[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority Ever since it debuted on the Pixel 9 series in 2024, Google’s Pixel Weather app has been my go-to weather application. I love its simplistic and Pixel-y UI, the customizable home screen, the excellent pollen tracker, and more. For what I want in a weather app, Pixel Weather checks …
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Pixel users registered for the Android Beta program have been having problems installing the Beta on phones with Google’s latest monthly patches. Google confirms that the problem has now been fixed. A mismatch between patch levels on the stable and testing tracks may have been behind the issue. …
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Pixel owners are reporting that their handsets have recently become slow and laggy. Most of the reports are coming from Pixel 8 and 9 owners, but it appears the issue is affecting everything from the Pixel 6 and up. Users suspect that the issue is related to the …
[ad_1] Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I’ve kept the new filter enabled all day and all night to see how well it works in different situations, and after a few weeks, I can say that I’m never going back to the usual display setting again. Well, except in two very specific settings. Have you …
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Some Pixel users are finding themselves unable to update to Android 17 Beta 4 even after enrolling in the program . The root cause may be due to Android 16 stable existing at a higher patch level than the Android 17 Beta. It’s still possible to flash a …
[ad_1] TL;DR Google has acknowledged an issue preventing Pixel owners from changing Bluetooth audio device type. The company says that the bug has been investigated and a root cause has been identified. The fix is scheduled to roll out in a software update “in the coming months.” Since Google released the March update, Pixel owners …
[ad_1] All good, right? Except that I’m honestly tired of hearing about Pixels and battery issues. It’s been 10 years, we’ve gone through everything from Qualcomm Snapdragon to Google Tensor processors, from smaller batteries to larger ones, from Android 7.1 Nougat to Android 16, and there’s always an issue with the Pixel battery. It’s high …
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority One of the principal goals of Google Pixel updates is to fix things, so it can be doubly frustrating when an update makes your Android experience worse. Battery life seems to be the latest sore point. Last week, we noticed growing complaints from Pixel owners who said their phone …
[ad_1] Rita El Khoury / Android Authority A few months ago, I went through the process of shifting my entire family to my older Google Pixel phones. I did it to simplify remote troubleshooting, reduce issues with unfamiliar Android UIs and skins, give them a more solid camera experience, and keep them updated with the …
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority The shift from Snapdragon processors to Google’s in-house Tensor chips inside Pixel phones brought a big advantage for Google. Vertical integration gave Google more control over the entire hardware and software experience, much like Apple has maintained all along. We started to see the benefits of this deep integration …
