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Android 8.1 Developer Preview 2 Now Available!

Kellen November 27, 2017 29

As we reach the final days of November, Google has blessed us with the latest Android 8.1 developer preview. This is developer preview 2 and drops in as build OPP6.171019.012. This latest preview is available to all participating devices, including the Nexus...

Pixel and Pixel XL Get More of the Pixel 2 Launcher Experience

Kellen November 22, 2017 14

With the update to Android 8.1, the Pixel and Pixel XL gained a lot of the Pixel 2's new experience. The update, for the most part, included everything that had been tweaked about the Pixel 2's software, without the full Pixel Launcher goodness. That has now...

Google Lens Now Officially Rolling Out to All Pixel Phones in Google Assistant

Kellen November 21, 2017 12

In recent days, we have seen the Google Lens icon pop-up at random in Google Assistant on a handful of Pixel phones, leading us to assume that/wonder if the rollout of its full feature set had begun. Google confirmed that to be the case this afternoon, saying...

DEAL: Verizon Also Drops Cases by 50%, Including Tons of Pixel and Pixel XL Cases

Kellen November 20, 2017 6

I know that there aren't a ton of you out there who own a Moto Z phone, so that 50% off Moto Mods deal from Verizon may not have grabbed your attention. How does 50% off a Pixel or Pixel XL case sound, though? Verizon has currently slashed most of its original...

Google Starts Sharing Additional Pixel and Nexus Improvements Baked Into Monthly Security Patches

Kellen November 7, 2017 42

Along with yesterday's November security patch, Google began sharing specific changes made to their Pixel and Nexus line-up through a separate bulletin. In this bulletin, Google not only points out the security vulnerabilities that were addressed for Pixel and...

November’s Android Security Update Goes Live With Factory Images for Nexus, Pixel (Updated)

Kellen November 6, 2017 52

Google just posted the Android security update for November 2017 and the files are already live for a number of devices, both Pixel and Nexus. So far, we are seeing 8.0.0 files for Pixel 2 (OPD1.170816.025, OPD3.170816.023, OPD1.170816.018, OPD2.170816.015,...

Tip: If You had Device Protection on Your Old Pixel and Traded It in, Get a Partial Refund

Kellen November 2, 2017 12

If you picked up a new Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL from Google and traded in your old Pixel or Pixel XL from the Google Store, you might be able to get a partial refund on your old Device Protection plan. At least one of our readers did just that and will get back $...

Video: What’s New in Android 8.1

Kellen October 27, 2017 30

Since Android 8.1 is now available and began rolling out through the Android Beta Program yesterday afternoon, we've spent enough time with it now to show you the biggest new stuff inside. And when we're talking about big, new goodness, we're talking about the...