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Future Google Pixel phones won’t be getting unlimited Photo storage after all?
Yesterday we were hit with Google's new Photos storage policy, upsetting everyone. The small glimmer of light in the news was the fact that Pixel devices up to the current Pixel (Pixel 5)...
Google Photos unlimited high quality storage will end next year
One of the best things about Google Photos is the unlimited free storage of “high quality” photos you take but that is all set to an end because Google Photos has been too successful.
Today...
Marc Levoy, former Pixel camera lead gives an interview on the balance of camera...
Marc Levoy, who was a “Distinguished Engineer” working at Google until he abruptly left the company earlier this year and is now working at Adobe, has overnight sat down for an interview with The...
Android 11 rolling out to supported Google Pixel phones now!
Not much has arrived on time this year but it seems that COVID-19 and civil unrest have not slowed down Google in their work on Android 11. Good news for Pixel users (and...
Report suggests Google will use their own custom chipset in Pixels come 2021
Google Pixel smartphones have always housed Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets but next year that is apparently going to change according to a new report from Axios today.
The new chipsets, codenamed "Whitechapel" are being designed for...
Google updates their developer preview site, get ready for the Android 11 Developer Preview
Earlier this morning Google updates their developer preview website with references to Android 11. While some manufacturers are still stuck on Android 9 it seems that Google is readying their site for the...
Monthly security update for December 2019 rolling out now
The final security update of 2019 has started rolling out to Pixel phones today. The update included the usual security patches along with various bug fixes.
The phones who have started receiving the update...
Generation one Pixel phones get a reprieve for another month
It seems the reports of the death of the Pixel one and it's updates were a bit premature according to a statement provided to Android Police today.
Although the Pixel has already been...
Google says goodbye to security updates for Original Google Pixel owners
With the November security updates rolling out today, it seems as if the original Google Pixel and Pixel XL have finally reached their end of life, at least as far as Google updates are...
Google rolling out “Rules” automation feature to Pixel phones
Early in the Android 10 beta program we saw hints of a new automation feature codenamed Routines that would be arriving on Android 10 but come Android 10 release, and the Pixel release, and...
Google to release a 5G Pixel phone next year
Although the 5G market is still extremely small and the footprint is even smaller it is the next level for smartphone vendors to step up. With Apple not releasing a 5G smartphone this...
October security updates rolling out to Google Pixel phones today
The monthly security update bulletin for Android has just been released, and with it the factory images and OTA files for supported Pixel devices.
Google is rolling out the October Security fix for Android, with...
True to the rumours Android 10 arrives in stable form for Google Pixel (and...
We have heard and seen many rumours that pointed to an Android 10 release on September 3 and now that it is September 3 in the US the rumours have been proven correct with...
Google publishes the Android Q security bulletin: release imminent?
We are not expecting Android Q to arrive any time soon but today Google have released the security bulletin for Android Q suggesting otherwise.
Although on Android's security bulletin page Android Q is...
Google bringing the ability to communicate during an emergency call without speaking to Pixel...
It is quite simple to make an emergency call on an Android phone but if you are unable to speak due to the emergency (or other reason) then that makes placing the call more...