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Google’s Pixel Buds Pro Are Already on Sale
Just weeks after their launch, the Pixel Buds Pro are already on sale. Google’s flagship earbuds offer an impressive experience with hands-free Assistant and, for the first time, an ANC mode. Grab them for just $175 while this sale is live—that’s a $25 discount!
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Google Pixel 7 hands-on video gives us an idea of how big it is compared to Pixel 6
Google hasn’t given us much to go on for the Pixel 7 phones yet, but one tech YouTube channel just gave us a little taste of what to expect when the phones drop this fall.
YouTuber Unbox Therapy got their hands on what they called “near-final” hardware builds of the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 pro and did some size comparisons between the new phones and last year’s Pixel 6 lineup. While we still don’t know a great deal about what will differentiate the Pixel 7 from Pixel 6, we can glean a little bit from this video.
These Pixel 7 units in the video were not bootable, so there’s no info about camera quality or battery life, but the Pixel 7 has 8GB RAM and the Pixel 7 Pro has 12GB RAM. The former also carries128GB of storage, while the latter comes with 256GB. As we already know from Google’s Pixel 7 announcement earlier this year, the same visor-like camera bar runs horizontally across the upper center of the phone’s rear, though the Pixel 7’s is more reflective than the glassy one on the Pixel 6. Pixel 7 only has two cameras while Pixel 7 Pro has three.
The more interesting observations come in the realm of size, however. The Pixel 7 is shorter than the Pixel 6, while also weighing 10g less (205g versus 195g). Pixel 7 Pro is very slightly wider than the Pixel 6 Pro, but those two are more similar in their dimensions than the Pixel 7 and Pixel 6 are.
Unfortunately, that’s about all there is to gather from this video since the phones aren’t usable in any meaningful way. We’ll just have to wait until the fall to find out what new features Google is adding this year, presumably with a new version of the Tensor chip.
Upcoming Google Pixel 7 May Have Been Revealed in Hands-On Video – CNET
Google Pixel Buds Pro Review: A Fantastic Pair of Android-Focused Earbuds
Google finally created a true Apple AirPods Pro competitor with the Pixel Buds Pro. It has taken four generations to get here, but these Android-focused true wireless earbuds (TWEs) sound good, fit great, and offer all-day battery life. They’re not perfect, but they’re my new go-to earbuds.
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Some Pixel owners can’t wirelessly charge after Android 13 update
Pixel owners who haven’t upgraded to Android 13 yet, beware: it seems that several people aren’t able to use wireless charging after installing the latest OS, which released earlier this week (via 9to5Google). There have been several posts on Reddit about the issue from people using the Pixel 4, 4 XL, 6, and 6 Pro using a variety of wireless chargers, including Google’s first-party Pixel Stands. For Pixel 6 and 6 Pro owners, this could be an even bigger problem — they’re not allowed to roll back to Android 12 after updating to Android 13.
According to some users’ reports, the phones do seem to recognize that they’re on a wireless charger, with one user even saying that their 4 XL shows the charging battery icon. However, the batteries…
How to install Android 13 on your Pixel phone
You can’t revert from Android 13 to Android 12 on Pixel 6 devices
Android 13 is now rolling out to Google’s Pixel phones, but if you want to flash the update onto your Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, or Pixel 6A, with the company’s custom Tensor chip, you won’t be able to flash back to Android 12 because of a bootloader update, according to a notice on Google’s developer website.
“Warning: The Android 13 update for Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and the Pixel 6a contains a bootloader update that increments the anti-roll back version,” the notice reads. “After flashing an Android 13 build on these devices you will not be able to flash older Android 12 builds.”
Additionally, if you’ve been in the Android 13 beta test group and you’d like to get out of the cycle of accelerated updates without erasing your device — usually…
Google Pixel owners can download Android 13 starting now
Get ready to go outside and enjoy some fresh air while your phone updates, Google Pixel owners.
In a blog post on Monday, Google announced that Android 13 would officially begin rolling out to Pixel devices. Other Android device manufacturers like Samsung, Motorola, and OnePlus will all get the Android 13 update sometime later this year, but folks who own Google’s proprietary smartphones can get in on the action early.
There aren’t any big surprises about what is included with Android 13, as Google already pulled the curtain off the mostly incremental update at I/O earlier this year. The “Material You” design language has been upgraded so any color themes you choose for the phone will also apply to app icons, while multilingual users can select different default languages for different apps instead of relying on one uniform language across the whole phone.
There are also privacy upgrades, like the clipboard automatically clearing out copied personal info after a period of time and the ability to give apps access to specific photos and videos, rather than the whole library. On the whole, though, Pixel users probably won’t notice any huge differences on day one.
Still, even incremental upgrades are still upgrades. That language feature seems like a real standout if you speak (or are trying to learn how to speak) multiple languages. But really, the best thing about this rollout is that Pixel owners get to temporarily feel superior to their other Android-using comrades.
Android 13 is rolling out to Pixel phones today
Android 13 is coming out of beta and will start rolling out to Pixels today, with devices from Samsung, ASUS, Nokia (HMD), Motorola, OnePlus, Oppo, Sony, Xiaomi and more expected to get the update later this year. The latest version of Google’s mobile operating system brings more granular privacy controls, a new photo picker, Bluetooth LE audio and more. Those who want even more personalization from the company’s Material You theme generator may appreciate the additional customized app icons.
One of the more intriguing updates is messaging app streaming, which will let you cast your messaging apps to your Chromebook so you can chat with your friends on your laptop. Google said this works with Messages “and many of your other favorite messaging apps.” Inter-device copy and paste will be getting easier too, with the company saying you’ll “soon be able to copy content — like a URL, picture, text or video — from your Android phone and paste it on your tablet” or the other way around.
There are plenty of small touches that make Android 13 feel refreshed, like an animated progress bar in the updated media playback box on the lock screen, as well as a QR code scanner shortcut. Many other improvements are coming to the L version of Android, which is designed to make navigating larger screened devices more intuitive.
You’ll also find HDR video capability on third-party camera apps, support for braille displays for Google’s screen reader Talkback and an update media output switcher. The company lists more details on what’s changed on its website so you can check them out there.