Google Pixel 8/8 Pro & Pixel Watch 2

robj20 · 14 Oct 2023 at 08:49

michty_me said:
My screen only seems to bounce between 60 and 120hz

Try a restart.

Is there a way of getting rid of the "unlock the power of Google photos" banner at the top of the photos app. I don't want to backup either.

unwashed potato! · 14 Oct 2023 at 09:11

robj20 said:
Where are all the fancy photo editing things hidden, I can't find any of them just the usual enhance and crop that sort of thing.

Edit then tools

robj20 · 14 Oct 2023 at 09:16

unwashed potato! said:
Edit then tools

That's the normal one, there's supposed to be one on the main screen in the bottom left corner called Magic Editor.

unwashed potato! · 14 Oct 2023 at 09:17

robj20 said:
Are you even sure it makes a difference. Where are you noticing it makes a difference

I only have the pixel 8 so kine won't go down to 1, but at 120 it's just the smoothness of animations. Like if I scroll down a page on my p5, you can't see the text it's just a blur,but the p8 although it's too fast to read, the text is super smooth and clear.

Someone should make a super slow mo video of the screens side by side so you can see the quality difference.

Edit.

Here you go. Look at the bottom 2. See how janky 60hz is

michty_me · 14 Oct 2023 at 09:45

unwashed potato! said:
I only have the pixel 8 so kine won't go down to 1, but at 120 it's just the smoothness of animations. Like if I scroll down a page on my p5, you can't see the text it's just a blur,but the p8 although it's too fast to read, the text is super smooth and clear.

Someone should make a super slow mo video of the screens side by side so you can see the quality difference.

Edit.

Here you go. Look at the bottom 2. See how janky 60hz is

That's why my screen won't drop then as not using a pro haha

LiE · 14 Oct 2023 at 09:46

michty_me said:
That's why my screen won't drop then as not using a pro haha

Non pro should switch been 60 and 120.

Ewaf · 14 Oct 2023 at 09:48

robj20 said:
That's the normal one, there's supposed to be one on the main screen in the bottom left corner called Magic Editor.

I get the purple magic editor icon appear bottom left when I press edit

LiE · 14 Oct 2023 at 09:51

Ewaf said:
I get the purple magic editor icon appear bottom left when I press edit

Yup

Ewaf · 14 Oct 2023 at 10:02

It feels pretty gimmicky to me though, I'm not sure why you'd want to add fake sky to pics etc.

unwashed potato! · 14 Oct 2023 at 10:03

Ewaf said:
It feels pretty gimmicky to me though, I'm not sure why you'd want to add fake sky to pics etc.

For the likessssse

michty_me · 14 Oct 2023 at 10:04

LiE said:
Non pro should switch been 60 and 120.

Yep it does that, keep forgetting the differences between pro and non pro

unwashed potato! · 14 Oct 2023 at 10:05

Those who use system UI tuner,do you know how to hide the mute symbol in the status bar? I have hidden the WiFi, battery etc but that pointless icon won't go. I always have my phone in silent mode so don't need to be reminded

here2018 · 14 Oct 2023 at 10:30

What camera settings are you guys using?

Are you using the Pro mode.

What about the resolution 12MP or the 50MP?

Or are you just sticking with the general mode & let the pixel do it's thing?

LiE · 14 Oct 2023 at 10:31

Non pro and basically point and shoot all the time. Sometimes I will adjust the exposure.

Mr_Orange · 14 Oct 2023 at 11:02

I'm starting to get some apps freezing on me for 5-10 seconds every now and then. It's mostly the brave browser. I might go to Firefox focus to escape from Chrome.

I'm finally getting used to gestures.

unwashed potato! · 14 Oct 2023 at 11:31

anyone here a fan of skins? i don't want a case, but the slipperiness of this phone is annoying. i can't use it in bed as it just slides down the sheets towards my body

Mr_Orange · 14 Oct 2023 at 11:36

Ok. Firefox is a bit crap on mobile. Vivaldi it is!

sw2000 · 14 Oct 2023 at 13:23

Mr_Orange said:
Ok. Firefox is a bit crap on mobile. Vivaldi it is!

Using Brave and seems to run perfectly on mine, really impressed with overall performance and lack of bugs compared to the 7 pro.

Once I swapped out the default launcher for Nova it's perfect , did the same on my s23 Ultra so consistent look and feel but leveraging the Google bits and widgets .

Overall smoother then my s23 ultra , battery life is the only area which may not be as good .

Going back to the Pixel you forget out foot the camera is and the lack of shutter lag compared to the s23 ultra

robj20 · 14 Oct 2023 at 13:32

LiE said:
Yup

I needed to update the app. There were loads of updates nearly every app.

LadFromWales · 14 Oct 2023 at 13:41

LiE said:
Yup

Can any of the tools fix the blur on your dog's face?!