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November 2019 Android Security Update Now Available for Pixel Devices

Kellen November 4, 2019

Hello, November and hello, Monday, it's time for the regularly scheduled monthly Android security update. We've got a new Android 10 update for the Pixel 2, Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, and Pixel 4, where both factory image and over-the-air (OTA) files are available....

Don’t Forget to Check for Google Play System Updates on Your Pixel Phone

Kellen October 10, 2019

With the launch of Android 10, Google introduced Project Mainline, a new way for Google to push important security updates to devices through Google Play. Now that Android 10 is available to all Pixel phones, as well as a handful of others, you should remember...

October 2019 Android Security Update Now Available for Pixel Devices (Updated)

Kellen October 7, 2019

A fresh Android update has arrived on Pixel phones in the form of the October Android security update. This is the first regular monthly patch since the Pixel, Pixel 2, Pixel 3, and Pixel 3a picked up stable Android 10 at the beginning of September, so we aren...

Android 10 Updates for Pixel Devices Now Live! (Updated: New Build!)

Kellen September 23, 2019

Android 10 was scheduled to drop today and the update is now live for Pixel devices! If you own a Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, or Pixel 3a XL, your time has come. UPDATE 9/3: The over-the-air update is live! If you are...

Verizon Pixel Struggling to Make Calls on Android 10? Uninstall My Verizon. (Updated: Fixed)

Kellen September 9, 2019

One of the weirdest bugs to arrive alongside the Android 10 update for Pixel phones has had to do with calling for Verizon customers. For some reason, outgoing dialed calls are taking an extra long time (20-45 seconds are some estimates) before they connect....

This Trick Really Does Make Android 10’s Gestures Less Terrible

Kellen September 9, 2019

Android 10 gestures are pretty bad, I think I've made that point clear. The badness of them mostly revolves around the weird side-infused back gesture or swipe that Google implemented without really coming up with a way to allow it to work within the Android...

When Google Finally Releases Its Pixel Themes App, It’ll (Probably) Look Like This

Kellen September 6, 2019

An earlier Android Q beta revealed a possible upgrade to the way Google lets you customize its Pixel phones. Rather than a simple wallpaper picker, Google appeared to be working on a theming app for its Pixel phones that would let you tweak accent colors, icon...

Pixel Owners, Did You Run Into Problems Installing Android 10?

Tim September 4, 2019

According to multiple Pixel device owners on Google's product forum, installing Android 10 wasn't the most pleasant of experiences. Apparently affecting owners of the original Pixel all the way to the newest Pixel 3a models, devices would get hung up for...