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 […]
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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 […]
Pixel Launcher search tweak may finally fix app launch delay
Shocking stat first: Android users unlock their phones hundreds of times per day, and a huge chunk of those taps end in the Pixel Launcher search bar. If you use a modern Pixel as your main phone, the search box at the bottom of the home screen is basically your app drawer, settings shortcut, and […]
Android’s multi-device sync problem hits the Fold 7
The Pixel line and Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 feel like two different futures for Android: one built around smart software, the other around ambitious hardware. When you move your life from a Pixel to the Galaxy Z Fold 7, you gain a tablet-sized canvas, a 120Hz inner AMOLED, and serious multitasking. However, you also […]