Everyone calls Pixels the “pure” Android experience; right now, it feels more like the beta Android experience. Over the last few days, more Pixel owners have run into a weird and incredibly annoying problem: you tap an icon to open one app, and your phone reopens the app you just closed instead. This Pixel gesture […]
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Google Pixel 8a suddenly makes sense — but barely
The Google Pixel 8a is suddenly being called a brilliant buy. I get the argument, but I’m still not convinced Google actually nailed this one. When a mid-range phone needs a price cut, multiple promos, and leaks of its replacement to “make sense,” that’s not smart planning. That’s Google backing into value by accident. As […]
Pixel Camera 10.1 finally fixes what Google broke
The Pixel Camera 10.1 update is the best thing to hit Pixel photography in years – mostly because it finally undoes Google’s own bad decisions. For an Android camera app that’s supposed to set the standard, the Pixel Camera has been coasting on image processing while ignoring basic usability for far too long. Now Google […]
Google Pixel software tricks are great, but fragile
Everyone keeps saying every Android brand has its own software magic. I disagree: most are minor skins, while Google’s Pixel software actually feels different. On paper, Pixel isn’t special anymore. Plenty of phones match or beat the hardware: 120Hz OLED displays, 5000mAh batteries, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 or Dimensity 9300 chips are everywhere. But […]