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How Far We’ve Come: Two Camera Samples From Every Nexus and Pixel Phone

Tim June 9, 2023 30

Google's Pixel line of smartphones have become synonymous with good cameras. Someone asks for an Android phone recommendation and they want a good camera? You probably recommend the Pixels. At least, that's what Kellen and I do. However, I wouldn't say this...

TBT: 10 Years Ago, Your Custom ROM Friday Was ‘Shiny ROM’ for the Galaxy Nexus

Tim March 9, 2023 39

Holy craaaap, guys, we're getting old. 10 years ago, we were still doing a Custom ROM Friday post every single Friday. 10 years ago, on March 8, we posted up the Shiny ROM for the Galaxy Nexus. Written in my post, I noted that Pete Alfonso had left the ROM...

The Galaxy Nexus Launched 10 Years Ago Today

Kellen December 15, 2021 42

Yes, time still flies and you are OK in being shocked at the Galaxy Nexus being the phone we all obsessed over a full 10 years ago. On December 15, 2011, Verizon and Google and Samsung released the Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE, a mostly terrible phone that we couldn't...

Google’s Nexus Account Comes Alive to Hype Pixel 6

Kellen September 14, 2021 11

Today is indeed iPhone 13 day, but this fine day also brought the return of an old friend who had not Tweeted in almost 4 years. Following Apple's "California Streaming" event, the Google Nexus Twitter account popped up with a perfectly timed message. The...

Nexus 6P Settlement Sends Another Round of Cash

Kellen June 25, 2021 29

A year ago, Google and Huawei closed out a lawsuit over their co-created Nexus 6P phone by sending out settlement payments over a couple of serious issues (bootlooping and battery drain) that plagued the phone. We received a payment, as did a number of our...

I Pulled Out a Nexus 6 Today and Oh My

Kellen January 18, 2021 97

The Nexus 6, a phone we typically only refer to at this point as "the whale" aka Shamu, is probably one of the less popular Google phones I can recall. The phone was so massive in size that it fully lived up to its codename and likely pushed away a good...

Spotify Gets Sweet Feature First Introduced on Nexus Q

Tim May 11, 2020

Many moons ago, Google introduced a public music playlist function for Google Play Music and the Nexus Q. It was pretty awesome, but we all know what happened to the Nexus Q. If you don't, it's a fancy paperweight and has been since day one. That's not the...

iPhone SE Brings Back Memories of the Google Nexus Days

Kellen April 16, 2020

The iPhone SE remains in headlines once again today, partly because Apple can do no wrong and also because it provided an opportunity for folks to dump on Google (which people weirdly love to do). It's all a bit overly dramatic as the phone is a mid-range...