You told us: Most of you don’t care that the Pixel 8 lacks ray tracing

by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2023 | Google Pixel, Google Pixel 8, Poll results, Survey Results, Surveys

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The Google Pixel 8 series has arrived, and we recently discovered that the phones lacked hardware-accelerated ray-tracing. This discovery came after our earlier leak pointed to ray-tracing support. That got us wondering whether...

You told us: Many non-US readers think the Pixel 8 phones are overpriced

by dbadmin | Oct 9, 2023 | Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 8, Poll results, Survey Results, Surveys

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google launched the Pixel 8 series phones last week, and we’re seeing price hikes across the board. The US is seeing a $100 price hike for both phones, taking them to $699 and $999 respectively. However, it turns out that...

You told us: You’re not sure about buying a watch that can’t be repaired

by dbadmin | Oct 4, 2023 | Google, Google Pixel Watch, Google Pixel Watch 2, Poll results, smartwatches, Survey Results, Surveys

Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority The Google Pixel Watch is certainly one of the better Wear OS watches out there, but it has one glaring hardware issue. The smartwatch can’t actually be repaired, leaving you in the lurch or forcing you to buy a new watch....

We asked, you told us: You overwhelmingly still have hope for Wear OS

by dbadmin | Oct 2, 2023 | Google Wear OS, Poll results, smartwatches, Survey Results, Surveys

Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Google is expected to launch the Pixel Watch 2 this week, and colleague Rita El-Khoury noted that she’s “genuinely excited” about Wear OS for the first time in years. We wanted to know what you thought about the smartwatch...

You told us: You’re big fans of multiple Nest speaker groups

by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2023 | Google, Google Nest, Poll results, smart displays, smart speakers, Survey Results, Surveys

Google Nest device owners have long had the ability to organize their speakers and smart displays into multiple speaker groups. Unfortunately, Google recently removed the ability to add a Nest device to multiple groups as a result of a legal decision (presumably...

Poll results: You really miss removable batteries and expandable storage

by dbadmin | Sep 20, 2023 | Battery, microSD, Poll results, Survey Results, Surveys

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Most smartphone models on the market lack expandable storage and removable batteries, but the Fairphone 5 notably bucks this trend. Senior Features Editor Rita El-Khoury recently tried out the Fairphone 5 and realized that...