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Google releases January 2019 security patch for all Pixel phones
Google has released its January 2019 security patch update which addresses a number of vulnerabilities on the kernel and system level.
The update is available for all Pixel devices, including smartphones and the Pixel C...
Google finally posts November security update for original Pixel/Pixel XL – OTA’s rolling out
Two weeks after releasing the November Android security update, Google has today finally released the update for the original Pixel and Pixel XL phones.
Original Pixel and Pixel XL owners are now seeing the OTA...
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’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...
Update: Google is aware of the Pixel Android 9.0 Pie charging issue and is...
One of the best things about owning a Pixel phone is the speed at which you receive updates but unfortunately there are downsides, one of them being that a speedy update can sometimes mean...
Google’s original Pixel XL loses fast charging abilities after Android Pie update
With Android Pie update being out now for a week or so, users of the original Pixel XL are reporting a fairly major issue; fast charging no longer works.
Since upgrading to Android Pie, users...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kogan has a Click Frenzy special on the original Google Pixel and Pixel XL
As part of the special deals floating around this time of year (with talk of Click Frenzy and such things), Kogan are doing a bit of their own thing called Kogan Frenzy. There's a...
Google releases October security patch for Android – Nexus and Pixel OTA and factory...
The start of the month is when Google usually release their security patches and updates for their relevant devices. This month is no exception with today Google releasing the full factory images and...