My xiamoi had better Gmail notifications than the pixel.
Google Pixel 8/8 Pro & Pixel Watch 2
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My xiamoi had better Gmail notifications than the pixel.
Soldato
I've been looking at 24 month contracts as I'm in SIM only, which I've been on for years as I usually buy handsets outright. I'm surprised to see that the overall cost is equal to the phone and the tariff is essentially free.
E.g. O2, P8 Pro 128GB is £299 upfront then £29 per month for 24 months. Total cost is £995 which is the price of the handset - so the 100GB tariff is essentially free.
Am I missing something obvious? Why have I been buying handsets outright - it makes no sense!
E.g. O2, P8 Pro 128GB is £299 upfront then £29 per month for 24 months. Total cost is £995 which is the price of the handset - so the 100GB tariff is essentially free.
Am I missing something obvious? Why have I been buying handsets outright - it makes no sense!
Soldato
Had a skin arrive today from some UK company. The corners at the bottom don't sit nicely and crunch up. It's perfectly aligned. Going to send it back but is this how skins usually are?
Why oh why did they make the 8 so slippery
Why oh why did they make the 8 so slippery
subsidised by network ?google? my piexel 8 pro 256 is £999 with ID - over 24months
just tested onmy and i got notification while phone was unused for a longer while. notification came straight in
I stopped using the gmail app circa Nexus era, I had an issue I couldn't resolve where links to forum replies weren't hot links that you could click on. I had to copy and paste the link o a broswer to get there. I ended up downloading bluemail and stuck with that instead and still use it.
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Is that not a permissions thing ? I am sure I had to enable access to calendar and maps years back
Man of Honour
Have to say I'm seeing a decent improvement from my 6pro. The haptics, the screen, the camera, and the battery life are all outperforming my 6pro. Whilst I know face unlock is far from perfect it's a great addition for me. When I was in town yesterday despite scrolling and replying to emails etc... I didn't need to charge it until I went to bed.
Everything except weather is ticked. So don't see any obvious issues.
Caporegime
Maybe my old eyes are deceiving me, but I've not witnessed any slow downs.
I don't use any of the social media apps the kids use though
WhatsApp, chrome, camera, photos, email, messages, Nest cameras/doorbell etc all run very smoothly for me. In fact, it surprises me how many apps are held in the recent apps page without any issues.
Oh and someone mentioned Niagara launcher earlier in this thread, and Wow! It's blinking amazing, love it. They can have my £7/year for the Pro version straight away. So simple and fast, and love the full screen option.
Reddit is on the case.
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This is what I mean by not nailing the fundamentals.
Just looked at my Google credit I got and I can pretty much buy a Fitbit 6 with an additional £5.
Giving it a go as it's got 7 day battery life and most of the functionality I use is the same as the pixel watch 2, may just then sell the pixel watch.
That's a great result
Giving it a go as it's got 7 day battery life and most of the functionality I use is the same as the pixel watch 2, may just then sell the pixel watch.
That's a great result
Soldato
Reddit is on the case.
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This is what I mean by not nailing the fundamentals.
Well better its a android issue than device problem. Should be fixable. Not noticed it myself
Soldato
Was like this with the Pixel 7 as well last year.
My daughter needed a new phone this year too so I got the pro and she got the standard 8.
Her tariff is £69 upfront and then £24pm for 24 months.... That's a total of £645, cheaper than the retail price of the phone + free pixel buds on top
This is with O2 - 80GB data and unlimited calls/texts
Soldato
Yes, I'm now realising that I'm doing it wrong and essentially missing out on free phone contracts. Lesson learned!
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Reddit is on the case.
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This is what I mean by not nailing the fundamentals.
I've spent 5 minutes opening as many apps as I can, and scrolling like a crazy person back n forth, and my 8Pro didn't skip any of it.
Obviously something is wrong somewhere having watched those videos in your link above, but I'm not experiencing anything like those issues. Quite the opposite in fact, buttery smooth all the way here
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I've spent 5 minutes opening as many apps as I can, and scrolling like a crazy person back n forth, and my 8Pro didn't skip any of it.
Obviously something is wrong somewhere having watched those videos in your link above, but I'm not experiencing anything like those issues. Quite the opposite in fact, buttery smooth all the way here
Same here. Could be a rouge app running wild.
Don't buy the Spigen glass screen protector, it's pants. Outside of the black border impinging on the screen, the glass is very brittle - the first screen protector I applied crumbled while trying to remove some bubbles from the corner - first time that's ever happened! It could be because the Pixel 8 Pro screen isn't properly flat at the edges.
I was more careful on the second protector, but when I stick my Spigen Armor case it lifts the screen protector - they made it very tight in their measurements.
Anyway, I've sent it back and will wait to see if there's another brand that can do the job - to be fair, most of the reviews seem quite poor. Seems like a lack of testing from most manufacturers.
I was more careful on the second protector, but when I stick my Spigen Armor case it lifts the screen protector - they made it very tight in their measurements.
Anyway, I've sent it back and will wait to see if there's another brand that can do the job - to be fair, most of the reviews seem quite poor. Seems like a lack of testing from most manufacturers.