Kellen, Author at Droid Life

Google Wallet - California Drivers License

Google Wallet Users in California Can Add Their Driver’s License

Kellen August 23, 2024 14

Google began adding driver's license support to Google Wallet back in 2022 and has slowly expanded the option to new states. This week, they've added a fifth state in California. Folks with an Android phone and who live in California can jump on into Google...

Pixel 9 Setup Process Gets Several Big Upgrades

Kellen August 23, 2024 18

As Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL orders arrive, the setup process will begin where you take all that's on your old phone and bring it to the new. For this launch, Google has done a bunch of improvements to the setup process. Like, not even kidding here - there...

Pixel Tablet With Stand is $250 Off for a Couple of Hours

Kellen August 22, 2024 2

In need of a Google Pixel Tablet with a hefty discount? Best Buy is running a daily deal of sorts today that could get you just that tablet with a $250 price drop. And this is the one with the stand too, in case you need that to let this tablet act as a smart...

Android 15 QPR1 Beta Now Available to Pixel Devices!

Kellen August 22, 2024 11

Google told us to get ready for Android 15 QPR1 about a week ago, right as the Pixel 9 was announced. Today, they went ahead and released it for almost all of the still-supported Pixel devices. At the moment, Google is only listing the Pixel 6 up through the...

Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro Added to Android 15 Beta

Kellen August 22, 2024 1

Pre-orders of the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL should be arriving on doorsteps today. If you ended up buying one, I'm here to tell you that you can immediately take that Pixel 9 series phone out of the box, walk through setup, and then join the...

Pixel 9 Pro Battery Life is Really, Really Good

Kellen August 21, 2024 43

Should you go back through several reviews of Pixel phones that I've written over the years, one thing you might have noticed is that I rarely rave about battery life on any of Google's phones. My testing typically ends up showing either solid battery life (...

Pixel 9 Pro Hardware So Good, Your iPhone Should Be Jealous

Kellen August 21, 2024 25

When the first leaks of the Pixel 9 series arrived, we weren't alone in thinking that the devices looked similar to Apple's iPhone. The flat edges, logo styling, and rounded corners all gave off an iPhone vibe, even if there is still so much Google as a part...

Pixel 9 Pro’s New Fingerprint Reader, Modem Impress Us

Kellen August 21, 2024 60

We've made so many jokes over the years about the in-display fingerprint reader used in Google's most recent Pixel phones, because the sensor has been so bad that with every update, folks take to comment sections and reddit to proclaim that the update has...