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An Old Google Pixel Phone Could Help You Keep Unlimited Google Photos Backups

Kellen February 1, 2021 29

In a few months, Google Photos will lose its access to unlimited high quality photo uploads. It'll bring on tough choices for some, as their entire photo histories are on Google Photos, and they'll need to decide if sticking with Google is the play or if...

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...

Check Your Mailboxes: Google Pixel Microphone Lawsuit Settlement Checks Arriving

Kellen February 19, 2020

The original Google Pixel, while a decent phone that launched a line of devices known as camera kings, wasn't perfect. It was built by HTC and had all sorts of hardware issues that led to at least one lawsuit. That lawsuit, which involved the microphones and...

Call Recording in Google’s Phone App Looks Like This

Kellen January 29, 2020

When we told you a couple of weeks ago that the Google Phone app would soon be able to record incoming and outgoing calls, we weren't sure we would see the feature arrive so quickly. But thanks to a new update to the app, we might be days away from Google...

December 2019 Android Security Update Now Available for Pixel Devices (Updated)

Kellen December 2, 2019

The final Android update of the year is here! Google has posted the December Android security patch for its Pixel phones. That includes images and OTA files for the Pixel and Pixel XL, which should be the last for the original Pixel phones. We seem to be...

RIP, “OG” Pixel: For Real This Time

Tim December 2, 2019

We learned in early November, shortly after the November security patch rolled out, that the original Pixel and Pixel XL would receive one final update -- December's patch. That patch is now rolling out, and with it, comes the end for the OG Pixel devices. As...

Pixel Phones Get a Sweet New Vibratin’, Ringin’ Feature

Kellen November 8, 2019

Google quietly rolled out a new feature to Pixel phones this week that gives you more flexibility with the reaction your phone has to incoming calls. Think of it as the perfect combo between vibration and ringing. Previously referred to as "Ramping Ringer,"...

Pixel and Pixel XL Will See One Final Update in December

Kellen November 5, 2019

After yesterday's November Android update arrived on the Pixel 2, Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, and Pixel 4, we assumed that the lack of Pixel or Pixel XL updates meant the end of the road for the original. Today, we're learning that there will be one final update in...