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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...

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...

The traditional root method no longer works on the Pixel XL once you update your device to Android 8.0 Oreo. Luckily there is already a root method for the device. GroovinChip of XDA also put together a step by step guide for the method which is linked below. To get your updated device rooted...

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...

Mophie has become the industry standard when it comes to external battery packs for phones. They are known to have trustworthy high quality batteries that attach to your phone in the form of a case giving your phone double and sometimes even triple battery life. The Mophie pack for the Pixel XL...

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...

If you have been running the Android O Developer Preview 1 over the past few weeks on the Pixel and Pixel XL you have been doing so without root since there has previously been no root method. Today that changes! Pixel user Sachi31 discovered and posted a new root method for Android O...

You can now update your Pixel or Nexus devices to the latest and greatest version of Android 7.1.2. This new update also includes the April security patches. If the update has not rolled out to your device you can flash it manually as Google has made available the Factory Images for many...

If you have been one of the many that have suffered with the bluetooth bug on the Pixel and Pixel XL it looks like Google may have issued a fix via server side update. An early bug in the Pixel was causing failed bluetooth connectivity in cars. A new issue came up later after the release where...

According to an Android Police report Google will stick with the marine life codenames when it comes to the Pixel and Pixel XL. They are reporting the new codenames for the devices with be Muskie and Walleye. We don't know which will be the larger or smaller phone, but we have already see the...

Many Pixel and Pixel XL owners have been reporting a huge problem. They are experiencing failing microphones. When your phone's microphone fails it is essentially useless for important things like phone calls. The cause of this issue may have been identified by Google employee Brian Rakowski who...

CopperheadOS is an open source version of AOSP that focuses on security. Their software is available to download and install for free for many Nexus devices, but they also sell their software preinstalled on some phones. Now they are pre-installing the software on Pixel and Pixel XL devices...

Android 7.1.2 began to roll out to those of you enrolled in the Beta program yesterday. This is great if you are already on stock and aren't running some sort of custom rom. If you are running custom firmware you would need to manually install the Android 7.1.2 Beta image, and now you can. The...

Last week we started hearing reports of Nexus 6P users who were running Android Nougat complaining of their devices shutting down early at 25-35% battery. There has been no explanation and no fix from Google so far on this, although they have acknowledged this as a real issue and are currently...

Google has built a security feature into Android which will lock you out of your device if you Factory Reset your phone without first deleting your accounts from the device. The only way to get past the FRP lock out is to enter your Google account information. That is great if you are locked out...

Nougat has been rooted, but everytime Google sends out an update for the Pixel and Pixel XL root is lost, and we have to wait for Chainfire to figure out a new way to root these devices on the new update. The good news is that it looks like Chainfire has figured out a way to keep the Pixel...

One of the main issues that arrived early on with the Pixel and Pixel XL was an issue with Band 4 LTE which meant mediocre to terrible 4G reception for some users. Bugs like these are normal early on and are the sacrifices early adopters are generally willing to make in order to use the latest...

While Google is currently rolling out the 7.1.1 Developer Preview 2 beat builds to Nexus users they are officially rolling out a new Pixel update in Canada. The update brings Canadian Pixels to build number NPF26J. Earlier today this was thought to be an accidental roll out of a preview build...

If price has been an issue for you in regards to the new Pixel lineup the good news is that Verizon will be offering a killer deal on the phone this Thursday and Friday. You can get the 32GB version for just $10 per month while the 128GB version will set you back just $15 per month. You will...