Pixel 8 Pro - Droid Life

Pixel Phones Get New Scam Detection in Their Phone App

Kellen November 13, 2024 5

Because scammers love to call and impersonate places like your bank, Google is introducing a new Scam Detection feature for its Pixel phones that is a part of the Phone by Google app. The idea behind Scam Detection is to, well, detect scams in real-time using...

Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 is Here for Pixel Devices!

Kellen November 12, 2024 4

Google teased the kick off of Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 as coming "soon" at the beginning of the month. Today, they went ahead and flipped the release switch to "ON" and dropped the next big Android 15 update on us in beta form. If you like to test beta software...

Leak Suggests Pixel Owners Top Complaints are Indeed Battery Life and Overheating

Kellen November 11, 2024 9

Google's big bet on custom chips for their Pixel line-up of devices has had its ups and downs. Putting their Tensor-branded chips into Pixel phones starting with the Pixel 6 and taking us through the most recent Pixel 9 launch has returned positives like...

November 2024 Android Security Update Available for Google Pixel Devices

Kellen November 6, 2024 13

Following up the massive Android 15 update from last month for all of Google's still-supported Pixel devices, we have the November Pixel update rolling out with the latest Android security patches. As for which devices are getting the November Pixel update, it...

Verizon Details November Security Patch for Pixel Phones

Tim November 5, 2024 6

Verizon seems to be a tad early, detailing the November security patch for Pixel phones slightly ahead of Google. On its website where it lists software updates for phones on its network, the carrier shows that the latest security patch for each Pixel phone...

Download: Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 Released for Pixel Devices

Kellen October 23, 2024 4

Google just released the Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 for your Pixel device and it is time to update. Like with previous Android 15 QPR1 builds, Google has released factory image and OTA files for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel...

3 Quick Android 15 Settings to Change on Your Pixel Device

Kellen October 18, 2024 4

Now that Android 15 is on all of your Pixel devices, you are probably cruising through settings, wondering what you should be looking for that's new. We gave you a list of all of the new Pixel Feature Drop items already, but thought you might want at couple of...

Here’s How to Enable Android 15’s New Notification Syncing Between Pixel Devices

Kellen October 18, 2024 6

With the launch of Android 15 onto Pixel devices this week, Google pushed out a Feature Drop to celebrate the occasion. The new drop gave us at least 10 new features, one of which could be incredibly useful for those with multiple Pixel devices, including a...