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First Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL Factory Images Now Available and There are 3 of Them

Kellen October 24, 2019

Being Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL launch day, Google has done what it typically does and went ahead and made the first sets of factory image and OTA files available for each. This one is a bit different, though, because there are 3 files and build versions...

It’s Pixel 4 Day! Your Initial Thoughts and Impressions?

Kellen October 24, 2019

October 24 has arrived and that means your Pixel 4 or Pixel 4 XL should be here. Well, unless you ordered from Amazon, but the rest of you, today is your day! I know that you may have only had the phone in hand for a couple of hours. I know that you have no...

Project Treble Might be Showing Signs of Speeding Up Android Updates

Kellen October 23, 2019

Project Treble, one of the biggest features from Android 8 "Oreo" that aimed to help speed up major Android updates from manufacturers, is showing signs of having some success. Sure, it has been two years since Treble was first introduced, but from Oreo to Pie...

Pixel 4’s 90Hz Display Drops to 60Hz When Brightness Goes Below 75% (Update: Google Working on an Update!)

Kellen October 23, 2019

Update (10/23): Google has acknowledged the issue and says it's working on an update to address it. Speaking to The Verge, Google provided the following statement. We designed Smooth Display so that users could enjoy the benefits of 90Hz for improved UI...

Google Pixel 4 Review: Nope, Not This One

Kellen October 23, 2019

We're four years into the Google experiment that is high-end Pixel phones. Google has given us two, once again, the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. They are the most advanced of any Pixel phone to date, though one could argue that they are also the most lacking. There...

Pixel 4 Users on Google Fi Get an Exclusive Network Trick in a Few Weeks (Updated: Live)

Kellen October 22, 2019

The Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL have a sweet little feature called Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS), which we were the first to tell you about after spending some time with them the day Google made each phone official. It's not completely new to the Pixel family (Pixel...

DEAL: Pixel 4 in “Clearly” White is $100 Off Right Now at Amazon (Updated: Done)

Kellen October 22, 2019

If you hurry, you can grab Google's new Pixel 4 in "Clearly White" and with 64GB storage for $699.99, which is close to being a $100 discount off the phone that has yet to arrive in stores. For whatever reason, this is the only color, storage version, and...

Twitter’s Lights Out Mode Arrives on Android

Kellen October 22, 2019

Twitter's Light Out mode, the darker (or AMOLED black-esque) version of the dark mode you may have been enjoying for the past couple of years, is now available on Android. Well, Twitter says it's available today and that you can "now go lights out," but I don'...