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January 2023 Android Security Update Available for Google Pixel Phones

Kellen January 3, 2023 34

Welcome to a new year and also to the first Google Pixel update of the year. Google kicked off 2023 by releasing the January Android security patch and update for the Pixel 4a up through the Pixel 7. I know this may seem like a day late and a weird Tuesday...

Pixel’s At a Glance Soon to Get Ring Video Doorbell Support

Tim July 22, 2022 7

Code discovered in the updated Android System Intelligence points to the coming of support for Ring video doorbells inside of Google Pixel's At a Glance feature. Currently, Nest video doorbells are all that's supported by At a Glance, but with this change, it...

Google’s Pixel Foldable Might Have a Better Design Than Samsung’s Fold

Kellen January 13, 2022 63

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 might be the king of foldables, but that doesn't mean it is a perfect device. Not only is the Fold 3 ridiculously heavy and awkward to use when you leave the couch, it's inner main display is a weird shape, as is its outer cover display....

Android 12’s New Material You Weather Widgets are Here

Kellen October 19, 2021 10

From at least Google I/O, Google has been teasing new Material You themed weather widgets on the home screens of its Android 12 mock-ups. With each beta update, we looked to see if they had finally arrived only to find disappointment. And then last night, a...

Pixel Sounds Update Brings New Design, Lovely New Tones

Kellen October 15, 2021 7

Google started pushing out an update to its "Sounds" app for Pixel phones today that not only brings a refreshed UI, it adds a new category of sounds called "Material Adventures." The new sounds are absolutely lovely. If you open Google Play at the moment, or...

Android 12.1 for Foldables Gets an Early Preview

Kellen September 28, 2021 5

The assumption today, based on all sorts of reported evidence, is that Google will release a point update to Android 12 in the very near future, likely as a way to welcome in additional foldable support that could see the light first on a Pixel foldable device...

Poll: Foldables, Do You Care About Them Yet?

Kellen September 24, 2021 84

Foldables were supposed to be the next big thing, the evolution of the smartphone or personal computer into a device that could do more while remaining portable. Samsung is very much leading the charge for them, Huawei dabbled in the idea for a couple of...

September 2021 Android Security Update Now Available for Google Pixel Phones

Kellen September 7, 2021 19

The stable version of Android 12 could be here any week, but that doesn't mean Google will skip the monthly Android security patch as we wait. September's Pixel update is here for the Pixel 3 through the new Pixel 5a. Currently, we are seeing new 11.0.0 files...