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Pixel Owners Get Exclusive Behind the Scenes VR “Isle of Dogs” Spotlight Story

Kellen February 16, 2018 9

Fan of Wes Anderson films and own a Pixel or Pixel 2? You've got exclusive content to consume involving his latest film, "Isle of Dogs." Google announced today that a behind the scenes virtual reality experience for the movie is now available through the...

DEAL: Sign-Up for Project Fi and Buy a Fi Phone, Get an $80 Credit

Kellen February 15, 2018 5

Google's Project Fi really wants you to leave your current carrier and come join its wireless party. Google is currently trying to entice you to do that by offering you an $80 credit if you come over and buy a Project Fi phone, like the Pixel 2, Pixel XL, or...

IDC: Google Doubles Smartphone Shipments in 2017, Essential Ships Just 90,000

Kellen February 12, 2018 45

The number of phones a company sells isn't typically an area we focus a lot of our time on, here at Droid Life, but when numbers for companies like Google and Essential pop up, it's worth a minute of discussion. For Google, we get to see if their seriousness...

Google’s New Winter Sports and Blocks AR Stickers are Here for Your Pixel, Pixel 2

Kellen February 8, 2018 5

New AR stickers are here for your Pixel and Pixel 2! Google told us that new sticker packs were coming and they went live today. We've got Winter Sports and Blocks AR stickers, both of which need an update to the AR Stickers app in order to work on your Pixel...

Google Play Services 12.2.09 Seems to Enable the “Check for Update” Button on Pixel Phones

Kellen February 6, 2018 94

Just this morning, your boy was being his usual smarmy self on Twitter by taking subtweety shots at Google and their Pixel phones' "Check for update" button, because it still doesn't work after one of their engineers told us a couple of times now that it...

February’s Android Security Update Goes Live for Nexus and Pixel Devices

Kellen February 5, 2018 33

Google just dropped the February 2018 security patch for Nexus and Pixel devices on us, the same update that should include 3rd party access for camera apps with Pixel Visual Core. At this time, we already have both factory image and OTA files, so choose...

Google is Cleaning Up the Android Beta Program Page

Kellen January 23, 2018 10

If you cruise over to the Android Beta Program page today, you'll more than likely have a message awaiting you that says "there are no eligible devices associated with this Google account." That's odd, right? You own a Pixel or Pixel 2 or Nexus 6P and...

Google Starts Rolling Out WiFi Speed Labels Feature to Android 8.1

Kellen January 22, 2018 15

With the introduction of Android 8.1, Google tossed in a feature that'll surely come in handy as you enter a public space and want to jump on an open WiFi network. It's a speed estimate or speed label that'll tell you the type of connection you should expect...