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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...
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...
You can now save $100 on a Pixel 2 and $150 on a Pixel...
Google recently dropped the price for the Pixel 2 phones on the Play Store by $50 but that sale ended a few days ago. JB Hi-Fi then offered $100 off the phones to...
Grab a great Google Pixel 2 deal on Telstra’s Family and Friends plan
Yesterday we were alerted to a life hack by a reader (thanks Chris) that allowed him to get a Pixel 2 64GB, a Google Home Mini, A Samsung Galaxy Tab A, a Sprout Google...
AR Stickers finally arrive on Pixel phones from today
Google announced that interactive AR Stickers would be coming to the Pixel 2 phones when they launched the phones on October 4. Today, a couple of months later, they are here.
AR Stickers are...
JB Hi-Fi have discounted the Google Pixel 2 phones by up to $100
Google do not have a history of discounting their phones in Australia but earlier today we saw that it was discounting the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL on the Play Store. For...
Save $50 when you order a Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL from the...
Well, Google is on a roll with their Google Store savings offering $50 off a Google Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL until December 16th.
The Google Store is offering $50 off all the Pixel...
Google Home Mini redemption vouchers for Pixel 2 buyers out now
Update:As we've just found out, instead of just applying the discount to a 'Chalk' coloured Google Home Mini as outlined in the T&Cs you can actually apply this to any of the colours available...
Google has apparently fixed the random reboots on Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL...
The issue of random reboots on Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL handsets due possibly to a kernel panic in areas with low LTE signal has apparently been resolved overnight with a fix to be rolled...
Some Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL owners have noticed random reboots, and the...
After the initial issues with the Pixel 2 line (primarily around the Pixel 2 XL's display and its quirks), it seems like there's another issue cropping up, this time with random reboots according to...
Android 8.1 Developer Preview 2 is now available for Pixel and Nexus devices
Not long after the Pixel 2 range was announced, Google announced the Android 8.1 developer preview, and we're almost at a final release today with the release of Developer Preview 2. Google says “Near-final system...
New “Smart Battery” feature to Google Pixel phones to give better battery life predictions
It's our number one cause of smartphone anxiety -- battery life, and the risk that it might just run out before we expect it to. Having the best phone in the world, which we...
Google has fixed the Bootloader issue on the Pixel 2
Earlier this week it emerged that some owners of the Pixel 2 were finding the option to unlock the Pixel 2 bootloader greyed out, but in an update to the issue tracker Google has...
TWRP custom recovery now available in beta form for the Google Pixel 2 and...
The other day we reported that root access was now available for the Google Pixel 2 variants and gave you step by step instructions on how to do it. At the time there...
Some lucky Pixel and Pixel 2 phones are seeing the arrival of Google Lens...
Google wowed a lot of people earlier this year at Google I/O when they announced and then demonstrated Google Lens. We saw it roll out to Google Photos to some users in recent...