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Quite a few tech news sources have stated that Google plans to bring the Pixel 5 Extreme Battery Saver feature to older Pixel phones, via a feature drop sometime soon. I haven't seen any listing of which older Pixels. An excerpt from the Google blog: ..."you can save even more power with...

According to Google Android Nearby Share is finally ready to roll out. I for one am definitely looking forward to this, especially when it comes to Chrome OS (Chromebooks) later this year. Google didn't say how it's rolling out to select Pixel phones first (nor which ones). From Google...

There have been a lot of rumors and leaks surrounding this year's Pixel 4a, and it looks like the phone could be released this month. All you have to do is a quick Google /browser search and you can easily find & see all of the leaked specs, pictures, details, etc.; so I won't post any links...

i think it started as a single stuck pixel. i could just barely notice it and it was kind of blueish. on the left side of the screen a little above the center. i tried the stuck pixel fixer app and no change. after a few days it turned black. a few days later it is solid black and has gotten...

I have a Google Pixel with an unlocked boot loader but not currently rooted. I'm on Verizon and running Android 8.1.0. When I get a new voice mail it takes hours before the phone notifies me. If I'm expecting a call and poll by opening the phone app and switching to the VM tab I see the...

The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are the perfect phones for those who are still interested in rooting their device, that is as long as you are not the owner of a Verizon variant. Verizon has decided to lock down the bootloaders on their devices making rooting a thing of the past on their network. Last...

One of the new features included with the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL is the Always On Display. The feature has not officially made its way to older Google devices like the Pixel, Pixel XL or Nexus 6P, and it may never since Google likes to give their fans encouragement to buy new devices with...

One of the most innovative features of the new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL is Google Lens. The new feature builds on what we saw with Google Googles by utilizing ARCore and the Google Photos App. Google Lens allows you to point your phone at just about anything for identification. It's like the...

If you don't have to have the latest and greatest and really want a device with pure Android you can save some money on last year's Pixel devices. Google just reduced the price on both phones by $100. Now that the new Pixel devices are out Google is happy to get rid of last years stock. The...

As we suspected it turns out the Google Ultra Pixel that was leaked a few days back is a big fake. There are a few things that instantly threw up red flags. The name for one. Ultra Pixel is an HTC trademark referring to the camera abilities. I guess you could say that Google just acquired parts...

Ahead of the upcominning Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL announcement google has launched their new trade in program. With this new program you can send in your old device for up to $388 off your order. When you click buy you are taken to the options page, from there you can click the trade in button...

In an over the top move Google has decided to offer relief support to Hurricane Harvey victims in the form of free Pixel replacement phones. One of the most frequent Pixel complaints was that it didn't ship with any type of water resistance. With record breaking amounts of rain much of Houston...

We expect to see the official announcement of the Pixel 2 sometime next month. It looks like Google is already preparing for the launch of this device. They just uploaded a new "Data Transfer Toll" app to the Play Store. This seems to be a system app for the Pixel 2. There is currently a...

This month is slated to be a pretty big month for Android. We are looking forward to the release of both the LG V30 the Galaxy Note 8 as well as the Nokia 8. It looks like Google will be adding to the fun with the release of Android 8.0 O for the original Pixel and Pixel XL. According to...

The upcoming Google Pixel XL 2 is highly anticipated probably more so for its second to none software experience and not so much its design. That being said if the eventual design ends up being anything like the phone in this new concept video it may put even the Galaxy S8 to shame! The...

Just as the sound bug is being fixed by Google on Pixel devices another major bug turns up. Many Pixel and Pixel XL users are reporting a bug with the Pixel Launcher which takes away the Google Search function. When you press the mini bar the search history fails to load, suggestions won't load...

The Android O beta build has been available for Pixel devices for quite some time now. Many new features were even announced at Google I/O. At this point if you want to run Android O you need a Pixel device or other Google device. However you can now use the Pixel Android O Launcher on any...

Hello, I just received the latest security update from Google on my Pixel phone, so I don't know if that was what was responsible, or perhaps something else I've done, but I've noticed some changes to my volume settings. In Tasker, I used to be able to set most if not all of my volumes from...

Google just released their latest May security patch which did something a bit unexpected. It killed root on the Pixel and Pixel XL. If your phone was rooted with Chainfire's SuperSU then you lost root access after applying the update. Chainfire has explained why this happened and has also...

One thing I really like about Samsung's touchwiz is the ability to add a theme without having to root your device or flash a rom. For the past few years OEMs like Samsung and HTC have been including this ability in their stock software. Samsung's stock theme engine has attracted some very...