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I Forgot About Pixel’s Squeeze for Assistant and Now I Miss It

Kellen March 10, 2023 21

The arrival of the Pixel 2 line-up in 2017 meant the introduction of Active Edge as a method for launching Google Assistant. We're talking about the squeezy sides that the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL had that let you firmly grip your phone and fire up the Assistant...

Google, iFixit Partnership Will Make Fixing Your Pixel Phone a Total Breeze

Tim April 8, 2022 7

Google announced a new partnership with our friends at iFixit this week, one that will have Pixel owners fixing their phones up with official Pixel parts and iFixit-branded toolkits. According to Google, customers will be able to find spare parts for "common...

Pixel 2 Owners See End of Original Quality Google Photos Perk, Pixel 3 has a Year

Kellen January 14, 2021 15

Unlimited original quality uploads to Google Photos was without a doubt one of the best perks of the early Pixel phones. The original Pixel had it, as did the Pixel 2 and Pixel 3. Unfortunately, we knew that perk wasn't a forever bonus and that it would...

Pixel 2 XL is the Best Pixel of All Time, Right?

Kellen December 9, 2020 114

We said "Goodbye!" to continued software support for Google's Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL yesterday, marking the end of life for a phone line that we'll surely miss. Well, I can't say that so much about the regular Pixel 2, a smaller HTC-made phone whose dated...

This is the End: Pixel 2, 2 XL Receive Final Software Update

Tim December 8, 2020 36

The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are receiving their final software update this week, officially bringing an end of life to the devices. The update is labeled as RP1A.201005.004.A1 for both devices and likely includes some last security patches and bug fixes as...

December 2020 Android Security Update Now Available for Pixel Devices (Updated)

Kellen December 7, 2020 47

The December 2020 Android security update showed up this morning as expected and it's more than just a monthly patch for the Pixel 5, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4, Pixel 3a, and Pixel 3. The December Pixel Feature Drop is here too! Oh, and we say "Farewell!" to the Pixel...

Google Pixel Phones Keep Unlimited High Quality Photo Uploads Perk

Kellen November 11, 2020 32

Everyone is (rightly) pissed about the Google Photos news from this morning, but if you own a Pixel phone, life might not be so bad. Google has confirmed that the entire Pixel line-up through the Pixel 5 won't be impacted by the change that is eliminating free...

Google Photos Portrait Light Arrives on Older Pixel Phones

Kellen October 20, 2020 10

The new Portrait Light feature inside Google Photos is starting to arrive on older Pixel phones this week. As a feature first announced for the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G, you love to see such swift rollout to other devices within days of those phones launching....