Google’s new Pixel battery widget update in Android 15 is the kind of tiny visual tweak that looks nice in screenshots but leaves power users asking why the basics still aren’t fixed. Material You polish, same old battery story The latest Android 15 Beta 4 quietly updates the Pixel battery widget with a subtle Material […]
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Pixel Launcher’s “long names” fix misses the point
The Pixel Launcher’s new “long app names” toggle is exactly the kind of feature that makes you wonder what Google’s priorities are for Android 15. What the new “long app names” toggle actually does In Android 15 Beta 3, Google quietly slipped a new option into Pixel Launcher settings: a toggle to show “long app […]
Pixel 8a: The $500 ‘Budget Flagship’ That Undercuts Itself
If you’re eyeing the Pixel 8a as a cheaper way into Google’s ecosystem, you need to slow down and look past the marketing. On paper, this is the most serious A‑series Google has ever shipped: Tensor G3, 120Hz OLED, seven years of updates, and most of the Pixel 8 camera magic. In practice, it lands […]
Pixel 8a display output may arrive via Android 15
Samsung has shipped over 100 million DeX-capable phones, yet Google’s own mid-range Pixel 8a only now looks set to catch up on wired display output with Android 15. That’s the headline emerging from new reports that the Pixel 8a, when running the latest Android 15 beta, can push video over USB-C to external monitors. It’s […]