I think you're right that they're not too worried by Pixel but that' because at the moment they are worried by any phone that doesn't set itself on fire.
Google Pixel and Pixel XL
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I think you're right that they're not too worried by Pixel but that' because at the moment they are worried by any phone that doesn't set itself on fire.
In the ZDNet comment today about the Google Pixel ("Google Pixel XL hands-on: If this is the future of Android, I'm very intrigued"), there is a comment about Google Assistant that I thought was quite revealing and wanted to share with you if you did not see it. He says the following about Assistant:
"My 'Aha' moment with Google Assistant came during a text conversation with someone who was on vacation. As she recapped her day, she told me of a hike she and her husband took to Hanging Lake in Greenwood, Colorado, and suggested I look it up. I long pressed the Home button to bring up Google Assistant fully expecting to use my voice to request information, but instead I noticed a bouncing information card at the bottom of the screen. I swiped up, and to my surprise, there was a photo of Hanging Lake, as well as a link to it on Google Maps, YouTube, Facebook, Google Images, and a link to the Lake's website.
Other than long pressing on a button, I put zero effort into searching for the Lake---and yet there I was with everything I would want to know literally at my fingertips.
Try that on an iPhone. It just won't happen."
Very promising!!
"My 'Aha' moment with Google Assistant came during a text conversation with someone who was on vacation. As she recapped her day, she told me of a hike she and her husband took to Hanging Lake in Greenwood, Colorado, and suggested I look it up. I long pressed the Home button to bring up Google Assistant fully expecting to use my voice to request information, but instead I noticed a bouncing information card at the bottom of the screen. I swiped up, and to my surprise, there was a photo of Hanging Lake, as well as a link to it on Google Maps, YouTube, Facebook, Google Images, and a link to the Lake's website.
Other than long pressing on a button, I put zero effort into searching for the Lake---and yet there I was with everything I would want to know literally at my fingertips.
Try that on an iPhone. It just won't happen."
Very promising!!
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If it drops considerably in price, in the next few months, I may consider upgrading my Z3 to it. At its current price, Google needs to be making sure Android apps run as good as the iOS version especially games on the Pixel.
It'll definitely be faster than any Samsung, every single Galaxy I've come across has lagged out or glitched somewhere in the OS.
It'll definitely be faster than any Samsung, every single Galaxy I've come across has lagged out or glitched somewhere in the OS.
I'm actually getting quite excited that the wife is getting a Pixel XL now, I've grown to like it more than I did at launch. It's basically a oneplus 3 with a better camera and fast Google updates. However if I wasn't getting it with a major discount I wouldn't even think about paying £819 for one.
Edit - the battery life on this is also impressive after seeing the verge and MKB HD reviews.
Edit - the battery life on this is also impressive after seeing the verge and MKB HD reviews.
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Wow... you must be a big Google fan.
A lot of reviews are praising how the software experience is compared to the competition. I think this is foolish without stating that the competition does not have Android 7.0 or even 7.1 yet. A lot of optimisations have taken place in Nougat from Marshamllow to improve the user experience, and current flagships will also benefit from almost all of them.
Stuff like Doze on the go further improves battery life.
One reviewer even stated the Pixel is far better than his Galaxy S7 because once his S7 took 10 seconds to load Google Maps, and that it had ran out of RAM.. Now I know the Snapdragon version has its issues, but I don't know of anyone who has had that happen to them, and know enough people with an S7 phone now to use fingers on both hands to count!
I do like the Pixel camera samples and videos being posted up now though. Out of the camera everything is sharp and punchy. I could Instagram 99% of them without having to tweak them in Snapseed or Polarr, for example.
Stuff like Doze on the go further improves battery life.
One reviewer even stated the Pixel is far better than his Galaxy S7 because once his S7 took 10 seconds to load Google Maps, and that it had ran out of RAM.. Now I know the Snapdragon version has its issues, but I don't know of anyone who has had that happen to them, and know enough people with an S7 phone now to use fingers on both hands to count!
I do like the Pixel camera samples and videos being posted up now though. Out of the camera everything is sharp and punchy. I could Instagram 99% of them without having to tweak them in Snapseed or Polarr, for example.
The problem is most of the current phones won't see 7.1 for a long time (the nexus devices aren't due to get the official update till next year 
) and when they do, the OEMs will probably have to butcher it like what Samsung did with s-voice etc.
The phone has certainly grown on me a lot, although I never really disliked it, only the price... Hopefully we will see a price drop at some point be it via amazon or even CPW but I doubt it.
Although saying that, google have ****ed me of with not delivering a lot of the 7.1/pixel features to previous nexus phones, no reason why they can't and to be quite frank, it is more or less giving us nexus fans the middle finger.
) and when they do, the OEMs will probably have to butcher it like what Samsung did with s-voice etc.The phone has certainly grown on me a lot, although I never really disliked it, only the price... Hopefully we will see a price drop at some point be it via amazon or even CPW but I doubt it.
Although saying that, google have ****ed me of with not delivering a lot of the 7.1/pixel features to previous nexus phones, no reason why they can't and to be quite frank, it is more or less giving us nexus fans the middle finger.
Samsung have bought Viv, the creators of Siri. So say goodbye to S-Voice. Plus, S-Voice was only an issue on older Galaxy phones, newer updates have meant you can disable it completely, or just set the default voice commander to Google (Marshmallow+).
But yes, I agree, most will be too old once 7.1 comes to them, if at all. I expect 7.1 won't be on the S7 series until this time next year, unless Samsung pull a GGG and dish out the update given the Note 7 drama.
But yes, I agree, most will be too old once 7.1 comes to them, if at all. I expect 7.1 won't be on the S7 series until this time next year, unless Samsung pull a GGG and dish out the update given the Note 7 drama.
Yeah but that is my point, at the start it was butchered (iirc, other oems did the same too) 
It was only a few months till after that google released it to other phones.
Also, with google really pushing this phone and the software side of things now, I imagine they will be quite protective of their "innovations", so if they don't block other oems from using it, they will at least want them to change it and given that the nexus devices aren't getting a lot of the new 7.1/pixel features, I won't be surprised if this happens
I fully expect google assistant to come at some point though, it makes perfect sense for google to get that on as many phones as possible, the privacy nuts will have a field day
It is possible... especially since it is one less phone for Samsung to work with and even more so since they seem to be pushing all the note software features to the s7/edge now.
It was only a few months till after that google released it to other phones.Also, with google really pushing this phone and the software side of things now, I imagine they will be quite protective of their "innovations", so if they don't block other oems from using it, they will at least want them to change it and given that the nexus devices aren't getting a lot of the new 7.1/pixel features, I won't be surprised if this happens
I fully expect google assistant to come at some point though, it makes perfect sense for google to get that on as many phones as possible, the privacy nuts will have a field day
It is possible... especially since it is one less phone for Samsung to work with and even more so since they seem to be pushing all the note software features to the s7/edge now.
But they haven't blocked other OEMs, as they started the new project with OEMs to release phones capable of the new things! Just so happens Pixel is the first to support them out of the box. Things like daydream VR, Google Assistant etc.
I learned this today for the first time about Nougat on Google Pixel:
Phones running Nougat can now show two apps running side-by-side (as long as those two apps are enabled for the feature). With, for instance, Chrome open, hold down the Recent button and you'll be shown a list of your recently opened apps. Touch one of them, and your screen will split and you'll see -- and be able to work with -- both apps.
That seems really useful, and apparently works in both portrait and landscape modes.
Apologies if everyone knew this already!
Phones running Nougat can now show two apps running side-by-side (as long as those two apps are enabled for the feature). With, for instance, Chrome open, hold down the Recent button and you'll be shown a list of your recently opened apps. Touch one of them, and your screen will split and you'll see -- and be able to work with -- both apps.
That seems really useful, and apparently works in both portrait and landscape modes.
Apologies if everyone knew this already!
Google Live Photo Pixel cases
I have been waiting to be able to order this case from the Play Store for my Pixel and for the first time I noticed it went live tonite. Previously the Pixel and Pixel XL availability was "coming soon". I ordered my case tonite with a personal photo I chose. Hope others find this idea helpful.
https://livecase.withgoogle.com/photos/select-device
I have been waiting to be able to order this case from the Play Store for my Pixel and for the first time I noticed it went live tonite. Previously the Pixel and Pixel XL availability was "coming soon". I ordered my case tonite with a personal photo I chose. Hope others find this idea helpful.
https://livecase.withgoogle.com/photos/select-device