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Pixel 3A vs. Moto G7: What’s the best budget phone?
Pixel 3A vs. Moto G7: What's the best budget phone? – By Lynn Lacnet.com
Google's Pixel 3A and Motorola's Moto G7 prove you don't have to spend a fortune, say like $1,000, on a flagship device to get a premium experience. Both offer a lot of the same great camera, battery and design features as their high-end rivals.
Google Pixel 3a XL Review
The Google Pixel 3a XL Review: Does Mid-Range Make Sense? – By Andrei Frumusanuanandtech.com32 min
It’s nearing 8 months since Google released the Pixel 3 and we extensively reviewed the phone. It also has been several years now since Google abandoned the Nexus line of devices; one of the most attractive aspects during the early days of Google’s own phones was their incredible value proposition and very competitive pricing.
Pixel 3a XL Review
Pixel 3a XL Review: The best smartphone Clark has ever used – By clark.com
Popular smartphones from Apple and Samsung can cost you an arm and a leg, but Google’s latest Pixel phones have many of the same high-end features for half the price!
6 Pixel 3a Features That May Sway You From Buying a Thousand-dollar Flagship
6 Pixel 3a features that may sway you from buying a thousand-dollar flagship – By Michael Simon, www.pcworld.com
At long leak, the Pixel 3a has arrived. At Tuesday’s Google I/O Developer’s Conference, Google took the wraps off its newest handsets, and lo and behold they look at whole lot like the Pixels that came before. Except they’re very different. A mid-cycle release with a far lower price tag than the Pixel 3 or any of its flagship peers, the $399 Pixel 3a and $479 3a XL don’t have frosted glass or wireless charging, or even a dual selfie cam. Sure, they have a new color and a headphone jack, but they’re very much in the vein of a mid-tier Android phone, with specs and features to match:
– How to Turn Any Android Smartphone into a Google Pixel
How to Turn Any Android Smartphone into a Google Pixel – By Brendan Hesse, lifehacker.com
Android’s flexibility means manufacturers can build their own versions of the OS to suit their hardware, but there’s an elegance to the stock Android experience found on Google’s devices—one that other Android smartphones can’t match.
Google rolling out on-device, real-time Gboard speech transcription for Pixel phones
Google rolling out on-device, real-time Gboard speech transcription for Pixel phones By Abner Li, 9to5google.com
For the past several releases, Gboard for Android has been working on “faster voice typing” that works offline. Google is today making it officialon Pixel phones, and details the “end-to-end, all-neural, on-device speech recognizer” it created.
Android Pie 9.0: 3 settings to change right away
Android Pie 9.0: 3 settings to change right away By Jason Cipriani, www.cnet.com
Google's Android Pie 9.0 operating system has slowly made its way to more devices than the Pixel ($350 at Amazon) line since its release. With an improved Do Not Disturb feature, gesture navigation and smart recommendations, Android Pie has a lot to like.
5 obscure Android features you need to start using By Ryan Whitwam, www.pcworld.com
If you’ve been using Android for more than a few generations, it can be easy to forget just how far we’ve come. Google has added a ton of useful features to Android, and some of the best don’t get as much attention as they deserve. But we can fix that. Here are the five most underappreciated features hiding in the latest versions of Android.
Google’s Public DNS works with Android 9 Pie
Google's Public DNS now works with Android 9 Pie – By Corbin Davenport, www.androidpolice.com
A Domain Name System, or DNS for short, is the component of your network connection that looks up the server IPs after you enter a domain name (e.g. androidpolice.com). Most people use the default DNS services from their ISPs/carriers, but alternatives have existed for years, like Google Public DNS. Google announced today that its DNS service finally supports DNS-over-TLS, meaning it can be set as the system-wide DNS provider on Android 9 Pie.
Configure your network settings to use Google Public DNS by developers.google.com
When you use Google Public DNS, you are changing your DNS "switchboard" operator from your ISP to Google Public DNS.
Best Phones for Google Fi in 2018
Best Phones for Google Fi in 2018 – By Hayato Huseman, www.androidcentral.com
For just $20/month for unlimited calls/texts and $10 per GB of data you use (any data past 6GB is free), Google Fi is one of the most compelling MVNOs around — especially when you factor in its excellent roaming support, nationwide coverage, and Bill Protection feature that credits back whatever data you don't use. Fi works on almost any unlocked phone these days, but certain features work better on some phones than others — these are the ones that will give you the best Fi experience.
Google Fi (aka Project Fi): The complete FAQ – By Jr Raphael, www.computerworld.com
Google Fi may sound like some weird sort of initiation ritual ("Whoa, what happened to Rick? I heard he got Googlefied!") — but if you can get past its silly-sounding name, the recently rebranded wireless service can both save you money and step up your smartphone security situation.
Google gives the Pixel camera Night Vision
Google gives the Pixel camera superhuman night vision By Vlad Savov, www.theverge.com
Two years ago, Google’s release of the first Pixel smartphone radically raised the bar for the image quality we could expect from mobile cameras. Today, even as everyone else struggles to catch up, Google is extending its lead with the introduction of an equally revolutionary new camera. It’s called Night Sight, and it effectively lets your phone camera see in the dark. Only it doesn’t require any additional hardware or cost: Night Sight is a new camera mode for Pixel phones.
Google Pixel 2 Camera Tips and Tricks
13 Awesome Google Pixel 2 Camera Tips and Tricks by guidingtech.com
Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are power-packed Android smartphones that come with top-notch software and brilliant cameras. I've been using the Pixel 2 for some time and have enjoyed every bit of it.
11 useful Android 9 Pie features you shouldn’t overlook by theverge.com
Google has officially released Android 9 Pie, the latest big update of the company’s mobile operating system. It’s got a new look, gesture navigation, more AI smarts, and, if you sign up for the beta, Digital Wellbeing tools to help you gain a better understanding of your smartphone usage. There’s other legitimately helpful stuff in there, too, like adaptive battery, which learns your usage patterns and restricts the amount of juice that rarely opened apps can use up.
Prevent some spam calls from interrupting you
Google’s Phone app can now prevent some spam calls from interrupting you by theverge.com
Google’s Phone app can now automatically filter out calls that it detects to be spam, sending them directly to voicemail. Your phone won’t ring, and you won’t even get a missed call notification for any calls that Google weeds out.
If the spam callers leave a voicemail — you know, like the usual spiel about charges being filed against you over back-owed taxes — that will still find its way to your voicemail inbox.
How to Make Your Phone’s Fingerprint Reader More Accurate
How to Make Your Phone’s Fingerprint Reader More Accurate by howtogeek.com
Fingerprint readers on phones have made devices more secure and faster to unlock, at least when they work on the first try. If you have trouble unlocking your phone quickly, there are things you can do to improve your device’s fingerprint reader.
Biometric identification on phones has come a long way over the last few years, with both Apple and Google building…
Just Buy Google’s Pixel Phone
If You Want Android, Just Buy Google’s Pixel Phone by How-To Geek
Samsung may build the most popular Android phones on the market, but that doesn’t automatically mean they’re the best. In fact, there are a lot of reasons to ignore the Samsungs and LGs of the market and get your Android phone straight from the source: Google.
UI tuner and customize Quick Settings
How to Enable UI tuner and customize Quick Settings options in Android by tomsguide.com
One of the neatest elements of Android Marshmallow is the UI Tuner. … Tap and hold the gear icon for a few seconds. … Enable 'Show embedded battery percentage' from the UI Tuner menu to enable the battery indicator.
Show hours, minutes and seconds in the status bar.
Protected Lock Screen Google Pixel 2
Lock It Up! New Hardware Protections for Your Lock Screen With the Google Pixel 2 by Xiaowen Xin, Android Security Team
The new Google Pixel 2 ships with a dedicated hardware security module designed to be robust against physical attacks. This hardware module performs lockscreen passcode verification and protects your lock screen better than software alone.
To learn more about the new protections, let’s first review the role of the lock screen. Enabling a lock screen protects your data, not just against casual thieves, but also against sophisticated attacks.