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The Pixel 6 phones are coming. How will they measure up to the Pixel 5? Google … Source link

“Android Auto for phone screens” had an Android Auto-like UI, but it ran directly on the phone screen. Google … Source link

Google’s Pixel phones have a lot going for them. Juan Garzon/CNET Are you looking for a smartphone… Source link

Google’s Pixel 6 is shaping up to be the company’s most ambitious smartphone in years, largely due to the new, custom-designed Tensor processor, which aims to catapult Google to the forefront of the smartphone market with the power of Google’s years of machine learning experience. And Google needs it: despite the popularity of Pixels in tech circles, its phones just aren’t popular sellers in the US, barely moving the needle compared to juggernauts like Samsung and Apple or even

Google is announcing the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro today, though it might be better to call it a preview or a tease. Rather than releasing all the details on its new Android phones, Google is instead putting the focus on the new system on a chip (SoC) that will be inside the new Pixels. It’s called the Tensor SoC, named after the Tensor Processing Units (TPU) Google uses in its data centers. Tensor is an SoC, not a single processor. And so while it’s fair to call it Google-designed,… Source link

AT&T and Google have announced that all Android phones on the network will use Google’s Android Messages app for SMS and RCS services. T-Mobile made the exact same partnership deal with Google in March, which leaves Verizon as the only US carrier who hasn’t committed to switching its customers to Android Messages by default. Along with the switch to Messages comes another important shift: real interoperability with RCS on other networks. AT&T has supported RCS for awhile now, but… Source link

Over the weekend, Google and the state of Massachusetts managed to make creepy COVID tracking apps even creepier by automatically installing them on people’s Android phones. Numerous reports on Reddit, Hacker News, and in-app reviews claim that “MassNotify,” Massachusetts’ COVID tracking app, silently installed on their Android device without user consent. Google gave the following statement to 9to5Google, and the company does not deny… Source link

The Honor 50 series will be able to ship with Google’s apps and services, Honor officially announced today as it launched the Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro in China. In a statement, Honor says its phones will go through Google’s security review and that “Honor devices will therefore have the option to have Google Mobile Services (“GMS”) preinstalled on compatible devices, in accordance with Google’s licensing and governance models.” “Consumers will be able to experience Honor… Source link

A victory, of sorts. Screenshot by ZDNet It doesn’t seem long ago that I was marveling at Google‘s sense of humor. more Technically Incorrect Somehow, the company had found more and more entertaining ways of encouraging you to switch to its Pixel phones. Here, recently, was a… Source link

I have to wonder about Google’s sales expectations for the Pixel 5 vs. the 4a 5G. They have some differences, but they were both released at the same time, so Google knew people would have to make a choice between them. Let’s look at the major differences. The Pixel 5 has a screen with a higher refresh rate, but 98% of you won’t really notice the difference. The Pixel 5 has two more gigabytes of RAM, but again, most of you won’t notice. The 5′s battery is slightly bigger but not enough… Source link