Tag Archives: Pixel

The Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 have arguably the best designs in the smartwatch space. Their minimal case shapes and globed glass make for one pretty watch that is unfortunately not something that can be easily repaired. In fact, for both watches, if you were to crack the top glass, you would need a replacement, as Google can’t (won’t?) fix them. Because of this situation, Google appears have decided to launch a replacement program for both the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2. Each… Source link

Woot currently offers Google Pixel 7 Pro for $599.99 Prime shipped. Delivery will run you an extra $6 otherwise. Today’s offer applies to an unlocked 256GB capacity model, dropping it down from the original $999 price tag and $940 going rate at Amazon right now. Today’s discount saves you $399 and also marks the third-best price cut to date at within $80 of the all-time low. We breakdown how this smartphone stacks up against the 2023 roster below the fold, and our original… Source link

10 February 2024 Android Police dug out an interesting string of code suggesting a new feature is coming to Google Pixel phones, called Adaptive Touch Sensitivity. Judging by the code itself, it may enable future and current Pixel phones to adjust the display’s touch sensitivity depending on environmental factors, activity or whether or not a screen protector is applied. In fact, the Pixel 8 series can already detect a screen protector and once you apply one, the system… Source link

Amazon is ending the work week with a rare discount on the Google Pixel Fold. The unlocked foldable now drops down to $1,399 shipped with 256GB of storage in tow. Today’s offer is down from $1,799 and saves you $400 for only the second time. It’s matching the all-time low from Black Friday and beats our previous holiday mention from December by an extra $50. You’ll find today’s offer also matched over at Best Buy, too. Head below for more on this Google Pixel Fold deal.

Most people do not need to pay the premium for a foldable smartphone. But if you’ve got some cash to burn and have been looking to take the plunge, the Google Pixel Fold is one of our favorites, and a recent deal has dropped it down to $1,399. That’s still far from “affordable,” but it ties the largest discount we’ve seen for the unlocked 256GB model, taking $400 off Google’s list price. The offer is available at several retailers, including Amazon, Target, Best Buy and Google’s online… Source link

The dust has settled on the new Galaxy S24 lineup, and now a discount on the Google Pixel 8 Pro is arriving right on schedule. If you’re not sold by Samsung’s latest, Google’s newest smartphone is dropping to $799 shipped as its first discount since Galaxy Unpacked last month. This unlocked 128GB smartphone usually sells for $999 and is now seeing a $200 price cut down to match the all-time low. This is the same holiday pricing we saw through Black Friday, too. The $200 in… Source link

The Phone by Google (as it’s officially named) app is losing a “Nearby Places” feature that “allowed business name search queries entered into the Phone app to provide local business phone number results beyond just your personal contacts.”  Google says “only a very small number of people use this feature” as the “vast majority of users go to Google Search or Maps when seeking business-related phone numbers.” Some people liked this capability for… Source link

The Google Play System update for January has caused some problems on a “small number” of Pixel phones and Google has acknowledged the issue today. Through a community post, Google talks through a storage issue that popped up, saying that they are working on a fix while also providing a method to manually fix should you be willing to fire up the ol’ adb machine on your computer. Google points out that after applying the January Google Play System update, some users were noticing apps… Source link

After releasing Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.1 last week, Google is rolling out Beta 3.2 to address issues on the Pixel 5a. This is a “minor update to Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.1 is exclusively for Pixel 5a.” It addresses how last week’s update “caused the device to boot slowly and the user interface to lag or freeze.” AP11.231215.010 remains on the January 2024 security patch level. If you’re already enrolled in the Android 14 Beta program and have a Pixel 5a… Source link

Image Credits: Google Google announced today that its new Circle to Search feature is rolling out globally on the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. The new feature, which was unveiled earlier this month, lets users search from anywhere on their phone using gestures like circling, highlighting, scribbling or tapping. The tech giant believes the new feature aims to make it more natural to engage with Google Search whenever a questions pops into your head,… Source link