If I’m honest, Google made me a little nervous when it introduced the Pixel 10 series. Not because I thought it was about to ruin the things I love about its flagships, but because it seemed like Google was starting to run out of ideas for clever software features. Everything it hung its hat on, from Magic Cue to the Daily Hub, seemed like a careful copy of someone else’s idea, and it took some of the wind out of my sails.
I should have known better. Yes, the Pixel 10 series does have a familiar feature or two from some of its closest Android rivals, but they’re hardly cheap clones. At this rate, I think Google copying features from Samsung, OnePlus, and Motorola should put everyone else on notice.