 4 through Pixel 6 and 6 Pro devices. Here’s everything that was announced: Turn your videos into music with […]
Continue ReadingPSA: Please don’t buy a Pixel 6a from a random online Facebook or Ebay listing
For most people, this goes without saying, but given the events of the last week concerning Google’s two upcoming phones, I feel like we need to state it anyway: don’t buy unreleased phones from Ebay or Facebook if you actually intend to use the device for anything. After the random Pixel 7 being sold on […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 171: Robby loves the Pixel 6 Pro and MSI joins the Chromebox “game”
This week on The Chrome Cast, we dive into why Robby has come full circle and fallen in love with the Pixel 6 Pro. Despite the many high-end options on the market, the Pixel line has an intangible appeal and the 6 Pro is simply the best overall phone that Google has ever made. […]
Continue ReadingI was wrong: the Pixel 6 Pro is by far the superior Pixel experience [VIDEO]
Sometimes you just need time to lend you a bit of perspective. That’s 100% the case for me and the Pixel 6 Pro, a phone I personally dismissed in the early days as I decided which Pixel I’d pick up in late 2021. The story I told myself made a lot of sense at the […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming Pixel Tablet may come with USI stylus support
Google managed to surprise everyone when it announced at its I/O conference that a Pixel branded tablet was on its way in 2023 to become part of what is now known as the Pixel Portfolio. Still, the announcement was shrouded in mystery as it was limited to showing us what the tablet looked like from […]
Continue ReadingAn additional high-end Pixel may be coming to join the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro
Google hasn’t been shy about their upcoming Pixel-branded hardware. At Google I/O 2022 – the company’s yearly developer conference – the wraps were taken off of a slew of new devices, including the Pixel 6a, Pixel Buds Pro, Pixel Watch, Pixel Tablet and the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. For a company still relatively […]
Continue ReadingPixel and Android phones could soon detect when you snore or cough because why not
The second-generation Nest Hub in the past has added many health tracking features including the ability to detect when you’re snoring when noise occurs in your environment while you sleep, and well, how you’re sleeping overall. This is possible because the device’s sensors capture and process information securely on the device without sending anything to […]
Continue ReadingAndroid 13 Beta 2.1 patch rolling out now with bug fixes for Pixel phones
Android 13 began its public beta exactly a month ago, giving Android enthusiasts an early look at the new features the new iteration of the OS has to offer. These features include new notification permissions, a brand new photo picker, more support for themed app icons, improved localization, and more language support. Beta 2 followed […]
Continue ReadingIt looks like we might be waiting a while on Google’s first Pixel foldable
Go ahead and mark me down as not surprised on this one. While I’ve been pretty vocal about wanting a Pixel-branded folding device, the fact that nothing was mentioned about the so-called Pixel Notepad at Google I/O 2022 amidst a wave of new hardware told me all I needed to know. If Google was ready […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Pixel is now the #5 phone brand in the US thanks to 400% YoY growth
A few weeks back, a bit of misinformation made its way around the internet, alleging that Google’s Pixel 6 lineup was selling so poorly that wireless carriers were being internally rewarded to push these phones to customers. While not an abnormal practice in the wireless business, this did allude to the idea that Pixel 6 […]
Continue ReadingApex Legends Mobile: finally, a game that leverages the power of Pixel 6 Pro
If you’ve been around here for any amount of time, you know I’m a sucker for FPS (first-person shooter) games and am especially fond of both the Team Death Match and Battle Royale genres. There is no shortage of games that take full advantage of these characteristics and – not surprisingly – I spend most […]
Continue ReadingAndroid 12 QPR3 Beta 3 breaking Pixel Launcher app search for some
Android 12 QPR3 Beta 3 was made available to beta testers earlier this month as the third and final build before moving on to stable. The release was reported to include a few bug fixes pertaining to a white line on the screen of Pixel 6 Pro devices, a crashing issue with the NHS COVID-19 […]
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