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February Android security patches are rolling out now to Pixel phones; others to follow
Google's detailed what's coming in Android's February security patches today, with the updates rolling out to Pixel phones immediately alongside a small platform update.
Pixel phones move up to Android 9.0 (PQ2A.190205.001/2/3, depending on model),...
Google releases November Security patch for Android – Pixel and Nexus updates now available
As expected, Google has this morning released the November security patch for Android, with updates available now for selected Pixel and Nexus devices.
There's two releases as per usual, one dated the 1st of November...
Google have made a stylish new #teampixel Instagram account with some hidden prizes within
The Google Pixel 2, twelve months on, is still one of the best smartphone cameras available. Google have created a new Instagram account to showcase great shots taken by a Pixel phone and...
Pixel 2 XL gets a $400 price cut at JB HiFi for a limited...
You can almost smell the Pixel 3 stock arriving with sales on the previous generation phone starting in earnest. Today the 64GB Pixel 2 XL has taken a price cut at JB Hifi to...
Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL pricing, possibly revealed by this week’s iPhone...
Google's two Pixel product announcements have occurred a few weeks after Apple's September iPhone event, and this is - perhaps - no coincidence; not only does it give Google an idea of what it's...
Android 9.0 Pie September 2018 update released for Google Pixel and Pixel 2 phones
Overnight Google has officially released the first Android 9.0 Pie update into the wild, with new system images and OTA (over the air) upgrade files now available to owners of Google Pixel devices.
Owners of...
Grab a Google Pixel 2 XL for $0 monthly at JB HiFi when you...
JB HiFi love their partner deals with Telstra, and today is no exception. Presumably to clear out stock of the Pixel 2 range ahead of a product refresh in a couple of months, JB...
You can run the Android P beta on 11 phones from 7 manufacturers (including...
We've already detailed some of the new features coming to Android later this year in Android P, and now it's time to try them out for yourself.
Google is running a beta program to let...
Google Phone app gaining direct-to-voicemail and spam filtering as part of an open beta...
You may remember that the Google Phone app got a major update back in February where it enabled convenient chat heads for quick in-call controls and over the coming weeks (after beta testing has...
Head in to Telstra or JB Hi-Fi to get a Pixel 2 XL for...
Four months since it's release the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL still have the best smartphone camera available. Now with the next generation of phones about to hit the market there are...
Google enables Pixel Core for Pixel 2 phones
Google has today announced that the embedded Pixel Visual Core processor inside their Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL handsets has been fully enabled in the latest update.
Google first unveiled the existence of the Pixel...
Get $350 off a Google Pixel 2 XL from JB Hi-Fi until February 1
The Google Pixel 2 XL has had a rocky start to its existence. Despite the "issues" that it has had so very much publicised it is still regarded by many as the best...
Fix for intermittent Android Auto connectivity issues on Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL...
Google's automotive operating system, Android Auto has had its issues over time but consistently the best experience has come with Google branded phones -- until recently. In a recent update Google inadvertently broke...
Pixel 2 XL’s blue screen tint likely caused by poorly applied polariser
If you own a Google Pixel 2 XL and have wondered why your screen has a blue tint on it, well it would seem we now know what most likely is causing the issue,...
Enable the Pixel 2 portrait mode on your 2016 Pixel or Nexus 6P/5X
The camera on the Pixel 2 phones is simply breath taking. One great feature of the camera is the portrait mode in both front and rear facing camera mode. It is far...