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Tuesday Poll: A Phone’s Back Button Belongs on the Left or Right?

Kellen February 21, 2017 170

My mention of Samsung's navigation button order being "wrong" in the previous post seems to have sparked quite the conversation over which order people prefer. Of course, when that happens, a poll must follow, thus the existence of this follow-up post. So let'...

Google Product Lead Requesting Customer Feedback for the Pixel, Ideas to Improve

Tim February 17, 2017 125

Over on Google's product forum, a product lead for the Pixel team is requesting honest feedback. More precisely, Krishna Kumar wants to hear what folks like about the Pixel's design (hardware), as well as what folks don't like. To cap it off, Kumar is also...

Google Rolling Out Instant Tethering to Nexus and Pixel Devices

Tim February 10, 2017 44

Instant Tethering, a feature created by Google to make the act of tethering two devices somewhat magical, is officially rolling out to a select number of devices. According to Google's Omri Amarilio, the feature utilizes Bluetooth to establish a connection...

February’s Android Security Update Goes Live With Factory Images for Nexus, Pixel

Kellen February 6, 2017 41

Google just posted the Android security update for February 2017 and the files are already live for a number of devices. So far, we are seeing 7.1.1 files for Pixel and Pixel XL (NOF26V, NOF26W), Pixel C (N4F26O), Nexus 6P (N4F26O, NUF26K), Nexus 5X (N4F26O),...

Android 7.1.2: You Can Now Choose Where to Set Live Wallpapers

Tim February 2, 2017 31

Android 7.1.2 has been out for a couple of days and we are still digging through what appears to be a pretty small, incremental update. However, we have stumbled upon one small change, pointed out by a reader who sent us a tweet. With live wallpapers from...

3 Months Later: It’s Still the Google Pixel for Me

Kellen February 1, 2017 179

The few months in between the end of the holiday season and the end of February the following year are some of my favorites. Because new flagship phone releases almost always come to a stand still during these times, we often get to settle in to a phone and...

Android 7.1.2 Beta OTA Rolling Out to Enrolled Users

Tim January 31, 2017 49

For anyone not down with flashing builds manually, it appears that Google has green-lighted the OTA update rollout for Android 7.1.2. Keep in mind, this OTA is only available to those with a compatible device (Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 5X, Nexus Player, and Pixel...

Android 7.1.2 Beta Images Now Available for Download as Builds NPG05D and NPG05E (Updated)

Kellen January 31, 2017 15

Google has now posted the factory image files and release notes for the Android 7.1.2 beta that was announced yesterday. As of this moment, Google has posted builds NPG05D and NPG05E. Currently, we are seeing files for the Pixel C (NPG05D), Nexus Player (...