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Android May security patch is rolling out
If you own a Pixel device, check for updates because the May security patch is rolling out. While not all phones get them, it's an important step in maintaining your privacy and data security...
More features are coming to help make your Google Pixel perfect
There's so much we love about the Google Pixel devices. They're an excellent form factor, good cameras, good specs and perhaps most importantly they embody Google's own vision of Android. But there...
Google removed the ability of the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 to use...
Who ever thought that astrophotography would be a thing with smartphones? Now though it seems we MUST have it and as such the Internet is upset at Google removing some of its functionality...
Google releases the December Pixel Feature Drop with a lot of new features for...
One of the best reasons to buy a Google Pixel is the regular updates they receive. Google have also begun dropping regular feature updates (every three months) bringing new features to their Pixels,...
Google brings The Mandalorian in AR to 5G Pixels and select 5G Android phones
Google have partnered with Lucas Films before to bring Star Wars characters to life through their augmented reality in the past and they are doing it again with "iconic moments" from the first season...
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 scores a decent 120 from DxOMark for the Pixel 5
We have not agreed with many DxOMark scores over the years with companies seemingly able to "game" the system and make sure their cameras perform well on areas that DxOMark test. Case in...
Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 OTA and factory images have been published by...
Google's own phones have a number of huge advantages to them: stock Android, long term OS updates and the availability of factory images. For users who've recently acquired one of the latest Google...
Review: Google Pixel 5, a return to the Nexus days?
It seems like just yesterday that Google released the Pixel 4a, and it kind of was, such is the time warp of 2020. This year Google had their Made By Google event at...
The Google Pixel 5 hides its earpiece under the display, but no, there isn’t...
The Google Pixel 5 is finally here -- well sort of -- it has been announced at least. Already there are people poking around trying to find out more details about the internals...
The Google Pixel 5 still supports wireless charging even with an aluminium back?
When glass phones were all the rage -- and they still are in some circles -- we were told one of the reasons why was to allow for wireless charging and that having a...
Google will now tell you if there is a filter on your selfie
Filters have improved a lot over the years, so much so that many manufacturers have a smoothing/softening/"beauty mode" filter on by default for their selfies. Google has completed some research into the effect...
2020 Pixel line up, specs shoot out, which phone get’s what, and what’s the...
With Google unveiling their last two phones of 2020, we can now look back at the last few months of Pixel hardware and take stock of where Google's phone line has ended up. With...
Where to buy everything Google announced today
Google held its Launch Night In event this morning and released exactly what we were expecting, two new Pixel phones the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5, a new Google Chromecast with Google TV...
Google Pixel 5: pricing, specs and Australian availability
Once a year Google takes to the stage to reveal to the world what their vision of a quintessential Android phone is. That event is Made by Google, the phone, the Pixel. Today Google...