• Digital Trends: «Unless you're
a Pixel phone owner who travels abroad on a regular basis, we'd recommend looking elsewhere.»
The display is simply stunning and protecting it becomes paramount for any Google
Pixel phone owner.
Unless you're
a Pixel phone owner who travels abroad on a regular basis, we'd recommend looking elsewhere.
«Unless you're
a Pixel phone owner who travels abroad on a regular basis, we'd recommend looking elsewhere,» Waniata wrote in his review.
Verizon has the sole right to sell the Google Pixel phones as a carrier, but T - Mobile has a deal for you that might just tempt a few of
the Pixel phone owners towards committing to T - Mobile for the long run.
There are a handful of aggravating problems that have been plaguing
Pixel phone owners since the handsets debuted last year.
Not exact matches
For these two
phones and their adequate battery capacities, the charging rate and resulting times are sufficient, and
Pixel /
Pixel XL
owners have multiple options at their fingertips — one just needs to make sure the charger is able to meet the 9V / 2A or 5V / 3A requirements of the
phone, and that it meets specifications.
Google Assistant works when you say «OK, Google,» but
Pixel 2
owners will also be able to summon Google Assistant by squeezing the sides of their
phone.
I think it will probably be a worthwhile purchase for every
Pixel owner, and definitely worth mentioning as a potential reason to own the
phone.
Apart from the Nexus and
Pixel owners, pretty much every other company delayed the firmware updates to their
phones because of obvious development delays.
Back in February many Google
Pixel and
Pixel XL
owners reported experiencing issues related to the
phone repeatedly losing its Bluetooth connection.
On Friday, Android Police highlighted the latest in an endless string of issues with Google's new flagship
phones:
Pixel 2
owners are reporting that Google Assistant isn't working with Bluetooth headphones.
This could very well be in order to help
owners move over to whatever
Pixel or Android One
phone will be available by then.
It's almost identical to what
Pixel owners have on their
phone.
Google Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X
owners can start bracing themselves for what they have been waiting for since the release of the Google
Pixel and
Pixel XL
phones — Android 7.1.1 Nougat.
In recent days,
Pixel 2 and
Pixel 2 XL
owners started complaining about an issue with the
phone's battery life, namely that it had decreased substantially following the models» February update.
According to several leaked images and videos — including a diagram (seen below) of what appears to be the S8
owner's manual — the
phone will utilize virtual buttons that appear when you need them, likely similar to the method on the
Pixel and other
phones, by swiping down when in an app that doesn't already work them into the interface.
Whether you're a
Pixel owner or you've got the new
Pixel 2 or
Pixel 2 XL, we've been through Android Oreo to bring you a detailed guide to get the most out of your new
phones.
A good number of Google
Pixel 2
owners will tell you how good a device the
phone is.
It may be a while before all the eligible Nexus devices receive the factory image for their
phones, but as of now
owners of the
Pixel C, the Nexus 5X as well as the Nexus Player and WiFi Nexus 9 can download the new Nougat version build.
Google
Pixel owners have taken to the company's Product Forums to complain about a new software issue: the
phone isn't backing up properly, in some cases failing to backup everything including call history, text messages, and app data, among other things.
Some Google
Pixel owners are reporting that the Google Assistant app now allows the
phones to control smart home devices by itself.
While the Google Assistant on the
Pixel phone can tell the difference between the voice of the
phone owner and other people when they say «OK Google,» the Home has no such capability at the moment.
As a result, Google has been on quite the marketing spend over the last few weeks to ensure that smartphone
owners, both accustomed to Google (and Android) or not, are aware of the
Pixel phones and what they can do.
Today, we no longer have to envy
Pixel 2
owners, as a new app will give you that clean stock Android look on any
phone.
Luckily, many
Pixel owners will be getting it for free, and as more
phones come out that work with Daydream, the low $ 79 price tag might seem worth it.
When Google announced the fingerprint gestures for
Pixel phones on launch, Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P
owners felt left out.
During its year on the market, many
Pixel owners have reported various problems with Bluetooth, ranging from the
phone turning off Bluetooth overnight to random connection drops when streaming to speakers or headphones.
Google
Pixel root images and the bootloader unlock for Verizon models are now out, and that means
owners of the
Phone by Google can now take things to the next level in terms of customizing their Android smartphones.
In addition,
owners of older Google
phones — such as the original Google
Pixel, the Nexus 6P, and the Nexus 5X — have also had success with the modded version of the app.
Verizon locks its
phones and while last year an exploit enabled
Pixel and
Pixel XL
owners to unlock their
phones, this year it seems that a fastboot exploit does the trick, triggering a menu that allows users to unlock the bootloader.
Previously,
owners of Google Home speakers or
Pixel phones would have their shopping lists saved to Google Keep, which is the company's service for notes and lists.
This one's just for
Pixel 2
owners: After upgrading to Android 8.1, the
Pixel 2 smartphone can finally utilize its Visual Core chip, which improves photo quality throughout the
phone, including inside of apps such as Instagram and Snapchat.
The service will be exclusive to
owners of the new
Pixel phones, at least initially.
Pixel has additional perks for its
owners as they are the first to receive new feature updates, something Android
phones are notoriously bad at.
Google
Pixel owners will get an exclusive first look at Lens later this year, and the
Pixel 2 will be the first
phone to ship with Lens loaded onto it.
Some 6P
owners claim that they were provided with 32 GB
Pixel XL
phones, others got the 128 GB variant.
Some
Pixel 2
owners say they experience a high - pitch frequency and clicking sound when the
phone is to the ear like on a call — when the screen is on and unlocked.
Some reviewers and
Pixel 2 XL
owners said they have blotchy, grainy screens, too, though it looks like those
phones may have come from a bad batch as people said they haven't seen those issues after Google replaced their units.
Pixel owners running Android 8.1 Oreo and facing these problems can provide feedback to Google by navigating to their
phone's main settings menu and heading to «About
phone» and «Send feedback about this device» sections.
Finally, neither
phone sports a microSD card slot, but that is something that Nexus and
Pixel owners are used to at this point.
9to5Google reports that some
owners of Google's Nexus and
Pixel devices running Android Nougat can now activate Instant Apps support in the settings on their
phones.
A number of
Pixel 2 and
Pixel 2 XL
owners have reported on the
Pixel User Community forums that the included headphone adapter is not working on their
phones.
Update: After some Google
Pixel owners had their
phones blacklisted by Project Fi, it miraculously happened that the
phones started being whitelisted, with Google nor Project Fi team saying nothing about the same.
The
Pixel phones have even been bundled with an exclusive feature that will see every
owner of the
phone able to access 24/7 customer support services from wherever they are.
The Mountain View - based search giant behind two generations of
Pixel phones now must tackle accusations in two different cases, one regarding the faulty microphones that caused so many headaches for OG
Pixel and
Pixel XL
owners, and another actually concerning the universally liked Project Fi.
It turns out that some Google
Pixel owners are also finding that their new Google
phones are powering down when the remaining charge reaches about 30 %.
Pixel owners, be sure to hit the comments and let us know whether you're seeing today's inaugural update for Google's new
phones.
As a Google
phone,
Pixel owners shouldn't have much to worry about in this category as the handset will automatically download and install the latest Android updates in the background, making the process about as seamless as possible.
Pixel 2
owners who grip their
phones hard better like digital assistants, as squeezing the smartphone launches the Google Assistant.