by dbadmin | Jan 26, 2026 | Google, Google Pixel 10, Google Pixel 8, News
TL;DR Some Pixel owners have noticed that major phone systems have stopped working following a recent system update. Pixel 10 phones appear most in the reports we’ve seen, but some Pixel 8 handsets also may be affected. Impacted devices report failures with Bluetooth,...
by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10, Google Pixel 8, Google Pixel 9, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR After more than 10 days of Google releasing the latest Android 16 update, many Pixel owners report not having received it. The majority of the complaints come from Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 users. The reports come from...
by dbadmin | Jan 9, 2026 | Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10, Google Pixel 8, Google Pixel 9, Polls
Last month, Google brought back a convenient security feature when it released Android 16 QPR2 for Pixel devices. On our Pixel 9 and newer phones, we discovered the option to unlock the phone with the fingerprint scanner with the screen off. That’s right, you...
by dbadmin | Dec 26, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel 8, News
TL;DR Google Camera v 10.2 ports the panorama interface from Pixel 9 and 10 to Pixel 8. The updated interface offers improved guidance during capturing. Pixel 7 and older still have the older interface, even with the latest Pixel Camera update. Google debuted...
by dbadmin | Dec 2, 2025 | Android, Camera, Features, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10, Google Pixel 8, Pixel Camera
My smartphone is more of a camera than a phone to me. In fact, I originally switched to Android (Google Pixel 2 XL “panda edition,” which is still one of my favorite designs) specifically because I liked the images that Google’s camera app produced. Year over year,...
by dbadmin | Nov 28, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel 10, Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Google Pixel 8, Google Pixel 9, Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Google Pixel Fold, News
TL;DR Pixel Pro phones feature a manual photography mode that provides advanced control over key settings, including focus, ISO, shutter speed, and more. A little-known tool in Pro mode — a toggleable zoomed-in viewfinder during manual focusing — enables greater...