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Owners Voice Displeasure With AI-Ification of Pixel Phones

Tim December 18, 2025 2

Pixel owners recently took to the (un)official home of #TeamPixel on reddit, voicing much displeasure with the state of AI-ification of the Google Pixel lineup. Naturally, this conversation also led to people voicing displeasure with all sorts of things, such...

Pixel’s At a Glance Can Finally Be Turned Off in Latest QPR3 Beta!

Kellen December 18, 2025 4

We did it, y'all. The multi-year battle is over. We won. Google has finally given in and is letting us fully turn off the "At a Glance" widget on Pixel phones and reclaim the space as our own. I almost can't believe it. For those not familiar with what I'm...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 2

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update, bringing an end to several months of testing of beta software for many of us. What do we all do next? Well, Google almost always...

Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices Get New December Update (Updated)

Kellen December 17, 2025 12

All of Google's still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug fixes. We all assumed this would be the last update of the year and have mostly been waiting around for Google to give us a QPR3 beta...

Google Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change

Kellen December 17, 2025 4

Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel Launcher home screen worked. Because this change was not an improvement in the eyes of many, they immediately took to places like...

Find Hub App Comes to Select Pixel Watches

Tim December 17, 2025 1

Find Hub went live for Android devices earlier this year, ditching the beta tag that was previously attached. The app has now gained support for select Pixel Watch models, adding to its growing ecosystem. Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Watch 4 models are supported,...

Google Labs Launches CC, AI-Powered Experiment That Summarizes Your Upcoming Day

Tim December 16, 2025 2

Google Labs has opened the waitlist for its latest experiment, CC. CC is powered by Gemini, and after granting it access to your Google account, it will begin summarizing your upcoming day and sending you a daily email with everything on your agenda. And by...

Google Pixelsnap Qi2 Charger Gets First Ever Discount

Kellen December 16, 2025 11

The Pixel 10 series features a handful of upgrades, but one of the most noteworthy is the introduction of Qi2 and magnets built into the back of each phone. Samsung took a pass on building magnets in for 2025, so Google went ahead and took the lead for Android...